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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65871	A just enquiry into the libeller's abuse of the people called Quakers in his scandalous pamphlet, falsly stiled, Some of the Quakers principles, doctrines, laws and orders, &c.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1693 (1693)	Wing W1938; ESTC R38636	12,114	34

and not to be stood by but only excused the intention of the Writter on his own Explanation as declared in our Friends Book Judas and the Jews pag. 75. And not the Nonsence of his words in his challenge but corrected the incoherence by his own declared intention accordingly as where he applies The World was made by him only to Christ. Innocency c. pag. 18. Wherein I aimed at nothing but Truth and Justice on all hands which I prefer to all Personal fame and interests and through the Lord's goodness have long resolved not to decline or conceal Truth to vindicate or excuse Error or mistake in any Concerning the Charge against several Ministers of some divine Attributions to G. F. in two Letters pretended the first said to be from Josiah Cole in 1658. above thirty four years ago The other from John Audland and dated from Bristol 1665. Whereas in Thomas Camm's account who was much conversant with John Audland in his last Sickness 'T is declared in his Testimony That J.A. finisht his Course here in the 1st Month 1663. And the same Account in a late Letter to me Tho. Camm confirms according to their Register of Burials c. in Westmorland That John Audland was buried the 24th of the 1st Month 1663. being the very last day of that Year according to the usual beginning of the Year on the 25 th of the same so that John Audland dyed about two Years before the date of the said pretended Letter from him to G. F. How could he then write the Letter to G. F. two years after he was dead That pretended to be from J. C. our Adversary says Is vindicated by W. P. and other Chief Quakers in Judas and the Jews pag. 44.45 46. Is it so Yet does he not attempt to refute that Vindication which tho' it was of the Substance of it only Supposing the Copy for granted as cited yet I still question the Copy whether true in all parts as I have done therefore shall not undertake to Warrant it in every part●clar or word in it as it has been divers times slung at us both by F. Bugg and some Baptists and yet each apparently vary in their own Recital thereof in their Pamphlets as F. B. has done in his One Blow more pag. 7.1691 And in his Battering Rams pag. 29.1690.91 Wherein tho' I have cause still to Question the Verity and Authority of his Copy yet cannot find nor see that he can justly infer either Idolatry or Blasphemy on Josiah Cole in particular muchless against the Quakers in General from any thing as yet reiterated out of his pretended Letter by Bugg Baptists or the Libeller § 31. But further to clear Josiah Cole and his Friends from their Reproach of Idolatry and Blasphemy in relation to G. F. or any other Creature as utterly contrary to his Christian Principle and Profession We 'l have recourse to his own plain Testimonies on Record for and in behalf of the same Lord Jesus Christ of whom the holy Scriptures testifie in his positively declaring No other Name under Heaven to be saved from Sin by but HIS who preached himself the Light of the World and who Lighteth every Man that cometh into the World John 1.9 and against the Pope and Church of Rome and the Pope's Headship affirming that Christ never ordained a Visible Head to his Church but that Christ is the Head and Foundation and that Prophet whom Moses prophecyed of whom the People are to hear in ALL things Deut. 18.15 and that Christ is the Governour and Head of the People called Quakers and their Church And that Christ is the Word which was in the Beginning with God Joh. 1.1 And that Christ was the Spiritual Rock which followed Israel and which they all drunk of 1 Cor. 104. And that Christ ascended far above all Heavens that he might fill all things Ephes. 4. Thus far Josiah Cole in the Collection of his Books pag. 36.60.94.100.105.320 321 332. where more at large he magnifies our Blessed Lord Jesus Christ in his divine Being and Offices Therefore our Adversaries that have reproached him and us on is account with Idolatry and Blasphemy or wresting Christ's Scepter out of his Hands as some have done have very grosly defamed him and others and shewn their inveterate Malice and Persecuting Antichristian Spirit which the righteous Lord will rebuke And as for G. F. who was an Eminent Instrument in the Lord's hand for the good of many he was so far from opposing or denying Christ or his divine Offices Dignity Divinity or Blessed Manhood and so far from accepting or assuming to himself any such Dignity or Honour only peculiar to Jesus Christ That he did own himself a Servant of our Lord Jesus Christ and did Preach and Pray in his Name and to him and not in his own as many Thousands can Testifie These last Lines the Libeller has very unfairly omitted and concealed in his recital of my words in his 33. Article against me pag. 13. out of Innocency against Envy pag. 18. Thus it has been the Common Course of our most Envious Adversaries to conceal what ever in our Writings tends most to clear us And G. ● is more fully Cleared from ●hese Adversaries Reproach in this matter by his own naked and innocent TESTIMONY of WHAT we believe in behalf of Christ both as God and Man according to the Holy Scriptures and of His Miraculous Conception by the holy Ghost and being Born of the Virgin Mary and of his Sufferings Death Resurrection and Ascention c. Printed 1677. Farther testifying to his Divinity Great Mystery fol. 254 That by Christ the Light all things were made and created and that he was Glorified with the Father before the world began Of whom the Scriptures testifies And that this Christ is the same to day yesterday and forever that the Saints came to Witness WITHIN them Not another Christ nor many Christs With many more sincere Confessions to the true and very Christ of God of the same import which would fill a Volumn to recite a few whereof being sufficient to clear both G. F. and us from the false and foul imputations of Idolitry and Blasphemy or denying the One true and ever Blessed Lord Jesus Christ of whom the Holy Scriptures Testifie and from promoteing or adoreing any other Man or Creature in Christ's sted as we have been most unjustly defamed and the Righteous God knows and will plead our Innocency and Clear us in this matter we doubt not And as to that pretended to be John Audland's Letter to G. F. Sect. 32. There 's 16. or 17. lines of Mater added in it more than are in F. B 's Coppy One Blow more page 7. Thus confused and varied Transcripts are cast upon us to defame and brand us with Idolitry c. without either Produceing us the Original Leters pretended to be from I. C. and I. A. or any Credible Authority to prove the verity of their differant