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A56906	The Quakers creed containing twelve articles of their antichristian doctrine, for which many have denyed them. Publish'd by some, who have joyned with Mr. George Keith, in the City of London, and did formerly meet with him at Turners-Hall, and in divers parts of the country, as Huntington, Reading, Bedford, and Colchester.	Keith, George, 1639?-1716.	1700 (1700)	Wing Q21; ESTC R222513	10,141	26

THE Quakers Creed CONTAINING TWELVE ARTICLES OF THEIR Antichristian Doctrine For which many have Denyed them Publish'd by some who have Joyned with Mr. George Keith in the City of London and did formerly meet with Him at Turners-Hall and in divers parts of the Country as Huntington Reading Bedford and Colchester 2 Pet. II. 1. But tbere were False Prophets among the People even as there shall be False Teachers among you who Privily bring in Damnable Heresies even Denying the Lord that Bought them and bring upon themselves swift Destruction Proverbs XIV 15. The Simple Beliveth every Word but tbe Prudent Man looketh well to his going LONDON Printed for Iohn Gwillim against Crossby-Square in Bishopsgate-Street 1700. THE INTRODUCTION FOR the Information of any Sober Inquirer who may ask Why so many People who for the space of Forty Years past some more and some less who have been both Born and Bred Quakers have now left the Society of that People In Answer to which you may hereby understand That its true such was the unhappiness of the Age wherein we Liv'd that too too many were both Born and Bred up yea overwhelm'd in the Gulpb of Quakerism for the aforesaid space of Time whereby we became as it were fast rooted and grounded on that Foundation by imbibing many hurtful Antichristian Principles which were instilled into us by our Leaders and Teachers of whom we may as justly complain in one sense as the Prophet of the Lord did from his Mouth Isaiah 9.16 The Leaders of my People have caused them to Err. By their Lies and Lightness yet such has been the merciful Providence of God Almighty to many of His poor sinful Creatures that for some considerable time past He of His own good pleasure opened the Eyes of many of our Vnderstandings whereby we began to receive from him Instrumentally some small glance of Light which we readily imbracing and by our daily conversing with the Holy Scriptures of Truth which formerly we have been taught to Slight and Vndervalue by our Leaders their Books and Preachments and do attribute that to be the great reason or means that we should remain so long in Ignorance our Minds became more and more Inlightened thereby giving us a true sight of our Errors and Mistakes plainly declaring unto us the great Necessity there was for us to embrace the Doctrine of Christ Crucified and to be obedient to his Holy Institutions if ever we intended to be Christians A Doctrine that we were strangers unto by reason of our Education aforesaid and taking the Advice of the Apostle St. Paul to the Thessalonians I Thes 5. 21. who said Prove all things hold fast that which is Good As also the Apostle St. John in his first Epistle 4. 5. Beloved Believe not every Spirit but Try the Spirits because many false Prophets are gone out into the World When we began to Prove the Spirits of many and to Try their Doctrines and bring them to the Tryal of the Scripture we found a great incoherence therein both as to Doctrine and Practise Also Contradicting the Testimony of the Scriptures Where it s said Cursed is he that adds or diminisheth Vpon which a Religious Concern came upon many in divers parts of this Nation who used their utmost endeavours according to the Abilities given them of God not only to inform their Brethren of their Vile Errors in Fundamentals but would willingly have been helpful to reclaim them but instead of their Harkening to wholesome Admonition they turned a deaf Ear and it may be said of them as it was said in days past by Those that regarded not the Cry of the City nor the Noise of the Driver who would not hearken to the Voice of the Charmer altho' he Charmed never so wisely But instead thereof they persist in all their abominable Errors Crying out to deceive the Simple All is Lyes we are Wronged and yet dare not to appear to Vindicate themselves unless it be with manifest Contradictions to themselves by bringing themselves in competition with God Almighty Saying As God is One his Truth and People One so we are One the same that ever we were ever since we were called to be a People and are not Changed nor Deviated in one Point Altho' as George Whitehead saith We see cause otherwise to Word the mater then formerly yet our Intentions are still the same Pray what Consequence can there be inferred but that they wilfully take on them the Guilt of all their Antichristian Errors Then to what purpose so many particular Persons giving forth Creeds Paipably Contradicting the former Creeds and Books if we allow them otherwise to Word the mater and their Intentions still the same whose Intentions as by their Books manifestly appear as can be proved in many Hundred Quotations evidently tend to the overthrowing of the true Christian Faith which Doctrine as contained in their Books are Repugnant to all Protestant Christians by opposing Faith in Christ Crucified and his holy Institutions Give us leave by the way to tell thee That whatsoever the high Pretentions of any may be to Christianity yet in their bold opposing the positive Commands of Christ they plainly demonstrate themselves to be no Christians and from such every sincere Person ought to withdraw and come out from their Communion If any Quaker or other Person shall question the Truth of what follows we Offer for the Conviction of the former or Satisfaction of the latter to give them a Sight of the Originals from whence they are Quoted and fully prove the whole against them before any Impartial Auditory THE Quakers Creed c. THE Particular Reasons which we give for Leaving of the Quakers are as follow notwithstanding we could give abundance more but we think it not material to trouble the Reader with a multiplicity seeing these few are material against the very Foundation of the Christian Religion as we could also give many hundred of Quotations out of their several Writers being as so many Proofs of these and other their Errors and Antichristian Principles viz. 1. Their Denial of the Doctrine of the Holy Trinity 2. The Blood of Christ outwardly shed undervalued by the Quakers 3. God and Christ in Heaven 4. Justification by the Righteousness of Christ 5. Their Equality with God 6. The Death and Sufferings of Christ 7. The Resurrection of the Body 8. Jesus of Nazareth Denied to be the Son of God 9. The Holy Scriptures 10. The Sacraments of Baptism and the Lords Supper 11. They call all false Ministers that Preach Faith in Christ without 12. Their Blasphemous Adorations given to George Fox and vindicated by other Quakers Sect. I. The Quakers Deny the Doctrine of the Holy Trinity NO Errors are more Dangerous Then to deny the Lord that bought us for such are Damnable and those that hold them are Guilty of Heresie and bring upon themselves swift Destruction 2 Pet. 2. 1 2. The Scriptures do not tell People of a