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heaven_n	earth_n	ghost_n	holy_a	9,062	5	4.8076	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78566	A brief apology in behalf of the people in derision call'd Quakers. Written for the information of our sober and well-inclined neighbors in and about the town of Warminster in the county of Wilts. by Will. Chandler, Alex. Pyott, Jo. Hodges, and some others.	Chandler, William.; Pyott, Alex. (Alexander); Hodges, Joseph.	1693 (1693)	Wing C1934; ESTC R229320	34,744	78

A Brief APOLOGY IN Behalf of the PEOPLE In Derision Call'd QUAKERS WRITTEN For the Information of our Sober and Well-inclined Neighbours in and about the Town of Warminster in the County of Wilts BY Will. Chandler Alex. Pyot I. Hodges And some others By honour and dishonour by evil report and good report as deceivers and yet true as unknown and yet well known as dying and behold we live 2 Cor. 6. 8 9. LONDON Printed for Thomas Northcott in George-yard in Lombard-street 1693. A Brief Apology c. IT is not that we love Contention or desire Controversie or are impatient in bearing Reproaches that we appear thus publick but such have been the repeated high Charges and smart Lashes that our Adversaries more especially some of the Presbyterian Assembly have of late taken a liberty liberally and lavishly to bestow upon us that we find ourselves concern'd to Clear and Vindicate the Truth and Innocency of our Christian Profession from those black aspersions that have rendred it so frightful and formidable as though 't were only a meer complication of pestilent Errors as well as to satisfie the minds of such of our piously-inclined Neighbours as may be desirous to hear us speak for ourselves as also for the information of those who may have been imposed upon by that dress wherein our Opposers have represented us And although these can Object nothing material against us now that hath not been long since over and over offer'd by some of the same Perswasion and have as often received Answers from some or other of our Friends some of which have never yet been by them replyed unto yet forasmuch as those may not have come to the view of many of our Neighbours for whom this is chiefly intended we thought fit briefly to say so much as we think may be accommodate to the present occasion and which perhaps with unprejudic'd minds may bespeak our Creed not so unsound and erroneous Esth 3. 5. as our somewhat different deportment hath rendred us obnoxious and contemptible as well as distasteful to those who either ambitiously affect honour Joh. 5. 44 Mat. 23. and respect and love greetings or think a complaisant complyance to the fashions customs and complements of the Age to be one of the chiefest felicities of this Life and best expression of their Civility and good Manners We therefore desire our well-disposed Neighbours candidly to weigh what we have to alledge against the Clamours of those who to be sure will not set us out to our best advantage and to receive an Account from ourselves what we are and what we believe and hold for Christian Truths who certainly must needs know better our own Belief than those who perhaps never examin'd it to any other end than to find fault if ever they did it and also that you will not think it strange that we express not our Belief in some particulars in the affected Terms of other Professors of Christianity but think it more reasonable and safe to content ourselves with that Dress of Language in which the Holy Ghost thought fit to hand them to us in the Holy Scriptures those most Excellent and Divine Writings which above all others in the world challenge our reverence and most diligent reading those Oracles of God rich Christian Treasury of Divine saving Truths which were written for our learning that we Ro. 15. 4. through patience and comfort of them may have hope and are profitable for doctrine reproof correction and instruction 2 Tim. c. 3. v. 15 16 17. in righteousness to the perfecting and thoroughly furnishing of the Man of GOD to every good Work making him wise unto salvation thro' Faith which is in Christ Jesus containing all Christian Doctrines necessary to be believed for salvation and are a sufficient external standard and touchstone to try the Doctrines of men and we say with the Apostle whosoever shall Gal. 1. 8. publish and propagate any other Gospel and Faith than is therein testified of to us by those inspired Pen-men who were the first Promulgators thereof though he were an Angel let him be accursed all which and whatsoever is therein contained we as firmly believe as any of you do and as 't is the duty of every sincere Christian we are heartily thankful to God for them who through his good Providence hath preserved them to our Time to our great benefit and comfort We Believe in that Great Omnipotent God that made and created all things and gave us our Being whom in sincerity of heart we fear reverence and worship being seriously concern'd for our souls welfare to eternity We believe that Great Mystery that there are Three that bear Record in Heaven 1 Joh. 5. 7. the Father Son and Holy Ghost and that these Three are One in Being and Substance And as do ye so do we also hope for and expect Salvation only and alone through the Son of God our blessed Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST of Nazareth believing that God the Father hath ordained him for Isa 49. 6. Act. 13. 47 4. 12. salvation to the ends of the Earth and that no other Name is given under Heaven by which men shall be saved who being conceived by the Holy Ghost in the Womb of the Virgin Mary was born of her at Bethlehem as also his Holy 1 Pet. 2. 21 22. Heb. 4. 15. and Exemplary Life perfectly free from sin his Doctrine Miracles Sufferings and Death upon the Cross without the Gates of Jerusalem his Resurrection from the Dead and Ascension into Heaven Ro. 8. 34. 1 Tim. 2. 5 6. 1 Jo. 2. 1. 2. where he is at the Right Hand of God the Father perfect GOD and perfect Man and the alone Mediator between GOD and Man and is our Advocate with the Father and ever liveth to make Intercession for us and also shall judge both Quick and Dead Act. ●0 42 All which and whatsoever else is recorded of him in the Sacred Scriptures we firmly believe This Jesus in whom dwelt the fulness Col. 2. ● of the God-head we believe offer'd up himself according to the Will of the Father an acceptable sacrifice to Eph. 52. 1 Joh. 2. 2. Heb. 10. 12 God and became a Propitiation for the sins of Mankind to the end of the World and dyed for all Men as all dyed in Rom. 5. v. 12. 18. Adam through whose Blood God proclaimes Redemption and Salvation to 2 Cor. 5. 19. Man and offers to be reconciled and freely for his Sons sake to remit forgive Ro. 3. 25. and pass by all past offences to as many as shall truly and heartily repent of their Luk. 24. 47. Acts 10. 43. 26. 20. Eph. 4. 22. 23. 24. Ro. 8. 3. 4. 2 Cor. 5. 15. 17. Tit. 2. 14. Joh. 14. 15. 21. 23 24. 15. 10 2 Tim. 2. 19. 1 Pet. 4. 1 2 3. Jam. 2. 12. to the end sins and turn from the