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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41272	The creed-forgers detected in reply to a pamphlet falsely called the Quakers-creed, containing twelve articles / published by some, who have not joyned with Geo. Keith in his pride and contradiction, but testifie against both him, and them that joyn with him therein.	Field, John, 1652-1723.	1700 (1700)	Wing F862; ESTC R28417	17,502	18

again to prevent the spreading of it any farther among the People they then use Threats and laid their Commands upon them which yet did not stop the Mouths of those that Witnessed what they had seen and heard then they farther threatned them and let them go finding nothing how they might Punish them no doubt that was their great Grief but it was great Joy and Comfort to them the Sufferers and they lift up their Voice with one Accord and said Thou art God which hath made Heaven and Earth and the Sea and all that in them is And the multitude of them that believed were of one Heart and there was no lack And that did not please the High-Priest nor their going about with this Testimony which struck at the Priests and their Hierarchy and tended to bring the People from them and their Synagogues and to promote that Law that of necessity would cause a Change of the Chargeable and Changeable Priesthood that took Tythes and lived upon other Mens Labours and did not profit the People at all And this Testimony of these Men that they termed Unlearned and Ignorant Men tended to bring People to a free Teacher and to the Spirit of God that would make them however dispised Wiser than all their former Letter-learned Teachers that they had heaped to themselves whilst they had Itching Ears And when the Word of the Lord increased and the Number of Disciples multiplied in Jerurusalem greatly and a great Company of the Priests were Obedient to the Faith and a faithful Witness Stephen full of Faith and Power did great Wonders among the People there arose certain of the Synagogue of the Libertines and they being not able to resist the Wisdom and Spirit by which he spake suborned Men the old trade which said We have heard him speak Blasphemous Words against Moses and against God and they stirred up the People the Elders and Scribes And great hath been the cry of Blasphemy Blasphemy since that day charging an Innocent People with Blasphemy against God against Christ and against the Scriptures but who were stirred up of old by the Designs of the Libertines Priests and Elders Who were the Inconsiderable People that depended so much on the Credit of the Priests And no doubt but the Priests thought that to charge them with the Changing the Customs delivered by Moses which the Popularity as much dislike as Blasphemy would get them on their sides And thus in Holy Writ we may find them that had the Name of God's Priests and that highly pretended to Religion and yet sought themselves and their own gain and by their Lyes and Lightness caused the People to Err Often were the Instruments of much Trouble Exercise Suffering and Affliction both to the true Witnesses and Prophets of God and faithful Followers and sincere Believers in Jesus Christ who were accounted Mad and Movers of Sedition Turners of the World upside down Pestilent Fellows a Sect that was almost every where spoken against and the way that they worshipped God was called Heresie although they did as we sincerely do believe all things written in the Law and in the Prophets and have hope towards God and believe there shall be a Resurrection both of the Just and Vnjust and have no other Gospel to Preach but that the Tenure of which is Glory to God on High Peace on Earth and good Will to all Men with whom we desire to follow Peace and Holiness being full perswaded that without it no Man shall ever see God to his Comfort And our Friends call none false Ministers that are found in the Spirit and Practice of the Ministers of Christ that keep his Commandments and follow his Advice as they have freely received so freely give and that preach Christ without and within as he ought to be preached for he is not divided such Ministers we account true Ministers But if any will pretend to be his Ministers and are not by their Fruits manifest to be in the Spirit and Doctrine of Christ but transgress and abide not in it and are found by their Works and Fruits to be in the Spirit and Practice of the false Prophets Ministers and Teachers that teach things they ought not for filthy Lucre sake not agreeable to Christ's Doctrine and the Holy Scriptures and seek to draw Disciples after them and do as the false Prophets and Priests afore-mentioned did such we account False Ministers but we Love and Honour the True SECT XII Their Blasphemous Adoration given to Geo. Fox and Vindicated by other Quakers We shall conclude the Quakers Creed with this Section which shews they Began and End with a Lye for it 's not the Quakers Creed nor ever was by them made but disowned And if they can by good and sufficient Evidence prove from any Letter writ by any that we own wherein Blasphemous Adoration was given to G. Fox we will disown it But without sufficient Proof and clear Evidence we hold not our selves obliged to take notice of any Letter pretended to be wit by J. C. or J. A. that died so many Years since and of whom we have better thoughts esteeming them Faithful Men and that they are at Rest with the Lord. And to Conclude we hope hereby it will appear the pretended Reasons and Errors for which these few weak People say they leave the Quakers will appear to be none But that sound Reasons are wanting Errors are not proved their Forgery is Manifest and Envy Detected and their Folly and Weakness laid open and they pitied and their Work to do And as empty Things make the greatest Sound so these Men to make the Number seem great by their saying Published by some who have joyned with Mr. Geo. Keith in the City of London and did formerly meet with him at Turner's-Hall and in divers parts of the Country as Huntington Reading Bedford and Colchester When all these we are perswaded except Children are scarce Six besides those who for some time before they joyned with G. K. were not in Unity and Fellowship with us And did not he talk of Gathering a pure People out of all Professions And doth he now lead them back to that Church which he called A LIMB OF ANTI-CHRIST and of whose whole Ministry he said WILL consist of Vngodly Men the wicked being still preferred by the wicked and so he is now preferred among them to still up the Number altho we are perswaded that there are Conscientious Men among them and in half that time if he lives so long among them as he was among us we doubt not but he will sufficiently manifest himself to be Conceited Troublesome and Impatient if he meets with Contradiction as any they have had amongst them for many Years and them few who follow him to them we are perswaed will not prove their best Members altho' they may be more Hot Angry and Malicious then them who are of a long standing among them and more Wise and Moderate But to the Lord we leave him and them and Pray God to forgive them if it be his Will for all the hard Speeches false Accusations foul Representations of us our Christian Principles Doctrines FINIS