shall only glance at new matter as I pass along it 's a scurrilous Pamphlet but I shall leave them to answer to another for their hard speeches Q. p. 2. Q. Numb 88 You might as well have condemned the Scriptures to the fire Pr. Pr. When these Quakers had understood that some of their Papers had been condemned to the fire to be burnt then they told their adversaries that they might as well have condemned the Scriptures to the fire behold are not the Quakers scribbles in great esteem amongst them do not the Quakers take their writings to be given by the inspiration of God are not they the holy men of God who speak as they are moved what difference do they make betwixt the Scripture and their Pamphlets do you not see it plain that as these Quakers say the Scripture may as well be burnt as their Books may Q. p. 14. Q. Numb 89 How fain wouldst thou have a place in the earthly letter Pr. Pr. In these quaking-lines you see that Scripture is no more but the earthly letter I may truly say to pass by the meanness of this expression that till Quakerism arose an earthly letter was never read of nor did any Christians ever call the Scripture an earthly letter surely the holy Spirit of God did not breath forth those words Q. p. 15. Q. Numb 90 Neither dost thou know the letters that are given forth by us now which are given forth by the same spirit Pr. Pr. The import of these lines is this That the letters of Quakers are of the same divine authority with the Apostical Epistles that the same Holy Ghost is the author of both that the divine inspiration of both is alike for substance if this be not an abominable assertion then what is Q. p. 39. Q. Numb 91 As the Apostle said Take heed to the light of God within you Pr. See how vainly these Quakers do pretend to the same spirit that the Apostles had for they have in those words belyed the Apostle no Apostle did ever say Take heed to the light of God within you this is only a whim of the Quakers brain which hath no foundation in any Apostolical writings in Scripture we find mention made often of Christ the light and sometimes of Christ in you but no Apostle did ever say Take heed to the light of God within you this is only the Quakers false doctrine Q. p. 44. Q. Numb 92 If thou couldest see but thou art blind thou mightest see the same gift amongst us as was amongst the Apostles Pr. Pr. Behold how the Quakers do boast of themselves that they are endued with the gift of the Holy Ghost to work Miracles as the Apostles were if this be not a gross piece of spiritual pride then what is so Q. p. 57. Q. Numb 93 But him we own as one with us in the eternal unity Pr. Pr. These quaking-words are spoken with reference to George Fox in them we have this account of Quakers that they are in the eternal unity and that George Fox is owned by them to be one with them in the same eternal unity surely these lines smell strong of Parnel's partakers of Christs divine nature that God is with us manifested in the flesh all which is abominable blasphemy Q. p. 64. Q. Numb 94 The dark time and power of Babylon hath long reigned and the works of the Beast by which ye are descended that profess Scripture to be your rule Pr. Pr. Behold how these Quakers deny the Scripture to be the rule of faith how they look upon them with an evil eye that do profess the Scripture to be the rule of faith behold here is mention made by them of the dark time and power of Babylon and the works of the beast to use their own words by which they are descended according to these Quakers they are basely descended who do profess the Scripture to be the rule of faith Q. p. 69. Q. Numb 95 When thou comest to go through Moses and through the Prophets and through John to come to Christ then shalt thou see that the light is but one Pr. Pr. Behold how these deluded Quakers do write non-sense do cut out a strange new way to come to Christ he that reads these lines must baffle his reason corrupt his judgment to conclude that these Quakers were in any wise moved by the Holy Ghost which they do proudly pretend to here is too much gross ignorance to be fathered on him who is God Q. p. 75 76. Q. Numb 96 All the Ministers of the Letter are persecutors of the Spirit Pr. Pr. In these Quakers account the Ministers of the Gospel are no more but Ministers of the Letter and persecuters of the Spirit thus the Quakers do basely undermine the preaching of the Gospel to the great scandal of true Christian Religion to be termed persecutors of the Spirit is a most base disparagement Q. p. 78. Q. Numb 97 Thou wouldest know whether Jesus Christ have a body in heaven he remains in the heavens whereas thou wouldest know whether it be the same that appeared amongst men it is the same that did descend the same did ascend whereas thou wouldest know what manner of body he hath here thou art disputing as the devil was about the body of Moses with Michael the Archangel who said The Lord rebuke thee so say I now the Lord rebuke thee who art disputing about the body of Christ for the body of Christ is but one and he is the head of the body which is the Church Pr. Pr. In these quaking-lines it is not said that Christ hath any body in heaven nay the Quakers are of this vain mind that Jesus Christ is not God and Man in one Person the substance of these Quakers words is plainly this that Christ Jesus his body is one which is his Church behold except the Church which is Christs mystical body our Saviour hath no other body to speak the Quakers mind more fully two of my Neighbour-quakers told me That Christs body did vanish at his Ascension and that now he hath no other flesh or body but the flesh or body of his people behold according to the meaning of Quakers how the Lord Jesus since his Ascension into Heaven hath no true body united to his Godhead in his own person that the body or flesh of Quakers his pretended people is the only body or flesh of our Saviour or to use these Quakers words the Church in their sense is the one body which Christ now hath Q. p. 80. Q. Numb 98 Who redeems and makes free from sin and the law with the body of Christ he that hath an ear may hear Pr. Pr. Here is Christ according to these Quakers made a strange Saviour who makes free from sin and the law with the body of Christ if this be not unscriptural Divinity what is according to these Quakers Christs body is the Quakers Church but surely this is not the body of
Father this is no point of this Quakers Faith this is only the confession of Presbyterians and Independents who are his adversaries brethren 4ly Jesus the Son of Mary doth not to use his own words exist outwardly bodily without us at Gods right hand according to this Quaker this is a false doctrine for which there is no Scripture-proof as for Gods right hand this Quaker doth scoffingly ask what or where is it is it visible or invisible within us or without us only Thus Jesus the Son of Mary sitting on Gods right hand in Heaven is no article of this Quakers faith 5ly Christ the Saviour the Son of Mary is no outward bodily existent person without us distinct from God to hold Christ our Saviour to be a distinct person from God the Father is no part of this Quakers faith The light within guides no Quakers to own this great Gospel-truth their spirit inspires none of them to be sound in this doctrine of faith Light of Light very God of very God is none of their faith 6ly Christ the Saviour the Son of Mary is not to be worshipped as God Mind it well the Hypostatical Union on is not owned by any Quaker because the Quakers do deny our Saviour to be God man in one person therefore they deny that the Son of Mary is to be worshipped as God 7ly That Christ the Saviour the Son of Mary is outwardly bodily glorified at Gods right hand is no Scripture-truth Lastly to call Mary the Mother of God is a Popish saying which to be sure is not Scripture-language in this Quaking discourse the learned may observe many old Heresies revived however by this Quakers golden Calf the nature of true Christianity is made naked it is stript off its primitive glory it may now truly be called Ichabod for by this Quakers most ugly doctrine the glory is departed from it Q. p. 51. Q. Numb 26 Whereas thou goest so often over with these words Jesus Christ the Son of Mary whom thou callest God-man I ask thee if this be not of kin to the Papists calling Mary the Mother of God and where did the Apostles so often or ever use these expressions Jesus Christ God-man the Son of the Virgin Mary and who were they that said Is not this the Carpenter the Son of Mary But Peter gave an higher testimony of him when he said Thou art Christ the Son of the living God But do not the Papists honour him as much as thou in their frequent calling him the Son of Mary as thou hast done Pr. Pr. This Quakers discourse serves to tell us that it is no piece of this Quakers Christianity to hold that Jesus Christ our Saviour is either the Son of Mary or God-man for he is angry with his adversary for going so often over with these words Jesus the Son of Mary and for calling him God-man this Quaker tells us to call Jesus the Son of Mary is that which is neer of kin to the Papists who call Mary the Mother of God Certainly this Quakers Light within is very dull-sighted which can neither discern Jesus to be the Son of Mary nor Mary to be the Mother of God the Son according to his Manhood Jesus Christ God-man in one person is a great stumbling-block in this Quakers way it 's against his Light within him to acknowledg Christ to be God and Man in one person therefore it must in his eye be Popery to call Christ the Son of Mary and Mary the Mother of God the communication of properties is a doctrine of which this Quaker takes no notice it 's not to tell whither an ignorant confidence will hurry those that are led by it to call Jesus Christ the Son of Mary God-man are those expressions saith the consident Quaker which were never used by the Apostles Behold what is the result of this ignorant confidence is it not this abominable assertion to the shame of true Christianity that Jesus Christ God-man the Son of Mary is no Gospel-truth taught by Christs own Apostles To go one step further to call Jesus the Son of Mary is according to this Quakers language to honour Christ no otherwise than those that said of him Is not this the Carpenter the Son of Mary Let us remark it once more it 's but a slight a vulgar dishonour put on our Saviour to call him Jesus the Son of Mary nay it 's Popery which is commonly counted Antichristianism to call Mary the Mother of God how ignorantly doth this Quaker decry Jesus from being the Son of Mary because St. Peter testified of him saying Thou art the Son of the living God therefore it is a false Popish testimony that Jesus Christ is the Son of the Virgin Mary Tremulus naviget ad Anticyras this pitiful Quaker wants a necessary dose for his pericranium common sense is ashamed of such mean arguing at this day no serious Christians none but deluded Quakers do deny Jesus Christ to be the Son of the Virgin Mary the Papists who believe many lyes are not so grosly deceived as this Quaker hath shewed himself to be in this point Q. Q. Numb 27 THe next Book to be considered is the Quakers Primer by S. C. and George Fox the younger Pr. Pr. Like the canker to the trees in the nursery so the mischievous design of this pitiful Primer is to corrupt from their infancy the young striplings of this Church and Kingdom under pretence of right-spelling to poyson them with Quakerism in their minority this is that leaven which is designed to sowre the whole lump to diffuse Quakerism through the whole body of this Nation a mischievous design if not timely prevented by his Sacred Majesty and those that are in authority under him there is in this Quaking-Primer magnum in parvo very much base doctrine contained in a few leaves Q. Q. It is called a new Book for Children to learn in by S. C. and George Fox the younger Pr. Pr. This latter hath shewed himself to be a crafty seeds-man by whose means little children are cunningly imposed upon therefore the more care is fit to be taken to prevent his dangerous attempt Books not so dangerous as this is have been burnt by the hand of the common hang-man as the Author is gone to his Judg so this Book deserves a black mark for his sake and its pestilent doctrine Q. p. 6. Q. Numb 28 A child may learn the fear of the Lord by taking heed unto the Light Pr. Pr. I might truly say that this Quaking-Primer begins with a lye thereby to corrupt childrens minds the Light within which is no express Scripture-phrase is indeed a meer fancy the real Quakers Idol which all children are early taught by these Quakers to fall down to and worship it 's false doctrine to make the Light within to be the teacher of the fear of God the holy fear of God which cleanseth both heart and life is taught by taking heed to Gods Word in this
are but so many covers which the devil hath for all his deceit that by these covers the devil is honoured both in Court and Country that they are all accursed of God that hide their sins with those covers of the devil that it is the devil that makes so many degrees betwixt rich men and poor men great Courtiers and honest men that the Lord hath made all the Nations of the earth of one mould and one blood or if you will that degrees of honour are not of the Lord for he hath made all the Nations of the earth of one mould and one blood See Numb 77. ARTICLE LVIII We Q. do believe That there is a perfect freedom from all manner of sin to be had in this life that to deny a sinless perfection in this life is to make Christ only a part of a Redeemer that to deny it is a great delusion of the devil that this Scripture He that saith he hath no sin is a lyar is brought by the devil that it is the devil who tells men that Christ died for all that if they believe in him their sins shall not be imputed to them though they sin daily that the righteous man sins seven times a day that all the holy men of God sinned that to deny a sinless perfection in this life is that Doctrine which maintains the devils kingdom that it is a doctrine which the devil delivers by the mouth of his Ministers that it is a doctrine whereby the devil carries on people in an easie delightsome way to the flesh that it is a doctrine which heals them up in their sins with a feigned faith that it is a doctrine which sets them on their lees that it is a doctrine which sets up a rest in the devils kingdom that it is a doctrine which destroys all tenderness of conscience that without being perfectly cleansed from all sin in this life no man can witness Christ to be his Redeemer or that he is come to destroy the works of the devil or that Christ is come to redeem him out of the devils kingdom that by being perfectly free from all sin in this life we Quakers do reign above the world death hell and the devil that without this perfection from all sin others are such whose eyes are outward only looking at a Redeemer afar off that they are manifestly the children of the devil who do deny a perfect freedom from all sin in this life that their faith is vain and their hope is bad that it is the feigned hypocrites faith and not faith in God that Paul did witness this perfect freedom from all sin that they who dwell in the righteousness of Christ sin not that those teachers who deny our quaking-perfection do err not knowing the Scripture nor the power of God that those teachers do deny the end of Christs coming that they bring another doctrine which they have from their father the devil that they are deceivers who creep into steeple-houses and lead silly people captive laden with sin that they daub with untempered mortar that they divine lyes that they heal the hurt of the people slightly that they sow pillows under their arm-holes that they make the people to dwell in sin as long as they live that they are their leaders who cause them to err that they are the utter enemies of their souls who perswade their hearts in sin that they have but a formed feigned faith that they are found to be lyars deceivers antichrists in whom the false Prophet rules See Numb 78. ARTICLE LIX We Q. do believe That Antichrist hath reigned over the world under a Gospel-profession ever since the Apostles days that there hath been a long time of cruel darkness and ignorance that the Lord hath a long time been as a stranger in the earth that they who were accounted to believe on God or Christ looked at him as a God afar off they knew not where that they who said that they believed that that was the Christ who dyed at Jerusalem and that he dyed for their sins and rose again and was sitting at the right hand of God were no Christians in truth but so called that they were the keepers of the Letter which they took for their rule to walk by that they gave forth their own imaginations on the Scripture that they set up Infant-baptism for which baptism there is no Scripture that they have no Scripture for the word Sacrament that they set up the two Sacraments of baptism and the Lords Supper that like Priests and people now they had carnal bread and wine that the Church in England and other places was planted by them that Bishops Arch-bishops Deans Priests and Deacons and Popes were set up by them that Antichrist did thus set up his Kingdom under a profession of the Gospel that in the reign of Antichrist tythes came up and Universities to make Priests by the will of man who had long robes like the Pharisees that in Antichrists reign Idols Temples called Churches were set up that in the same reign the Priests got into their Pulpits the chiefest places in the Synagogues being called of men Master Doctor and having the uppermost rooms at Feasts and greetings in the Markets that in the same Antichristian reign they stole the Apostles words and took a verse and studied from it a divination of their own brain and ran like the false prophets that in the same reign of Antichrist with feigned words through covetousness they made merchandize of the people and a prey of the sheep and sought about for fat benefices and like the false prophets sought for the fleece and cryed peace to those that fed them and prepared war against them that did not and sought their gain from their quarters and ruled with rigour that after this manner the Priests old fathers planted their Church and set every thing in form and tradition according to their imaginations that here is the ground and foundation of the Church of England that here are the old Fathers the Priests have talked so much of even Popes and Bishops that in this manner Antichrist hath long deceived the Nations under the profession of the faith of Christ that from one generation to another they have not known the Lord that bought them that by this it may be seen what lyars the Priests are how they came up and were ordained that they are the Ministers of Antichrist such as shut the Kingdom of Heaven against men that the people have been ignorantly led by their Priests as strangers from the Lord after the vain traditions customs forms ordinances and imaginations of man with a vain profession and feigned faith that they are still strangers from the God of life and from Christ the Saviour and Redeemer that in this manner both Priests and people do lye under the power of darkness and delusion that the Priests are the peoples leaders who cause them to err by their lyes that they are
from sin if not upon earth seeing that no unholy nor unclean thing can enter the Kingdom of God it is a great delusion of the devil to keep people in sin to tell them they shall never be made free from sin so long as they are upon the earth but he tells them Christ died for all and if they can but lay hold on him by faith he will not impute their sins unto them though they sin daily for the righteous man sins seven times a day and all the holy men of God sinned and so he takes Scripture to maintain his Kingdom this he delivers by the mouth of his Ministers here he carries them on an easie delightsome way to the flesh and so heals them up in their sins with a feigned formed faith here they settle upon their lees set up a rest in the devils Kingdom here all tenderness of conscience is done away whosoever witnesseth Christ their Redeemer shall witness that he is come to destroy the works of the devil to redeem out of the fall out of sin out of the devils Kingdom which is sin this we witness who through the Lamb our Saviour do reign above the world death hell and the devil none can witness this whose eye is outward looking at a Redeemer afar off and still live in sin try your faith and hope who plead for sin all your faith is vain and your hope which doth not purifie the heart it is feigned hypocrites faith not faith in God this the Apostle witnessed and that he was made free from sin and more than conquerour through faith in Christ Jesus they who dwell in the righteousness in Christ sin not this is the devil which pleads for sin your teachers which tell you you can never get out of sin nor be cleansed from sin here err not knowing the Scripture nor the power of God but deny the end of Christs coming bring another doctrine which they have from their father the devil and so are the deceivers which Paul speaks of who creep into steeple-houses and lead silly people captive full of sin and corruption they daub you up with untempered mortar divining lyes they have healed the hurt of the people slightly sowed pillows under their arm-holes these are your teachers that make your habitation in your sin while you are upon the earth so your leaders cause you to err the utter enemies of your souls who perswade your hearts in sin here all your feigned formed faith is unbottomed all your Priests found lyars deceivers antichrists in whom the false Prophet ruleth Pr. You see that the Quakers are accused justly Pr. for asserting a perfect freedom from all sin on earth of this false doctrine this Quaker is a sorry champion many Scriptures in his Pamphlet hath he heaped together to uphold this errour but very ignorantly many foul charges hath he drawn up against those that are not of the same weak mind with him man perfect without sin before the fall is the white which this Quaker hath in his eye he tells us pag. 98. that this was Christs work to redeem to man that which man had lost behold according to this Quakers mind nothing less than a perfect freedom from all sin on earth was the end and aim of Redemption by Jesus Christ to deny a perfect freedom from all sin in this life is according to this Quaker to make Christ only a part of a Redeemer and to establish a middle place betwixt earth and heaven in which to be made-free from sin to assert this great truth that there is no perfect freedom from all sin to be attained to in this life is as this Quaker doth basely speak a great delusion of the devil to keep people in sin pag. 98. He that saith he hath no sin deceiveth himself and is a lyar behold what this bold Quaker saith to this what saith he he saith this is no other but a Scripture brought by the devil but observe him a little further he saith that the devil tells men that Christ died for all that if they lay hold on him by faith their sins shall not be imputed to them though they sin daily that the righteous man sins seven times a day that all the holy men of God sinned that the devil doth thus take Scripture to maintain his Kingdom and that this is that doctrine which the devil delivers by the mouth of his Ministers behold how Gospel-truths are by this Quaker said to be told men by the devil and how Gods Ministers are said by him to be the devils mouth in delivering the foresaid truths except Quakers who dare affirm it that all those Ministers of the Gospel are the devils mouth in saying that Christ died for all that their sins shall not be imputed to them that believe in Christ though they sin daily that the righteous man doth sin often in one day that the holy men of God have sinned that do deny a perfect freedom from all sin attainable in this life But now let us observe what this Quaker saith further to teach that there is most certainly no quaking freedom from sin in this world this is according to this Quaker that doctrine whereby the devil carries on people in an easie delightsome way to the flesh a doctrine which heals them up in their sins with a feigned faith a doctrine which settles them on the lees a doctrine which sets up a rest in the devils Kingdom a doctrine which destroys all tenderness of Conscience to speak this Quakers mind without being perfectly cleansed from all sin no man can witness Christ to be his Redeemer nor witness that he is come to destroy the works of the devil nor can he witness that Christ is come to redeem him which are his own words out of the fall and out of the devils Kingdom it 's no marvel that the Quakers do ignorantly plead for a perfect freedom from all sin in this life for this is their top-gallant errour which makes them as this Quaker saith to reign like Kings above the world death hell and the devil which makes them I may more truly say miserably proud in their own eyes no less holy and happy than Christ himself is without this haughty over-holy dotage of this Quaker all other Christians are of no account they are saith this Quaker such whose eyes are outward they do look at a Redeemer afar off still living in sin by this quaking doctrine of Perfection this Quaker saith pag. 101 That the children of God and the children of the devil are made manifest behold in this Quakers account they are manifestly the children of the devil who do not hold a perfect freedom from all sin on earth thus this idolized Perfection of the Quakers serves to unchristian all but themselves according to this Quaker the faith of all Christians is vain and their hope is no better their faith is the faith of all hypocrites no true faith in God if they do not
own a quaking-perfection as for St. Paul this Quaker tells us untruly that he did witness this perfect freedom from all sin that this was his being more than a conquerour surely this Quaker never understood Rom. 7. in vain doth this Quaker tell us that they who dwell in the righteousness of Christ sin not for the Scripture records no such over-holy inhabitants it 's true it 's the devil who pleads for sin and let that mans mouth be stopt for ever that doth so but to affirm the in-being and dwelling of sin in the best of men in this world is no siding with the devil in the same plea but this Quaker hath laid a foul load on those Ministers of the Gospel who teach that none can be perfectly cleansed from all sin in this life he saith to this purpose like the Sadduces they do all err not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God they do deny the end of Christs coming they bring another doctrine a doctrine which they have from their father the devil they are deceivers who creep into steeple-houses and lead silly people captive but this Quaker is mistaken for St. Paul never said so pag. 103. he saith they are such teachers as are accursed they are daubers with untempered mortar such seers as see vanity such as divine lyes such as heal the hurt of the people slightly such as sow pillows under their arm-holes such as sooth people up in a false peace such as make the people to take up their habitation in sin as long as they live such leaders as cause them to err the utter enemies of their souls such as perswade their hearts in sins now give me leave without offence to say oh quaking-perfection from all sin in this life oh brain-sick whimsie to what extravagant assertions to what devilish expressions to what foul aspersions hast thou transported this poor deluded Quaker let all wise unquakerized persons judg if this quaking-error can be that unbottoming doctrine which declares our faith to be feigned our Priests to be lyars deceivers antichrists such in whom the false Prophet rules surely because this Quaker was not rightly instructed to distinguish well betwixt the being and ruling power of sin therefore the holy Scriptures have been sorely tortured to speak what he would have them in favour of his false doctrine hence I hope was the true rise of this Quakers gross mistakes base assertions and foul charges but I have done with this Pamphlet not for want of more pitiful matter but because I hasten to the next Pamphlet of this James Parnel called The Watcher it 's a conceited Title in it the baseness of Quakerism is drawn to the life but I shall not dwell upon it I shall only transcribe so much as may serve to lay open the Quakers pitiful teachings you will soon perceive that this Watcher is none of the watch-men of the true Israel Q. p. 138 Q. Numb 79 to p. 145. Antichrist hath reigned ever since the Apostles days over the world under a Gospel-profession here hath been a long time of cruel darkness and ignorance the Lord hath been a long time as a stranger in the earth they that were accounted to believe on God or Christ looked at him as a God afar off in the Heavens without far off they know not where they that said they believed that that was the Christ that died at Jerusalem and that he died for their sins and rose again and was sitting at the right hand of God c. were baptized with water and called Christians when as before they were called Heathen and those had the writings of the Prophets and Apostles which are called Scripture and so were the keepers of the Letter that they look for their rule to walk by they gave their own meanings and imaginations upon it they sprinkled their children and by that were they entertained into their Church and Faith thus came up Infant-baptism for which there is no Scripture nor example they call this an ordinance of Christ they had their two Sacraments for which word they have no Scripture they had the carnal bread and wine as the Priests and people have now thus they planted their Church in England and other places then Bishops were set up and Archbishops and Deans and Priests and Deacons and Popes and the Bishops bore rule by their means and the Priests preached for hire thus Antichrist set up his Kingdom under a profession of the Gospel then Tythes came up to maintain the Priests contrary to any rule of the Gospel then Universities were set up to make Ministers or Priests thus they were set by the will and tradition of man as the false Prophets always were then they had long robes like the Pharisees then they set up Idols-Temples which the blind now call Churches or houses of God then they got up into their Pulpits the chiefest places in the Synagogues called of men Master Doctor had the uppermost rooms at Feasts and greetings in the Markets as it is now and then they stole the Apostles words as the false Prophets stole the word from their neighbour so did and do those took a verse and studied from it a divination of their own brain and so do the Priests vow they run like the false Prophets then with feigned words through covetousness they made merchandize of the people made a prey of the sheep as they do now began to seek about for great Livings and fat Benefices left a lesser ran to a bigger there was their beloved which they sought for as the false Prophets who sought for the fleece not for the flock cried peace to those that put into their mouths but they that did not put into their mouths they prepared war against them haled them before Courts and Benches as they do now thus they sought their gain from their quarters and ruled them with rigor so that the Priests reigned like Lords over the people thus your Priests old fathers planted their Church and so set every thing in form and tradition according to their own imaginations here is the ground and foundation of the Faith and Church of England here are the old Fathers and old Authors that your Priests have so much talked of even the Popes and the Bishops thus Antichrist hath long deceived the Nations under the profession of the faith of Christ one generation hath gone and another come and have not known the Lord that bought them many may see by this what lyars the Priests are how they came up and were ordained they will be found the Ministers of Antichrist such as shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men all people may now see how ignorantly you have been led as strangers from the father of light after the vain traditions customs forms ordinances and imaginations of man with a vain profession and feigned faith still strangers from the God of life and from Christ the Saviour and Redeemer thus you lye under the power of
thus they sought their gain from their quarter and ruled like tyrants with rigor according to this Quakers mind you see that since the Apostles days all Priests in the Christian Church have been basely covetous vile cheats bloody wolves sordidly self-seeking minding the fleece more than the sheep like the false Prophets greedily seeking their gain from their quarter ruling like tyrants with rigor thus according to this Quaker our Priests old fathers planted their Church and so set every thing in form and tradition according to their own imaginations behold since the Apostles days to speak this Quakers mind fully there hath been no Christian Church but such as was planted by the old fathers of our Priests and this Church was planted by them after the worst fashion according to their own imaginations that we may not mistake this Quaker he tells us plainly his particular thoughts of our own Church saying here is the ground and foundation of the Faith and Church of England here are the old Fathers and old Authors that their Priests have so much talked of even the Popes and Bishops behold according to this Quaker both the Faith and Church of England are Antichristian Popes and Bishops in this Quakers account Antichrists creatures are those old Fathers who planted this Church and Faith according to their imaginations who are so much talked of by our Priests but he saith Thus Antichrist hath long deceived the Nations under the profession of the faith of Christ behold according to this Quaker not only the Church of England but all other Christian Nations since the Apostles days have thus long been deceived by Antichrist under the profession of the faith of Christ according to this Quaker there hath not been one jot of true Christianity in this Church or in any part of the world for many hundreds of years by-past he saith one generation hath gone and another come but they have not known the Lord that bought them behold ever since the Apostles dayes all Christians in the world have not known the Lord Jesus Christ their Redeemer according to this Quaker they have all been Antichristian I may truly say That this Quaker is so taken with this Antichristian glass as that he saith many may now see strange sights what lyars the people are how they came up and were ordained that they are the Ministers of Antichrist that they do shut up the Kingdom of heaven against men the people may also see saith this Quaker how ignorantly they have been led estranged from the Father of Light carried after vain traditions customs forms ordinances imaginations of man deceived with a vain profession and feigned faith kept strangers from the God of life and from Christ the Saviour and Redeemer behold according to this Quaker what base persons all the Priests of the Church of England are for in his account they are all lyars Ministers of Antichrist as bad as the Scribes and Pharisees were in Christs time for they shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men blind Teachers of the people estrangers of the people from God the Father of Light such as have carried them after vain traditions and imaginations of man deceivers with a vain profession and feigned faith such as have kept the people strangers from the God of life and from Christ the Redeemer but this is not all for this Quaker saith That both Priests and people do lye under the power of darkness and delusion of Antichrist behold in the Church of England according to this Quaker it is like Priests like people the power of darkness belongs to both they are both so far from true Christianity as that they are both under the delusion of Antichrist but according to this Quaker the Priests are the greater offenders of them two for they are he saith the peoples Leaders who cause them to err by their lyes they destroy the people for want of true knowledg they lead them captive in their sins they do only differ from the Heathen in name and profession Behold once more that according to this Quaker the Priests of the Church of England are teachers of lyes by which they cause the people to err soul-murtherers destroying the people for want of true knowledg like the Devil they lead the people captive in their sins they are nothing else but Heathens in truth Thus you see that this quaking-Watcher hath seen nothing belonging to true Christianity for a long time even ever since the Apostles days in the world or in the Church of England as for this Church and Kingdom according to this Quaker there is nothing but Antichrist and what is Antichristian to be found in them Q. p. 145 to 149 Q. Numb 80 You are fighting killing and devouring one another as they do whom you account Heathen you are drunkards swearers lyars scoffers revilers back-biters whoremongers adulterers proud covetous idolaters high-minded oppressors as they are both Priest and People you are envious and malicious both Priest and people you are dissembling cozening and cheating and defrauding one another of the earth What sin is there among those you account Heathen that is not amongst you and doth abound Be ashamed you Priests of England to see the fruits of your Ministry so laid open before you you are those who come near the Lord with your mouths but your hearts are far from him you are hypocrites and your hearts are full of deceit envy wrath bitterness covetousness pride earthly-mindedness self-love self-wisdom you are out of the life and practice of the Apostles and the children of light your Teachers are such as bring another doctrine and climb up another way who are shut out for Thieves and Robbers Pr. Pr. In these quaking-lines we have railing without reason and Scripture abused to this end behold all the people and Priests of the Church of England are by this censorious Quaker declared to be guilty of most notorious crimes they are all according to this Quaker either as bad or far worse than any Heathens are behold how bad this Quaker hath made all Priests and people of this Church and Kingdom to be without exception quarrellers murderers drunkards swearers lyars scoffers revilers backbiters whoremongers adulterers proud covetous idolaters high-minded oppressors by these black names doth this Quaker point them out behold is this the Christian Charity that thinks no evil Is this the Christianity that speaks evil of no man But in p. 146 this Quaker doth a little seem to eat his own words but they are soon disgorged As for those people and Priests that are not drunkards swearers c. this Quaker makes them as bad as the rest as if he were in Gods stead he ransacks their hearts to make them no better than those heart-wicked Pharisees were of old according to this Quaker in the Church and Kingdom of England the peoples Priests are no Christians but idolaters their conversations are worse than heathens for they abound in gross wickedness more than they as
Christians and that there is no resurrection of the body from the grave unto life everlasting See Numb 20. ARTICLE VIII We Q. do believe That after this bodily life is ended there is no life everlasting for faithful Christians that there is no resurrection of the body from the grave that there is no coming of Christ as a Judg at the last day that they may look till their eyes drop out who look for the Son of Mary to be their Saviour at his last coming to Judgment See Numb 21. ARTICLE IX We Q. do believe as the Papists do and do approve their faith herein That true Justification is only by inherent righteousness that the righteousness by faith is when the law is performed in us by the works of the Spirit See Numb 22 23 24. ARTICLE X. We Q. do believe That Jesus our Saviour is not the Son of Mary nor the Son of the substance of his Father that he doth not exist bodily without us at Gods right hand that he doth not sit at Gods right hand in heaven that he is not a distinct person from God the Father that Christ the Son of Mary is not to be worshipped as being God that Christ is not God and Man in one Person that the Son of Mary is not glorified at Gods right hand that Mary is not the Mother of God it is Popery to call Mary the Mother of God and Christ the Son of Mary See Num. 25 26. ARTICLE XI We Q. do believe with our friends S. C. and George Fox the younger That the fear of God is learnt not from the Scripture Num. 27 28. ARTICLE XII We Q. do believe That deliverance from condemnation is not by believing in Christ who died to save sinners by his blood but by obeying the Light within See Num. 29. ARTICLE XIII We Q. do believe That all the Priests of Englands Church are deceivers and no Ministers of Christ See Numb 30. ARTICLE XIV We Q. do delieve That there is no knowledg of any truth to be gotten by the Scripture and that they are deceivers that do teach otherwise See Numb 31. ARTICLE XV. We Q. believe That the Priests do preach for filthy lucre and are deceivers and in transgression and that they are contrary to Christ and Paul See Numb 32. ARTICLE XVI We Q. do believe That they are no Ministers of Gods Word nor Ministers of Christ who teach that the Scripture is the Word of God See Numb 33. ARTICLE XVII We Q. do believe That there are not three distinct Persons in the Godhead that the doctrine of the Trinity is an imagination contrary to the Scripture a doctrine only taught by those who know not what they say Numb 34. ARTICLE XVIII We Q. do believe That the Scripture cannot bring any to know God and Jesus Christ and the Spirit of Truth See Numb 35. ARTICLE XIX We Q. do believe That there is no knowledg of God to be gotten by the Scripture as our friend W. Smith doth in his new Primer write See Num. 36. ARTICLE XX. We Q. do believe That all the Priests of England have their power and authority from man that they are no Ministers of Christ that they are wolves and time-servers See Numb 37. ARTICLE XXI We Q. do believe That the Scripture is no Rule to walk by and that we Quakers are to mind the Spirit alone in all things which Spirit is the Rule See Numb 38 39. ARTICLE XXII We Q. do believe That the time called Sunday or the Lords-day that the place called a Church that the persons belonging to the publick worship used in England are Heathenish Popish and of mans making See Numb 40. ARTICLE XXIII We Q. do believe That the Priests of England do preach no sound doctrine that their doctrine is after the tradition of men and not after Christ See Numb 41. ARTICLE XXIV We Q. do believe That their praying in England is not an acceptable service to God that they do neither pray with the Spirit nor with understanding that neither their Preaching nor their prayers are accepted of God See Numb 42. ARTICLE XXV We Q. do believe That singing of Davids Psalms in Court City Country is but a prophane thing it is a singing lyes in hypocrisie See Numb 43. ARTICLE XXVI We Q. do believe that Baptism and the Lords-supper rose from the Popes invention that the whole practice of them as they are used had their institution by the Pope and not by Christ that the wine is another of the Popes inventions that they are devices of the Popes setting up false things not to be regarded by any true Christians See Numb 44. ARTICLE XXVII We Q. do believe That a material Church is of the Popes invention who is the head thereof See Numb 45. ARTICLE XXVIII We Q. do believe That the People and Priests of England are no true Christians that they are not in the Christians life and way that they do practise that which God requires not at their hands nor doth accept See Num. 46. ARTICLE XXIX We Q. do believe That there is no outward civil honour due to the King or any others that they are not in the power of God that do give civil honour to the King or any man else that they are Apostates who do give civil honour to any others be they King or subjects See Numb 47. ARTICLE XXX We Q. do believe That there is no civil honour belonging to Magistrates and men in Authority that this is that respecting of persons which is sinful that there is the Lords curse which attends hat-honour that this civil honouring of Magistrates and men in authority is not required by God that the beggar-Quaker is as honourable as he that rules that there is no honour due to the Kings Person for the honour is due to the power which in is us Quakers See Numb 48. ARTICLE XXXI We Q. do believe That Thou to the King or any other man is the true language that they are not guided by the Spirit of God who do not use this language Thou that this is the language of truth that the Spirit of God teacheth to speak this language that they do not mind the teachings of the Spirit of God who do use any other language than Thou to the King or any others that You to any one man is an apostate-language See Numb 49. ARTICLE XXXII We Q. do believe though it be not true Gramar That good manners is to speak true words which is mannerly and is spoken in the manner of truth that those people do not know what good manners is who do in their words give civil honour to the King or his Subjects that they do not speak in the manner of truth but in the false spirit which corrupts good manners See Numb 50. ARTICLE XXXIII We Q. do believe That all manner of swearing is altogether unlawful that Christ Jesus hath forbidden all oaths that it is not lawful to swear upon any
lost for want of true knowledg that they do only differ from the heathen in name and profession See Numb 79. ARTICLE LX. We Q. do believe That both the Priests and people of England are very wicked like the Heathen that both Priests and people are envious and malicious that they are dissemblers cheaters defrauders of one another that there is no sin amongst Heathen which sin doth not abound amongst them that the Priests of England are very wicked that they do draw near the Lord with their mouths but their hearts are far from him that they are hyporrites whose hearts are full of deceit envy wrath bitterness covetousness pride earthly-mindedness self-love self-wisdom that they are out of the life and practice of the Apostles that they are such teachers as do bring another doctrine that they do climb up another way that they are shut out for thieves and robbers See Numb 80. ARTICLE LXI We Q. do believe That Englands Church was planted by Englands Priests that it differs not from the heathen that Englands Church consists chiefly of drunkards swearers lyars proud ones covetous ones railers murderers whoremongers wild ones prophane ones wanton ones quarrelers and sighters hypocrites dissemblers persecutors backbiters extortioners lustful ones that if these were set aside then Englands Church would be no where to be found See Numb 81. ARTICLE LXII We Q. do believe as our friend James Parnel hath written That we are partakers of the Divine nature of Christ by which we are made Christians and that God is with us manifested in the flesh See Numb 82. ARTICLE LXIII We Q. do believe That the true Church is no where but amongst our selves where there is but one teacher and one Lord one light and one life that is the light of life within us one faith which overcomes all manner of sin and makes us free in this life from all sin one way which is the despised way of Quakerism one shepherd who is the light within us and one sheepfold which is made up of us Quakers wheresoever dispersed one Priest over the houshold of God who is the light within belonging to this houshold which we Quakers are one hope which none but we Quakers have one baptism which is not with water one language which is Thou one family which by H. N. was called the Family of Love one God and Father of all who is the Light within all Quakers that they that cannot witness all this to be true are strangers to Christ and strangers to the Commonwealth of Israel See Numb 83. ARTICLE LXIV We Q. do believe as George Fox writes That the Priests of England are going mad in preaching for rewards and gifts in cursing excommunicating and imprisoning so that Balaams Ass may reprove them all See Numb 84. ARTICLE LXV We Q. do believe That to build a Material Church is to build an old Mass-house that to warrant the building of such a Material Church by any Scriptures or the Kings law is to deny Christs coming in the flesh See Numb 85. ARTICLE LXVI We Q. do believe That to know God according to the Scripture is no true knowledg of him that the Priests of England though they have the Scriptures and declare him according to those Scriptures do neither know God nor Christ See Numb 86. ARTICLE LXVII We Q. do believe That the Religion and Worship used in England are of the Priests own setting up in their steeple-houses that neither God nor the Lord Jesus did set them up See Numb 87. ARTICLE LXVIII We Q. do believe as George Fox and Richard Hubberthorn our friends have written that the Scriptures may as well be condemned to the fire as our friends papers of Queries may See Numb 88. ARTICLE LXIX We Q. do believe That the Scripture is the earthly Letter See Numb 89. ARTICLE LXX We Q. do believe That the Letters written by Quakers are given forth by the same Spirit that the Prophets and holy Apostles had See Numb 90. ARTICLE LXXI We Q. do believe what is not true That the Apostle said Take heed to the Light of God within you See Num. 91. ARTICLE LXXII We Q. do believe That all true Quakers have the same gift of the Holy Ghost or gift of Miracles that the Apostles had See Numb 92. ARTICLE LXXIII We Q. do believe That we are one in the Eternal Unity and that George Fox the Elder is one with us in this Eternal Unity See Numb 93. ARTICLE LXXIV We Q. do believe That the dark time and power of Babylon hath long reigned and the works of the Beast that by these they are descended that profess Scripture to be their rule See Numb 94. ARTICLE LXXV We Q. do believe That there is a way to go through Moses and through the Prophets and through John to come to Christ that when a man hath gone this strange way then he may see that the Light is but one See Numb 95. ARTICLE LXXVI We Q. do believe That the Priests of England are Ministers of the Letter that they are persecutors of the Spirit See Numb 96. ARTICLE LXXVII We Q. do believe That Jesus Christ remains in the Heavens that the same that did descend did ascond that it is disputing as the devil did about the body of Moses with Michael the Archangel to enquire what manner of body Christ hath that such enquirers are to be rebuked as the devil was by the Archangel that the body of Christ is but one which is the Church See Numb 97. ARTICLE LXXVIII We Q. do believe That to redeem and make free from sin is done with the body of Christ which we have told you is the Church See Numb 98. ARTICLE LXXIX We Q. do believe That Christ lives in that body which is the Church that in this body which is the Church the Saints shall arise See Numb 99. ARTICLE LXXX We Q. do believe That both Philosophy and Logick are of the devil See Numb 100. ARTICLE LXXXI We Q. do believe That except the Church which is his body Christ hath no true humane body no more than God the Father hath that that man looks upon Christ with a carnal eye that looks upon him to have a true body as he hath that that man knows the fathers body that knows Christ to have a true humane body which is without sin that that man is full of subtilty that doth query how the Son may be distinguished from God the Father that they make both many Gods and three Gods who do distinguish the Son from the Father See Numb 101. ARTICLE LXXXII We Q. do believe That there is no Baptism with water that they are filthy dreamers and lyars of Christ who tell people that this Baptism is an Ordinance of Christ that it is but sprinkling a little dirty water on Childrens faces that Christ did never send his Disciples on this dirty errand See Num. 102. ARTICLE LXXXIII We Q. do believe That there is no Sacramental Cup to be