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A85712	The Quaker's Jesus: or, The unswadling of that child James Nailor, which a wicked toleration hath midwiv'd into the world. Discovering the principles of the Quakers in general. In a narrative of the substance of his examination, and his disciples, as it was taken from their own mouthes, in their answer before the magistrates of the city of Bristol; also, of his examination in the painted chamber Westminster, and the management of it in Parliament, now published for the satisfaction of himself and some Christian friends. By William Grigge, (citizen of Bristol) who believes in that Jesus (and him alone for salvation) that was crucified at Jerusalem, above sixteen hundred years agoe.	Grigge, William.	1658 (1658)	Wing G2023; Thomason E942_2; ESTC R207579	61,372	85

not Nailor a Souldier as well as a famous infamous Quaker and Blasphemer And now Brethren let none take offence before it be given because I have in setting forth the sufferings of Christ the Captain of our Salvation so oft mentioned the word Souldier for its frequent in all our four Evangelists and my practice hath declared that I own Warre as an Ordinance of God when rightly stated but let me say this to them and to my own soul to help us to lament let us look upon David an eminent instance who though he was a Souldier a man of much bloud he was also a Saint a real Saint a man of many teares saith he Rivers of waters run down mine eyes because they keep not thy Law Truly if we can say as Nehemiah that good man did of himself as to the Kings Discerning I had not saith he been before time sad in his presence Yet now if ever we have cause of sorrow of heart and sadness of countenance as he had Consider we Nehemiah's cause of that sadness which occasioned the speech of the King Wherefore the King said unto me Why is thy countenance sad seeing thou art not sick this is nothing else but sorrow of heart oh that it were so with us Then I was very sore afraid and said unto the King Let the King live for ever Why should not my countenance be sad when the City the place of my Fathers Sepulchers lyeth waste and the Gates thereof are consumed with fire Then the King said unto me For what dost thou make request So I prayed to the God of Heaven I suppose some secret ejaculation at that time the application I leave to those to whom more properly it belongs the persons Ministers whom we are now speaking of and calling upon our selves more to pray for But to return O that we could pray more Yea and methinks we should you standing in so much need of prayer as indeed you do For you you who are the Ministers of Jesus Christ are the mark shot at it s you who are the more able and more godly amongst you which is the white in that mark at which they aim and level their malice And then considering how earnestly you beg it of us as you do in one place Brethren pray for us that the word of the Lord may have free course and be glorified And the Apostle Paul we shall see Never did any man beg for an Alms with more earnest intreaties than he did for the Saints prayers Now I beseech you Brethren for the Lord Jesus Christs sake and for the love of the Spirit that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me And Jesus Christ hath not only taught us to pray but by his own example hath taught us to put up earnest Supplications He being in an Agony prayed more earnestly And this was a little before his sufferings a little before his lifting up upon the Crosse Now this lifting up was to draw all men unto him and the Pole upon which our Lord Jesus is thus lifted up is the Gospel He is the true Serpent indeed lifted up that whosoever believeth on him should not perish but have eternal life * Now those that do bear this Pole or Standard whereby we come to see what he hath done and how he hath bled for us were the four Evangelists and then the Apostles and so onward their successive Brethren the Ministers with whom he hath promised to be always even to the end of the world So then by vertue of this promise we have encouragement to pray for though men and Devils band together against them yet a standing Ministry he will bear up and that to the end not of that age as some would have it but of the World And bear them up he will sure for they are Stars and that in his right hand and who shall nay who can pluck them thence But now that we may make up what and wherein we have been wanting in this duty we have a promise also to enable us and let us turn that promise into a prayer and earnestly beg of God to make it good which is That he will poure down the Spirit of grace and Supplication upon us and then shall prayers and teares be poured out from us with acceptation Which that we may let us talk lesse of them lesse then that against them and let us up and be doing in praying more frequent and earnest for them And let one and the other put up this joynt prayer as Nehemiah did O Lord I beseech thee let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy Servant and to the prayer of thy Servants who desire to fear thy name And prosper good Lord the studies and labours of thy Servants that all error and blasphemy and whatsoever is contrary to sound Doctrine may fall before them Amen Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity Amen and Amen The Magistrates and Ministers of the City taking into consideration the heighth of this wretches blasphemy before treated of And the great disturbance and opposition the Ministers and people have in the time of their publick worship of God made their address to the Parliament then sitting at Westminster by way of Remonstrance and Petition as followeth The humble Remonstrance and Petition of the Mayor Aldermen and Common Councel of the City of Bristol Together with the Ministers of the Gospel and other chief Inhabitants who desire to fear God and serve our Lord Jesus in sincerity in the same City THat we especially the Magistrates have with much regret and sadness of spirit lyen long under much reproach ignominy occasioned by the increase of a Generation of seduced and seducing persons among us called Quakers who at first were supported and upheld by some Souldiers then in chief command in the absence of the Governour of the Garison The wickedness of which sect of men hath not in our Nation as we know of been formerly heard of And so destitute of a Law to punish and restrain and therefore have not been able to suppress And whereas we have waited long for some directions to that purpose being unwilling to run upon unknown precipices these people have strengthned and incouraged themselves in their iniquities upon some pretended countenance from thence whence we cannot suppose it so that also we could and did yet with some difficulty punish and thereby in some measure hinder their open and frequent disturbances of our publick worship We had not power to silence their Blasphemies nor restrain their confused and tumultuous meetings although to the high dishonour of God in their unchristian principles and practises too well known and in prophaning the Sabbath by multitudes of their Proselytes flocking from all parts of the Countrey round about us upon that day But now so it is that one James Naylor a most

that the question for death should not be put The House then considered what the punishment should be if not death So they voted his punishment to be as followeth That upon Thursday next the 18th of Decemb. he stand in the Pillory two houres in the new Pallace yard with a paper of his offence and crime in his breast And then presently to be whipt by the Hangman to the old Exchange upon Saturday following to be put in the Pillory for two houres before the Exchange and then bored through the tongue with a hot Iron and stigmatized with the letter B. in his fore-head And afterwards be by the Sheriffs of London conveyed to Bristol and there ride through the City upon a Horse with his face to the Horse tail and then publickly whipt through the Town And then by the Sheriffs of Bristol to be conveyed to Bridewel in London there to be kept close Prisoner from all society of people from pen ink and paper kept to hard labour and to eat no more than he yearns by his labour and not to be released till further order from the Parliament The next day being the 17th of December Nailor was brought to the Barre to receive his sentence agreed upon The next day Thursday the 18th of Decemb. Nailor according to his sentence stood in the Pillory in the new Pallace yard two houres and immediately after was from thence whipt by the Hangman to the old Exchange Upon Saturday following being to receive the remainder of his punishment there London in the morning was a Petition sent in to the Parliament to desire the respiting of his punishment for a few dayes he being not well least it should endanger his life To the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland The humble Petition of the persons whose names are underwritten Humbly Sheweth THat we are credibly informed by those eyes that have seen it that James Nailor is in a very ill and dangerous condition of body not fit to undergo that part of your sentence he is adjudged unto this day and were desired to acquaint this Honourable House so much And to beg the respite of a week or some small time as to your wisdom and goodness shall seem meet that he may recover a little strength before he be called forth again Which office of charity we could not refuse though we are not partakers with him nor abettors of him in any things that have occasioned this sentence Therefore since we believe it is not your intent to destroy that life which you spared in your sentence We humbly pray an Order of Reprieve may be granted for a few dayes and it will be accepted as an Act of your Christian moderation and clemency And we shall pray c. T.Z. J. S. J. W. C. H. This Petition occasioned this Order following Ordered That the further punishment of James Nailor which should have been on this day shall be suspended till this day sevenight and be executed on him then and that the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex do observe the Order accordingly Tuesday Tuesday after being the 23. of Decemb. there came near about an hundred men with a Petition to the Parliament door for the remitting the rest of Nailors punishment The House understanding of it many worthy Members would have had it rejected but the House was divided and at last put to the Vote whether to be admitted or no which was carried in the Affirmative whereupon the Petition was called in and one Mr. Joshua Sprigg formerly an Independent Minister presented it at the Barre before the House and made a short Speech before the delivery of it the Speech I could not get but the Petition was as followeth To the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland c. The humble Petition of divers peaceable and well affected persons in the Cities of London and Westminster in behalf of themselves and many others SHEWETH THat your moderation and clemency in respiting the punishment of James Nailor in consideration of his illness of body hath refreshed the hearts of many thousands in these Cities altogether unconcerned in his practice And hath opened their eyes to see something more than the terrors of Mount Sinai to dwell upon your Honourable House and hath likewise given them some hopes to see you come forth in the Spirit of our Lord Jesus yet more and more to the convincement of those that erre and are out of the way Wherefore we most humbly beg your pardon that are constrained to appear before you in such a suit not daring to do otherwise that you would remit the remaining part of your sentence against the said James Nailor leaving him to the Lord and to such Gospel remedies as he hath sanctified And we are perswaded you will find such a course of love and forbearance more effectual to reclaim and will leave a Seal of your love and tenderness upon our Spirits And we shall pray c. The substance of the Petition was for the remitting and pardoning of the residue of Nailors punishment the Parliament that day came to no result about it but broke up This Petition was in the first place subscribed by Col. Scrope sometimes Governour of the Castle and Fort of Bristol The Petition to the Parliament being not like to take that effect they hoped they made their address to the Protector as followeth To his Highness Oliver Lord Protector of the Common-wealth of England S. and J. and the Dominions thereunto belonging The humble Petition c. SHEWETH THat your Petitioners having out of tenderness to the good cause of our spiritual and civil Liberties concerned in some late proceedings of the House of Parliament and to the good of these Nations and the government thereof appeared in a Petition to the Parliament a Copy whereof is hereunto annexed for the remitting the remaining punishment of James Nailor which Petition is received into the House and resteth there We humbly conceive it our duty also in consideration of the joint interest which your Highness with the Parliament hath by the Instrument of Government in the Legislative power to make our humble address and request to your Highness That you will be pleased according to all former Declarations and the experience we have had of your Highnesses care of this tender interest of Liberty of Conscience to weigh the consequence of these late proceedings and according to the 37th Article of the Instrument aforesaid and one of the grounds you declare upon in the Warre with Spain your Highness will stand up for the poor people of God in this day Wherein your Highness will not do more right to your Petitioners than to your self and these Nations And we shall pray c. Fryday being the 26. of December his Highness the Lord Protector sent a Letter to the House about the business of Nailer as followeth Oliver P. RIght trusty and right well beloved We greet you well Having taken