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             The Christianity of the people called Quakers asserted, by George Keith: in answer to a sheet, called, A serious call to the Quakers, &c. Attested by eight priests of the Church of England ... and affirmed by George Keith, or the new sworn deacon.
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           Keith, George, 1639?-1716. -- a Serious call to the Quakers inviting them to return to Christianity.
           Society of Friends -- Doctrines.
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             The
             Christianity
             of
             the
             People
             called
          
           Quakers
           
             Asserted
             ,
             by
          
           George
           Keith
           :
           In
           ANSWER
           to
           a
           Sheet
           ,
           called
           ,
           
             A
             Serious
             Call
             to
             the
             Quakers
             ,
          
           &c.
           
        
         
           Attested
           by
           Eight
           Priests
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           called
           ,
           
             
               Dr.
               Isham
               ,
               Rector
               of
               St.
               Buttolphs-Bishopsgate
               ,
            
             
               Dr.
               Wincop
               ,
               Rector
               of
               St.
               
                 Mary
                 Abb-Church
              
               ,
            
             
               Dr.
               Bedford
               ,
               Rector
               of
               St.
               
                 George
                 Buttolph-Lane
              
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               Altham
               ,
               M.
               A.
               Rector
               of
               St.
               
                 Andrew
                 Undershaft
              
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               Bradford
               ,
               M.
               A.
               Rector
               of
               St.
               Mary-le-bow
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               Whitfield
               ,
               M.
               A.
               Rect.
               of
               St.
               
                 Mart.
                 at
                 Ludgate
              
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               Butler
               ,
               M.
               A.
               Rector
               of
               St.
               
                 Mary
                 Aldermanbury
              
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               Adams
               ,
               M.
               A.
               Rector
               of
               St.
               
                 Alban
                 Woodstreet
              
               .
            
             
               And
               Affirmed
               by
               
                 George
                 Keith
              
               ,
               or
               the
               New
               Sworn
               Deacon
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             It
             's
             a
             marvelous
             thing
             ,
             that
             these
             Men
             have
             no
             other
             way
             to
             oppugn
             the
             Quakers
             ,
             but
             by
             gross
             and
             horrid
             Lyes
             ,
             and
             false
             Calumnies
             ,
             and
             meer
             Abuses
             ;
             like
             unto
             the
             ways
             that
             ever
             the
             worst
             of
             the
             Adversaries
             of
             Truth
             have
             used
             against
             the
             True
             Witnesses
             of
             it
             ,
             saith
             G.
             K.
             
               in
               his
            
             Presb.
             and
             Indep
             .
             Visible
             Churches
             ,
             
               p.
               222
               ,
               230.
               
               But
            
             It
             never
             yet
             hath
             been
             proved
             ,
             nor
             ever
             will
             ,
             That
             the
             Religion
             professed
             by
             the
             sincere
             and
             faithful
             People
             called
             in
             scorn
             Quakers
             ,
             is
             either
             Paganism
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             thing
             ,
             than
             
               Real
               Christianity
            
             ,
          
           
             saith
             G.
             K.
             
               in
               his
               Preface
               to
               his
            
             Serious
             Appeal
             .
          
        
         
           MEeting
           with
           a
           Sheet
           ,
           Intituled
           ,
           
             A
             Serious
             Call
          
           ;
           wherein
           are
           several
           Quotations
           ,
           already
           replyed
           unto
           ,
           in
           a
           late
           Book
           ,
           Intituled
           ,
           
             The
             Creed-Forgers
             detected
          
           ,
           &c.
           
           Yet
           seeing
           they
           are
           said
           to
           be
           Attested
           by
           the
           Eight
           Priests
           aforesaid
           ,
           and
           Affirmed
           by
           
             George
             Keith
             ;
             Exactly
             to
             Agree
             with
             the
             Books
             out
             of
             which
             they
             are
             taken
             ,
             as
             Cited
             in
             the
             Margent
             .
          
           We
           therefore
           have
           examined
           these
           following
           ,
           and
           find
           he
           is
           mistaken
           ,
           and
           so
           are
           his
           Brethren
           ,
           the
           eight
           Priests
           aforesaid
           ,
           as
           those
           that
           will
           examine
           his
           4th
           ,
           6th
           ,
           20th
           ,
           21st
           .
           Quotations
           may
           find
           ;
           but
           we
           know
           ,
           as
           to
           
             G.
             K.
          
           it
           's
           not
           the
           first
           false
           Affirmation
           he
           hath
           made
           ,
           both
           before
           and
           since
           his
           Ordination
           ,
           and
           to
           gratifie
           his
           new
           Brethren
           ,
           and
           to
           shew
           his
           Enmity
           ,
           is
           licking
           up
           ,
           and
           casting
           forth
           again
           ,
           those
           things
           against
           us
           ,
           many
           of
           which
           were
           cast
           upon
           us
           before
           ever
           he
           was
           called
           a
           Quaker
           ,
           although
           he
           was
           about
           30
           Years
           or
           more
           amongst
           us
           ,
           and
           hath
           not
           yet
           granted
           that
           he
           was
           Erroneous
           in
           any
           of
           the
           Articles
           of
           Faith
           ,
           commonly
           called
           ,
           the
           
             Simpliciter
             Credenda
          
           ;
           for
           he
           saith
           in
           his
           Antichrists
           and
           Sadduces
           ,
           p.
           43.
           
           
           
             I
             know
             no
             Principles
             I
             now
             hold
             ,
             but
             I
             am
             able
             to
             prove
             ,
             I
             have
             held
             them
             ever
             since
             I
             came
             among
             the
             People
             called
             Quakers
             ,
             as
             touching
             all
             the
             Articles
             of
             Faith
             ,
             commonly
             called
             the
             
               Simpliciter
               Credenda
            
             .
             
             —
             And
             indeed
             the
             greatest
             Mistakes
             that
             I
             find
             I
             have
             been
             under
             ,
             were
             my
             misunderstanding
             these
             places
             of
             Scripture
             ,
             Matth.
             28.19
             .
             and
             1
             Cor.
             11.26
             .
             For
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             I
             remain
             Constant
             to
             my
             former
             Principles
             ,
             
             with
             respect
             to
             these
             great
             Doctrines
             of
             the
             Christian
             Faith.
             
          
        
         
           
             I
             do
             therefore
             ,
             saith
             
               G.
               K.
            
             
             make
             this
             Solemn
             Appeal
             to
             the
             more
             Sober
             ,
             Impartial
             and
             Judicious
             People
             ,
             to
             whose
             hands
             this
             may
             come
             ,
             whether
             
               Cotton
               Mather
            
             is
             not
             extremely
             uncharitable
             ,
             and
             possessed
             (
             as
             
               G.
               K.
            
             is
             )
             with
             a
             Spirit
             of
             Prejudice
             ,
             and
             envious
             Zeal
             (
             to
             use
             R.
             Baxter's
             Phrase
             )
             against
             the
             Quakers
             in
             General
             ,
             and
             me
             in
             Particular
             ,
             as
             guilty
             of
             manifold
             Heresies
             ,
             Blasphemies
             ,
             and
             strong
             Delusions
             ,
             to
             the
             rendering
             us
             
               no
               Christians
            
             in
             the
             lowest
             Degree
             or
             Rank
             (
             while
             I
             suppose
             he
             hath
             some
             Charity
             to
             some
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             Rome
             ,
             called
             Papists
             ;
             and
             to
             
               Lutherans
               ,
               Arminians
            
             ,
             and
             divers
             others
             that
             differ
             widely
             from
             him
             )
             yet
             agree
             in
             the
             aforesaid
             Fundamentals
             ,
             when
             we
             hold
             the
             
               same
               Fundamentals
            
             of
             
               Christian
               Doctrine
               and
               Faith
            
             ,
             notwithstanding
             C.
             Mather's
             strong
             Asseverations
             (
             or
             G.
             K's
             
               we
               may
               now
               say
            
             )
             against
             us
             ,
             as
             if
             we
             denied
             almost
             all
             ,
             or
             most
             of
             the
             Fundamental
             Articles
             of
             the
             Christian
             and
             Protestant
             Faith
             ;
             yet
             he
             shall
             never
             be
             able
             to
             prove
             it
             ,
             That
             we
             are
             guilty
             of
             this
             his
             so
             extremely
             rash
             and
             uncharitable
             Charge
             ,
             either
             as
             in
             respect
             of
             the
             Body
             of
             that
             People
             ,
             called
             in
             Scorn
             Quakers
             ,
             or
             in
             respect
             of
             any
             particular
             Writers
             or
             Publishers
             of
             our
             Doctrines
             ,
             and
             Principles
             ,
             and
             Preachers
             amongst
             us
             .
             
             —
             And
             it
             sufficeth
             me
             
               (
               and
               we
               may
               say
               us
               )
            
             and
             I
             hope
             ,
             doth
             to
             many
             others
             ,
             that
             according
             to
             the
             best
             knowledge
             I
             have
             of
             the
             People
             called
             Quakers
             ,
             and
             these
             most
             generally
             owned
             by
             them
             ,
             as
             Preachers
             ,
             and
             Publishers
             of
             their
             Faith
             ,
             of
             unquestioned
             esteem
             amongst
             them
             ,
             and
             worthy
             of
             double
             Honour
             ,
             
               as
               many
               such
               there
               are
            
             ;
             I
             know
             none
             that
             are
             guilty
             of
             
               any
               one
            
             of
             such
             Heresies
             and
             Blasphemies
             ,
             as
             he
             accuseth
             them
             .
             —
             And
             I
             think
             I
             should
             know
             ,
             and
             do
             know
             ,
             these
             called
             Quakers
             ,
             and
             their
             Principles
             
             ,
             —
             having
             been
             Conversant
             with
             them
             in
             publick
             Meetings
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             in
             private
             Discourses
             ,
             with
             the
             most
             noted
             and
             esteemed
             among
             them
             for
             about
             Twenty
             Eight
             Years
             past
             ,
             and
             that
             in
             many
             Places
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             in
             Europe
             ,
             and
             for
             these
             divers
             Years
             in
             America
             .
          
        
         
           
             And
             now
             concerning
             Infallibility
             .
          
           
             
               We
               affirm
               ,
               
                 said
                 G.
                 K.
              
               
               That
               the
               Spirit
               of
               God
               in
               us
               ,
               and
               all
               Believers
               ,
               in
               every
               Discovery
               it
               gives
               ,
               is
               Infallible
               ;
               yet
               we
               have
               never
               judged
               our selves
               absolutely
               Infallible
               ;
               nor
               did
               we
               ever
               place
               or
               fix
               an
               absolute
               Infallibility
               upon
               any
               Man
               —
               but
               on
               the
               contrary
               ,
               that
               the
               Dictates
               and
               Leadings
               of
               God's
               Spirit
               in
               us
               ,
               
               are
               Infallible
               ,
               and
               have
               a
               direct
               tendency
               to
               Lead
               ,
               Guide
               ,
               and
               Move
               us
               Infallibly
               .
            
          
           
             And
             if
             
               G.
               K.
            
             now
             thinks
             it
             's
             a
             vile
             monstrous
             Error
             for
             any
             to
             speak
             and
             write
             from
             God
             ,
             and
             
               Christ
               ,
               Immediately
            
             and
             Infallibly
             ,
             and
             that
             those
             that
             have
             only
             gotten
             the
             words
             ,
             and
             have
             not
             the
             Spirit
             of
             God
             and
             Christ
             ,
             are
             not
             under
             the
             Curse
             ,
             and
             in
             another
             Spirit
             than
             the
             Apostles
             were
             in
             ,
             let
             him
             .
          
           
             
             And
             if
             he
             doth
             not
             ,
             Why
             doth
             he
             quote
             
               G.
               F.
            
             and
             esteem
             it
             a
             vile
             Error
             ,
             
             for
             his
             saying
             ,
             viz.
             
             
               And
               Thou
               and
               You
               ,
               all
               that
               Speak
               and
               Write
               ,
               and
               not
               from
               God
               Immediately
               and
               Infallibly
               ,
               as
               the
               Apostles
               did
               ,
               and
               Prophets
               and
               Christ
               ,
               but
               only
               have
               gotten
               the
               words
               :
               You
               are
               all
               under
               the
               Curse
               ,
               in
               another
               Spirit
               ,
               Ravened
               from
               the
               Spirit
               that
               was
               in
               the
               Apostles
               .
            
          
           
             If
             this
             be
             a
             vile
             and
             monstrous
             Error
             ,
             will
             and
             doth
             he
             Assert
             the
             contrary
             ,
             viz.
             That
             all
             that
             only
             have
             gotten
             the
             Words
             ,
             but
             are
             in
             
               another
               Spirit
            
             ,
             than
             Christ
             ,
             the
             Prophets
             and
             Apostles
             were
             in
             ,
             do
             all
             Write
             and
             Speak
             from
             God
             Immediately
             and
             Infallibly
             ,
             and
             are
             not
             under
             the
             Curse
             ,
             nor
             ravened
             from
             the
             Spirit
             that
             was
             in
             the
             Apostles
             :
             If
             so
             ,
             and
             this
             be
             now
             his
             Doctrine
             ,
             he
             is
             changed
             from
             what
             he
             was
             when
             a
             Quaker
             ,
             when
             he
             Vindicated
             their
             Doctrines
             in
             the
             Name
             of
             the
             Lord
             ;
             and
             when
             he
             held
             ,
             as
             the
             Quakers
             still
             do
             ,
             
               all
               the
               Doctrines
               and
               Principles
               of
               the
               Christian
               Faith.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             Concerning
             the
             Scriptures
             .
          
           
             '
             
               Geo.
               Fox
            
             says
             ,
             as
             quoted
             ,
             
               The
               Scriptures
               are
               not
               Infallible
               nor
               Divine
               ,
               but
               Humane
               .
            
             
             there
             are
             no
             such
             words
             in
             the
             place
             Cited
             ,
             altho'
             it
             is
             elsewhere
             ,
             notwithstanding
             the
             Attestation
             of
             the
             three
             Doctors
             ,
             and
             five
             Masters
             of
             Art
             ,
             and
             Rectors
             ,
             and
             G.
             K's
             Affirmation
             to
             the
             Truth
             as
             Cited
             :
             However
             hear
             
               G.
               K.
            
             
             
          
           
             
               I
               Answer
               ,
               That
               not
               only
               the
               Old
               Testament
               ,
               but
               even
               the
               Writings
               or
               Letter
               of
               the
               New
               Testament
               ,
               may
               be
               called
               a
               Killing
               Letter
               to
               those
               that
               remain
               alienated
               from
               the
               Spirit
               that
               quickens
               ,
               even
               as
               Origen
               hath
               formerly
               Taught
               ,
               in
               his
               Commentary
               on
               Leviticus
               .
               Not
               only
               
                 (
                 saith
                 he
              
               )
               in
               the
               Old
               Testament
               is
               found
               the
               Killing
               Letter
               ;
               there
               is
               also
               in
               the
               New
               Testament
               the
               Letter
               which
               Killeth
               him
               who
               doth
               not
               spiritually
               attend
               unto
               the
               things
               which
               are
               spoken
               .
               Now
               if
               any
               go
               from
               the
               Spirit
               ,
               that
               only
               makes
               the
               true
               Gospel
               Administration
               ,
               and
               set
               up
               the
               Letter
               or
               Writing
               of
               the
               Apostles
               ,
               in
               the
               room
               of
               the
               same
               ;
               these
               Writings
               of
               the
               Apostles
               do
               eventually
               become
               a
               killing
               Letter
               ,
               no
               less
               than
               that
               of
               the
               Law
               ,
               and
               can
               no
               more
               give
               Life
               ,
               or
               make
               Perfect
               ,
               than
               the
               outward
               Law
               could
               .
               —
            
          
           
             
               
               The
               Translations
               of
               the
               Scripture
               (
               the
               which
               Translations
               are
               commonly
               called
               Scripture
               )
               have
               divers
               Additions
               ,
               which
               Men
               have
               added
               without
               any
               pretence
               to
               Divine
               Inspiration
               .
               —
               The
               Letter
               or
               External
               Form
               of
               the
               Writing
               is
               not
               properly
               the
               Word
               of
               God.
               
               —
               By
               the
               Word
               of
               God
               in
               the
               Scriptures
               ,
               is
               not
               understood
               the
               Letter
               ,
               but
               Christ
               .
               
               Thus
               far
               
                 G.
                 K.
              
               
            
          
           
             And
             will
             he
             now
             say
             ,
             Only
             the
             bare
             Writing
             or
             Characters
             ,
             consisting
             of
             Ink
             and
             Paper
             ,
             is
             properly
             the
             Word
             of
             God
             ,
             
             and
             are
             Infallible
             ,
             Divine
             ,
             and
             not
             Humane
             ?
             If
             
               G.
               K.
            
             will
             now
             so
             assert
             ,
             let
             him
             .
          
        
         
           
             Concerning
             Christ's
             Coming
             to
             Iudgment
             .
             
               Is
               quoted
               
                 G.
                 W.
              
               as
               followeth
            
             .
          
           
             
             
               What
               is
               the
               Glory
               of
               the
               Father
               ,
               in
               which
               Christ's
               Coming
               is
               ?
               Is
               it
               visible
               to
               the
               carnal
               Eye
               ,
               and
               '
               where
               is
               that
               Coming
               to
               be
               ?
               Is
               it
               now
               to
               be
               looked
               for
               outwardly
               ?
            
             
               G.
               K.
            
             saith
             ,
             
          
           
             
               I
               do
               seriously
               and
               truly
               tell
               thee
               ,
               as
               I
               faithfully
               believe
               that
               Christ
               did
               locally
               Ascend
               upwards
               into
               the
               Heavens
               ,
               whence
               also
               he
               shall
               Descend
               at
               the
               time
               of
               the
               Restitution
               of
               all
               things
               .
            
          
           
             And
             if
             
               G.
               K.
            
             hath
             Retracted
             this
             ,
             the
             Quakers
             see
             no
             cause
             to
             Retract
             ,
             nor
             yet
             to
             affirm
             that
             Christ's
             Coming
             is
             Visible
             to
             the
             carnal
             Eye
             .
          
        
         
           
             Concerning
             Heaven
             and
             Hell.
             
          
           
             
             There
             is
             none
             have
             a
             Glory
             and
             Heaven
             ,
             but
             within
             them
             :
             And
             in
             Answer
             to
             this
             ,
             and
             what
             
               W.
               Penn
            
             saith
             ,
             hear
             
               G.
               K.
            
             saith
             ,
             
          
           
             
               This
               is
               no
               great
               Riddle
               nor
               Paradox
               to
               the
               least
               Child
               of
               the
               New
               
                 Jerusalem
                 ;
                 Paul
              
               indeed
               was
               before
               in
               Heaven
               ,
               and
               so
               is
               every
               Regenerate
               Man
               
               at
               present
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Concerning
             doing
             Servile
             Work
             on
             the
             Lord's
             Day
             ,
             and
             the
             Moral
             Law.
             
          
           
             We
             might
             wave
             till
             
               G.
               K.
            
             brought
             plain
             and
             express
             Scripture
             ,
             and
             proved
             by
             plain
             and
             express
             Scripture
             ,
             and
             in
             express
             Scripture
             Terms
             ,
             that
             the
             doing
             of
             any
             Servile
             Work
             on
             the
             1st
             Day
             of
             the
             Week
             ,
             called
             here
             the
             Lord's
             Day
             ,
             is
             forbid
             ;
             and
             by
             express
             Scripture
             ,
             proves
             the
             1st
             Day
             of
             the
             Week
             ,
             and
             none
             of
             the
             other
             Days
             ,
             is
             called
             the
             Lord's
             Day
             ,
             and
             that
             Christ
             is
             not
             the
             Life
             of
             a
             Christian
             ,
             or
             the
             true
             Christians
             Life
             ;
             and
             doth
             by
             express
             Scripture
             ,
             and
             in
             plain
             and
             express
             Scripture
             Terms
             ,
             prove
             that
             it
             's
             an
             Article
             of
             Faith
             or
             Doctrine
             ,
             in
             common
             to
             be
             believed
             ;
             but
             he
             may
             expect
             some
             Quotations
             to
             that
             Head
             ;
             and
             seeing
             in
             this
             Sheet
             use
             is
             made
             of
             a
             Quotation
             out
             of
             an
             Appeal
             ,
             as
             it
             's
             said
             ,
             out
             of
             a
             Quakers
             Book
             ,
             concerning
             the
             Church
             of
             
             England's
             Ministry
             ,
             we
             refer
             the
             Reader
             to
             a
             Sheet
             ,
             Intituled
             ,
             Mr.
             Geo.
             Keith's
             
               Account
               of
               a
               National
               Church
               ,
               and
               the
               Ministry
               of
               the
               Church
               of
            
             England
             ;
             and
             to
             the
             
               Animadversions
               thereon
            
             ;
             and
             also
             to
             the
             Book
             ,
             Intituled
             ,
             
               The
               Portraiture
               of
               Mr.
            
             Geo.
             Keith
             ,
             wherein
             it
             doth
             appear
             ,
             what
             Account
             
               G.
               K.
            
             gives
             concerning
             the
             Ministry
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             the
             Dissenting
             Ministry
             ;
             and
             let
             him
             now
             ,
             if
             he
             will
             ,
             own
             or
             deny
             them
             to
             be
             Heretical
             and
             Antichristian
             ,
             so
             far
             as
             they
             reflect
             upon
             the
             Persons
             of
             our
             Opposers
             ,
             and
             most
             Heretical
             .
          
           
             From
             the
             foregoing
             and
             following
             Quotations
             it
             will
             appear
             ,
             what
             
               G.
               K's
            
             Belief
             was
             ,
             and
             the
             Quakers
             is
             ,
             concerning
             the
             Ten
             Articles
             .
          
        
         
           
             1st
             ,
             
               Concerning
               Infallibility
            
             ,
             G.
             K.
             saith
             .
             
          
           
             
               How
               unreasonable
               this
               Consequence
               is
               ,
               I
               leave
               unto
               sober
               Men
               to
               Judge
               ;
               as
               to
               Conclude
               ,
               because
               Men
               are
               *
               Infallible
               ,
               that
               therefore
               the
               Dictate
               and
               Light
               of
               God's
               Spirit
               in
               Men
               is
               Fallible
               also
               ;
               Was
               not
               Peter
               Fallible
               in
               some
               Cases
               ?
               Yea
               ,
               Did
               not
               he
               fail
               sorely
               (
               as
               well
               as
               G.
               K.
               )
               when
               he
               denied
               his
               Master
               ?
               Doth
               it
               therefore
               follow
               that
               the
               Dictate
               or
               Light
               of
               God's
               Spirit
               in
               him
               was
               Fallible
               ?
            
          
           
             
               To
               say
               that
               they
               have
               no
               Infallible
               Spirit
               ,
               the
               plain
               English
               of
               which
               is
               ,
               that
               the
               Spirit
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               '
               God
               himself
               ,
               is
               Fallible
               ;
            
             saith
             
               G.
               K.
            
             in
             his
             
               Presb.
               and
               Ind.
               Visible
               Churches
            
             ,
             p.
             47.
             
          
        
         
           
             Concerning
             the
             Holy
             Scriptures
             ,
             and
             their
             being
             the
             Only
             Rule
             of
             Faith
             and
             Practice
             ,
             or
             to
             try
             Spirits
             ,
             
               &c.
               G.
               K.
               saith
               .
               
            
          
           
             
               It
               's
               no
               Repugnancy
               ,
               that
               one
               and
               the
               same
               thing
               be
               Superiour
               and
               Inferiour
               in
               different
               Respects
               ,
               and
               as
               it
               respecteth
               different
               Subjects
               .
               But
               there
               is
               no
               necessity
               to
               understand
               the
               Dictate
               and
               Light
               of
               God's
               Spirit
               in
               divers
               Men
               to
               be
               Superiour
               and
               Inferiour
               ,
               when
               it
               Examines
               and
               is
               Examined
               ,
               for
               one
               equal
               may
               be
               a
               Measure
               or
               Rule
               to
               another
               ,
               yea
               ,
               one
               thing
               may
               be
               said
               to
               be
               a
               Rule
               unto
               it self
               ,
               according
               to
               that
               common
               Maxim
               or
               Principle
               ,
               
                 Linea
                 recta
                 est
                 norma
                 sui
                 &
                 Obliqui
                 ,
              
               i.
               e.
               A
               right
               Line
               is
               a
               Rule
               of
               it self
               ,
               and
               also
               of
               that
               which
               is
               Crooked
               .
               —
               The
               Power
               of
               God
               is
               the
               Rule
               —
               For
               none
               know
               truly
               the
               Scriptures
               ,
               
               but
               they
               who
               know
               the
               Power
               of
               God
               ;
               and
               therefore
               that
               Power
               which
               is
               Life
               ,
               Light
               and
               Spirit
               ,
               is
               the
               more
               Principal
               and
               Original
               Rule
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Concerning
             the
             Trinity
             ,
             
               G.
               K.
               saith
               .
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               only
               Exception
               we
               have
               ,
               is
               against
               that
               Unscriptural
               Term
               or
               Phrase
               of
               
                 Three
                 Persons
              
               ,
               or
               a
               
                 Trinity
                 '
                 of
                 Persons
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               And
               therefore
               let
               all
               Men
               know
               ,
               
               to
               whose
               hand
               this
               may
               come
               ,
               That
               the
               People
               called
               Quakers
               never
               denied
               ,
               but
               on
               the
               contrary
               faithfully
               believed
               ,
               and
               do
               still
               faithfully
               believe
               ,
               whatever
               is
               Recorded
               ,
               in
               the
               holy
               Scriptures
               ,
               of
               that
               great
               Mystery
               ;
               to
               wit
               ,
               That
               God
               is
               One
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               Father
               ,
               the
               Son
               ,
               and
               the
               Holy
               Ghost
               ,
               is
               that
               One
               Only
               True
               and
               Living
               God
               ,
               the
               Creator
               and
               Upholder
               of
               all
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Concerning
             Christ
             and
             his
             Blood.
             
          
           
             
               G.
               K.
            
             saith
             ,
             
             
               The
               Lord
               Jesus
               Christ
               ,
               whom
               the
               Apostles
               preached
               ,
               that
               died
               for
               our
               Sins
               ,
               and
               rose
               again
               for
               our
               Justification
               ,
               is
               ascended
               and
               gone
               into
               Heaven
               ,
               is
               
                 that
                 alone
                 Son
              
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               that
               his
               Body
               was
               Crucified
               ,
               and
               Buried
               ,
               did
               not
               see
               Corruption
               ,
               
                 that
                 the
                 People
                 called
              
               Quakers
               own
               .
            
          
           
             
               G.
               K.
            
             saith
             farther
             ,
             
             
               I
               grant
               neither
               our
               Souls
               nor
               our
               Vertues
               merit
               Heaven
               nor
               Redemption
               ,
               as
               Merit
               signifieth
               Equality
               :
               But
               seeing
               God
               hath
               counted
               our
               Souls
               so
               dear
               ,
               as
               to
               give
               so
               great
               a
               Price
               for
               them
               ,
               as
               the
               Blood
               of
               his
               dear
               Son
               ,
               they
               may
               at
               least
               be
               said
               to
               have
               some
               Dignity
               or
               Worth
               (
               which
               is
               to
               say
               ,
               Merit
               )
               in
               them
               ,
               otherwise
               God
               would
               never
               have
               given
               so
               great
               a
               Ransom
               for
               them
               ,
               if
               the
               Souls
               of
               Men
               ,
               in
               respect
               of
               their
               Nature
               and
               Being
               ,
               had
               not
               been
               of
               great
               Value
               ;
               which
               is
               all
               I
               understand
               by
               the
               word
               Merit
               ,
               as
               used
               by
               any
               of
               us
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Concerning
             Baptism
             and
             the
             Lord's
             Supper
             .
          
           
             
               G.
               K.
            
             saith
             ,
             of
             their
             Two
             Sacraments
             ,
             called
             Baptism
             and
             the
             Supper
             :
             
             
               As
               for
               the
               Term
               or
               Word
               Sacrament
               ,
               it
               is
               no
               where
               to
               be
               found
               in
               all
               the
               
                 English
                 Translations
              
               of
               the
               Bible
               ,
               received
               among
               Protestants
               ;
               neither
               is
               there
               any
               Word
               either
               in
               the
               Hebrew
               or
               Greek
               ,
               that
               doth
               properly
               answer
               unto
               it
               ,
               unless
               they
               will
               Translate
               the
               Greek
               Word
               that
               signifieth
               Mystery
               ,
               to
               signifie
               a
               Sacrament
               ;
               as
               the
               old
               Latin
               hath
               it
               in
               Eph.
               5.32
               .
               
                 Hoc
                 est
                 magnum
                 Sacramentum
              
               ,
               i.
               e.
               This
               is
               a
               great
               Sacrament
               :
               For
               which
               our
               English
               Translation
               readeth
               ,
               more
               properly
               ,
               
                 This
                 is
                 a
                 great
                 Mystery
              
               .
               But
               if
               Sacrament
               signifie
               Mystery
               ,
               then
               there
               must
               be
               as
               many
               Sacraments
               as
               Mysteries
               .
            
          
           
             
               
               As
               for
               Infants-Baptism
               ,
               and
               Sprinkling
               a
               Child
               of
               Eight
               Days
               or
               more
               or
               less
               ,
               on
               the
               Forehead
               ,
               and
               call
               it
               Baptism
               ,
               it
               hath
               no
               footing
               in
               all
               the
               Scripture
               ,
               neither
               of
               Precept
               nor
               Practice
               ;
               as
               will
               easily
               appear
               ,
               by
               considering
               the
               places
               of
               Scripture
               they
               cite
               for
               it
               —
               as
               Heb.
               9.10
               ,
               to
               22.
               —
               Gen.
               17.9
               .
               —
               we
               find
               neither
               Command
               nor
               Practice
               in
               all
               the
               Scripture
               ,
               nor
               was
               the
               Practice
               of
               
                 Baptizing
                 Infants
              
               in
               use
               for
               an
               Hundred
               Years
               and
               more
               after
               the
               Apostles
               days
               ,
               among
               Professors
               of
               Christianity
               .
            
          
           
             
               
               And
               as
               for
               Water-Baptism
               in
               General
               ,
               We
               say
               ,
               It
               did
               only
               properly
               belong
               to
               
               John's
               Ministry
               and
               Dispensation
               ,
               and
               is
               expresly
               contra-distinguished
               from
               the
               Baptism
               of
               Christ
               ,
               both
               by
               John
               and
               also
               by
               Christ
               himself
               .
               —
               And
               if
               any
               were
               Raised
               up
               by
               the
               Lord
               ,
               as
               John
               was
               ,
               and
               could
               prove
               and
               instruct
               their
               being
               sent
               to
               Baptize
               with
               Water
               ,
               as
               he
               was
               ;
               these
               ,
               to
               whom
               they
               should
               be
               sent
               ,
               ought
               gladly
               to
               Receive
               it
               ;
               but
               to
               do
               it
               by
               
                 bare
                 Imitation
              
               ,
               or
               
                 a
                 meer
                 pretended
                 Call
              
               ,
               which
               they
               
                 cannot
                 prove
              
               to
               be
               either
               Mediate
               or
               Immediate
               ,
               is
               great
               Presumption
               ,
               yea
               ,
               Superstition
               ;
               and
               to
               call
               that
               a
               Command
               of
               God
               ,
               which
               he
               hath
               given
               them
               
                 no
                 Command
              
               to
               Practice
               ,
               
               is
               to
               set
               up
               the
               Precepts
               of
               Men
               in
               the
               Room
               of
               God's
               Commandments
               ,
               as
               the
               Pharisees
               did
               of
               old
               ,
               and
               is
               a
               taking
               of
               his
               Name
               in
               vain
               ,
               for
               which
               he
               will
               not
               hold
               them
               Guiltless
               .
               And
               they
               can
               never
               prove
               ,
               by
               all
               their
               Art
               and
               Skill
               ,
               that
               Water-Baptism
               is
               Commanded
               by
               Christ
               ,
               Mat.
               28.18
               ,
               19.
               
               
               For
               all
               God's
               Commands
               and
               Precepts
               ,
               especially
               of
               Publick
               Institution
               ,
               relating
               to
               the
               Church
               ,
               are
               express
               ,
               in
               so
               many
               express
               Words
               ,
               and
               are
               not
               left
               to
               be
               gathered
               by
               uncertain
               and
               doubtful
               Consequences
               .
            
          
           
             
               
               When
               God
               sent
               John
               to
               Baptize
               with
               Water
               ,
               Water
               was
               expressed
               ;
               but
               in
               the
               Apostle's
               Commission
               to
               Baptize
               ,
               no
               mention
               is
               made
               of
               Water
               ,
               nor
               no
               words
               of
               institution
               commanded
               to
               be
               used
               .
            
          
           
             
               
               We
               grant
               that
               Christ
               had
               an
               outward
               Supper
               with
               his
               Disciples
               ,
               when
               he
               did
               eat
               the
               Paschal
               Lamb
               with
               them
               ;
               and
               this
               was
               a
               real
               Supper
               ,
               and
               not
               like
               that
               which
               ye
               now
               use
               ,
               that
               is
               neither
               Substantial
               Supper
               nor
               Dinner
               ,
               being
               only
               a
               little
               Crumb
               of
               Bread
               ,
               scarce
               so
               big
               as
               a
               Nut
               ;
               and
               a
               Spoonful
               of
               Wine
               ,
               or
               two
               ,
               which
               hath
               little
               outward
               Substance
               ,
               and
               
                 no
                 Inward
              
               and
               Spiritual
               Signification
               unto
               you
               —
               your
               Supper
               is
               a
               
                 meer
                 Shadow
              
               ,
               and
               none
               of
               Christ's
               Supper
               ,
               nor
               of
               his
               Institution
               .
               
                 With
                 much
                 more
              
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Concerning
             the
             Resurrection
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             said
             Sheet
             it
             's
             said
             ,
             They
             (
             that
             is
             the
             
               Quakers
               )
               deny
               the
               Resurrection
               of
               the
               Body
               after
               Death
               .
            
          
           
             
               G.
               K.
            
             saith
             ,
             
             
               By
               W.
               Penn's
               words
               ,
               it
               is
               clear
               to
               prove
               the
               contrary
               ,
               of
               a
               Carnal
               Resurrection
               .
            
          
           
             
               G.
               K.
            
             also
             saith
             ,
             
             
               That
               they
               (
               i.
               e.
            
             the
             Quakers
             )
             
               Deny
               the
               Resurrection
               of
               the
               Dead
               .
            
          
           
             This
             is
             also
             a
             most
             false
             Charge
             ,
             which
             they
             can
             never
             prove
             :
             But
             because
             we
             deny
             their
             Carnal
             Conceptions
             of
             the
             Resurrection
             ,
             and
             hold
             us
             to
             Scripture-words
             ,
             which
             is
             most
             safe
             ,
             therefore
             they
             have
             so
             be-lyed
             us
             .
          
           
             And
             for
             the
             more
             Satisfaction
             of
             the
             Reader
             ,
             I
             refer
             him
             to
             a
             little
             Book
             ,
             called
             
               The
               Principles
               of
               Truth
            
             ,
             published
             by
             some
             noted
             Men
             of
             the
             Quakers
             ;
             in
             which
             Book
             it
             is
             expresly
             Affirmed
             ,
             
               That
               we
               (
               to
               wit
               ,
               the
               Quakers
               )
               believe
               ,
               That
               the
               same
               Body
               which
               is
               laid
               down
               ,
               shall
               be
               Raised
               up
               at
               the
               Resurrection
               of
               the
               Dead
               ,
               as
               much
               as
               a
               Natural
               Body
               can
               be
               the
               same
               with
               a
               Spiritual
               Body
               ,
               or
               an
               Earthly
               Body
               can
               be
               the
               same
               with
               a
               Heavenly
               Body
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               Scripture's
               Testimony
               ;
               
                 It
                 is
                 sown
                 Natural
                 ,
                 but
                 raised
                 Spiritual
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Glory
                 of
                 the
                 Heavenly
                 is
                 one
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Glory
                 of
                 the
                 Earthly
                 is
                 another
              
               ;
               and
               this
               may
               satisfie
               any
               sober
               Inquirer
               .
            
             And
             Paul
             ,
             writing
             concerning
             the
             Resurrection
             of
             the
             Dead
             ,
             saith
             ,
             
               
                 That
                 is
                 not
                 first
                 which
                 is
                 Spiritual
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 Natural
              
            
             (
             or
             Animal
             ,
             and
             afterward
             that
             which
             is
             Spiritual
             )
             1
             Cor.
             15.46
             .
             And
             vers
             .
             49.
             
             
               
                 As
                 we
                 have
                 born
                 the
                 Image
                 of
                 the
                 Earthly
                 ,
                 we
                 shall
                 bear
                 the
                 Image
                 of
                 the
                 Heavenly
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Concerning
             that
             called
             the
             Sabbath
             .
          
           
             The
             Posts
             .
             also
             saith
             ,
             
             They
             ,
             the
             Quakers
             ,
             
               do
               allow
               doing
               Servile
               Work
               on
               the
               Lord's-Day
               .
            
          
           
             G.
             K.
             saith
             ,
             
             
               Concerning
               that
               ye
               call
               your
               Christian-Sabbath
               ,
               which
               ye
               say
               is
               the
               
                 First
                 Day
                 of
                 the
                 Week
              
               ,
               —
               but
               ye
               bring
               no
               sober
               Proof
               for
               any
               such
               Change
               ,
               and
               the
               Scriptures
               ye
               cite
               say
               no
               such
               thing
               ,
               as
               Gen.
               2.2
               ,
               3.
               
               Rev.
               1.10
               .
               Exod.
               20.8
               ,
               10.
               
               Mat.
               5.17
               .
               For
               that
               outward
               Sabbath
               ,
               that
               was
               enjoyned
               unto
               them
               was
               a
               Sign
               and
               Figure
               .
               —
               And
               when
               the
               pure
               Gospel
               and
               Christian
               Dispensation
               did
               take
               place
               ,
               all
               these
               Figurative
               and
               Shadowy
               Sabbaths
               were
               changed
               to
               the
               Substance
               ,
               and
               that
               Substance
               or
               Body
               is
               Christ
               ,
               according
               to
               Col.
               2.17
               .
               With
               much
               more
               on
               this
               Head.
               
            
          
           
             And
             now
             ,
             hear
             
               G.
               K.
            
             farther
             ,
             in
             his
             Preface
             to
             his
             
               Serious
               Appeal
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Concerning
             the
             Quakers
             .
          
           
             
               
               It
               never
               yet
               hath
               been
               proved
               ,
               nor
               ever
               will
               be
               ,
               
                 i.
                 e.
              
               That
               the
               Religion
               ,
               professed
               by
               the
               sincere
               and
               '
               faithful
               People
               ,
               called
               in
               scorn
               Quakers
               ,
               is
               either
               Paganism
               ,
               or
               any
               other
               thing
               than
               real
               Christianity
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Concerning
             the
             Quakers
             Preachers
             ,
             and
             Publishers
             of
             their
             Doctrine
             .
          
           
             G.
             K.
             saith
             ,
             
             
               The
               People
               called
               Quakers
               ,
               and
               these
               most
               generally
               owned
               by
               them
               ;
               as
               Preachers
               and
               Publishers
               of
               their
               Faith
               ,
               of
               unquestionable
               esteem
               among
               them
               ,
               and
               worthy
               of
               double
               Honour
               ,
               as
               many
               such
               there
               are
               ;
               I
               know
               none
               that
               are
               guilty
               of
               any
               such
               Heresies
               and
               Blasphemies
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Concerning
             G.
             Fox
             .
          
           
             G.
             K.
             saith
             ,
             
             
               Whom
               the
               Lord
               hath
               indeed
               made
               a
               worthy
               Instrument
               unto
               us
               ,
               and
               among
               us
               ,
               and
               yet
               I
               hope
               shall
               unto
               many
               more
               ,
               and
               who
               is
               safe
               in
               the
               Hand
               of
               Him
               that
               holdeth
               the
               Seven
               Stars
               ,
               and
               the
               Seven
               Golden
               Candlesticks
               in
               his
               Right
               Hand
               :
               And
               all
               thy
               Malicious
               Reviling
               ,
               and
               Slanderous
               Defamation
               of
               him
               ,
               cannot
               diminish
               any
               thing
               from
               that
               true
               Honour
               wherewith
               the
               Lord
               hath
               Honour'd
               him
               ,
               and
               other
               Faithful
               Labourers
               with
               him
               ,
               whom
               the
               Lord
               hath
               raised
               up
               ,
               in
               this
               Day
               of
               the
               Appearance
               of
               his
               Great
               and
               Mighty
               Power
               .
            
          
           
             Now
             can
             
               G.
               Keith
            
             in
             Truth
             and
             Sincerity
             say
             more
             of
             and
             for
             ,
             1st
             ,
             That
             Religion
             he
             now
             Professeth
             .
             2dly
             ,
             Of
             those
             People
             he
             is
             now
             joyned
             unto
             .
             3dly
             ,
             Of
             the
             Preachers
             and
             Publishers
             of
             their
             Faith.
             4thly
             ,
             Of
             any
             Man
             or
             Men
             amongst
             them
             ,
             then
             he
             hath
             of
             
               G.
               Fox
            
             ,
             and
             other
             Faithful
             Labourers
             with
             him
             among
             the
             Quakers
             ?
             I'ts
             left
             to
             the
             Judgment
             of
             all
             Serious
             Christians
             .
          
           
             '
             And
             all
             good
             Christians
             (
             as
             in
             the
             Postscript
             to
             
               Serious
               Call
            
             )
             are
             desir'd
             to
             have
             this
             Sheet
             in
             their
             '
             Houses
             ,
             and
             to
             show
             it
             to
             their
             Neighbours
             as
             they
             have
             opportunity
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             see
             the
             Christianity
             of
             the
             Quakers
             ,
             and
             
               G.
               Keith
            
             also
             ,
             *
             and
             enquire
             if
             ever
             they
             see
             ,
             heard
             or
             read
             of
             any
             Man
             that
             hath
             done
             like
             him
             ,
             that
             pretended
             to
             be
             so
             many
             Years
             sound
             ,
             as
             to
             the
             Fundamentals
             of
             Christianity
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             Doctrines
             of
             the
             Christian
             Religion
             ,
             and
             that
             hath
             made
             so
             bold
             with
             the
             Name
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             pretended
             to
             such
             Zeal
             and
             Concern
             for
             God
             ,
             to
             contradict
             himself
             ,
             and
             feignedly
             to
             say
             ,
             He
             judgeth
             it
             his
             Duty
             from
             true
             Conviction
             ,
             and
             out
             of
             real
             Love
             to
             Truth
             ,
             to
             say
             and
             unsay
             ,
             and
             so
             confidently
             Assert
             he
             doth
             it
             freely
             and
             humbly
             ;
             Can
             you
             think
             this
             is
             a
             Teacher
             sent
             or
             called
             of
             God
             ,
             commissionated
             by
             Christ
             ,
             guided
             by
             his
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             fit
             to
             Follow
             ,
             or
             to
             Preach
             up
             that
             Dispensation
             ,
             of
             which
             it
             's
             said
             ,
             
               every
               Man
               shall
               speak
               the
               Truth
               to
               his
               Neighbour
               ?
            
             And
             are
             the
             so
             called
             Doctors
             ,
             and
             Rectors
             ,
             and
             those
             that
             abet
             him
             ,
             to
             be
             commended
             for
             their
             Wisdom
             ?
             And
             do
             they
             thereby
             Demonstrate
             that
             they
             have
             ,
             are
             in
             ,
             or
             are
             guided
             by
             ,
             the
             Wisdom
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             his
             Holy
             Spirit
             (
             by
             which
             so
             many
             as
             are
             the
             Sons
             of
             God
             are
             led
             )
             in
             their
             joyning
             with
             this
             Man
             ?
             It
             's
             hoped
             ,
             if
             you
             that
             follow
             
               George
               Keith
            
             .
             &c.
             will
             duly
             and
             well
             consider
             these
             things
             ,
             you
             will
             not
             only
             Renounce
             him
             ,
             but
             consider
             that
             his
             evil
             Works
             ,
             and
             those
             that
             Joyn
             with
             him
             therein
             ,
             ought
             to
             be
             forsaken
             ,
             and
             that
             it
             wil
             be
             more
             for
             your
             Profit
             ,
             and
             tend
             more
             to
             your
             Inward
             Peace
             and
             Christian
             Reputation
             ,
             to
             hearken
             to
             the
             Voice
             of
             Christ
             in
             your
             own
             Hearts
             ,
             and
             to
             mind
             that
             Light
             by
             which
             all
             things
             that
             are
             reproved
             are
             made
             manifest
             ,
             and
             believe
             in
             him
             who
             said
             ,
             
               I
               am
               the
               Light
               of
               the
               World
               ,
            
             and
             exhorted
             to
             
               learn
               of
               him
            
             ,
             who
             will
             teach
             you
             freely
             ;
             and
             no
             longer
             to
             follow
             him
             and
             such
             Preachers
             ,
             if
             you
             would
             be
             Christians
             indeed
             ,
             and
             then
             it
             's
             hoped
             you
             will
             acknowledge
             ,
             viz.
             as
             
               G.
               K.
            
             saith
             ,
             p.
             230.
             of
             his
             
               Presb.
               and
               Ind.
               visible
               Churches
            
             .
          
           
             
               It
               had
               been
               more
               Manly
               and
               seemingly
               Christian
               ,
               (
               for
               
                 G.
                 K.
              
               and
               his
               Abettors
               )
               or
               any
               others
               of
               their
               Sect
               or
               Society
               ,
               fairly
               to
               have
               stated
               the
               
                 Quakers
                 Principles
              
               ,
               and
               then
               to
               have
               refuted
               them
               by
               the
               best
               or
               strongest
               Arguments
               they
               could
               find
               :
               But
               this
               none
               of
               them
               have
               done
               [
               and
               he
               truly
               hath
               said
               ,
               
                 They
                 never
                 can
              
               ]
               nor
               did
               I
               ever
               see
               to
               this
               day
               ,
               any
               
                 one
                 Writer
              
               ,
               that
               did
               write
               against
               the
               Quakers
               ,
               that
               did
               fairly
               state
               their
               Principles
               ,
               but
               miserably
               be-lyed
               and
               abused
               them
               ,
               (
               as
               
                 G.
                 K.
              
               hath
               )
               either
               by
               affirming
               things
               to
               be
               their
               Principles
               which
               were
               not
               ,
               
                 or
                 by
                 so
                 unfairly
                 Representing
              
               and
               Wresting
               the
               words
               of
               our
               Honest
               Friends
               ,
               by
               their
               Addings
               and
               Diminishings
               ,
               that
               they
               could
               not
               at
               all
               acknowledge
               them
               as
               such
               ;
               all
               which
               is
               a
               manifest
               Evidence
               of
               the
               Weakness
               and
               Badness
               of
               their
               Cause
               ,
               as
               well
               as
               of
               that
               evil
               Conscience
               that
               is
               in
               them
               ,
               when
               they
               use
               such
               
                 unlawful
                 ways
              
               and
               means
               to
               defend
               themselves
               ,
               or
               to
               oppugn
               others
               .
            
             
          
           
             
               
                 Published
                 on
                 Behalf
                 of
                 the
                 People
                 called
              
               Quakers
               ,
               
                 by
                 some
                 of
                 them
              
               .
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           London
           ,
           Printed
           and
           Sold
           by
           
             T.
             Sowle
          
           ,
           in
           White-Hart-Court
           in
           Gracious-street
           ,
           1700.
           
        
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div B03450-e10
           
             Antichrist
             .
             and
             Sadd.
             
               p.
               43.
            
             
          
           
             Ibid.
             p.
             42.
             
          
           
             Retract
             .
             p.
             41.
             
          
           
             
               Serious
               Appeal
            
             ,
             p.
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             Ibid.
             p.
             7.
             
          
           
             Writ
             1692.
             
          
           
             p.
             7.
             
          
           
             
               Truth
               's
               Defence
            
             .
             P.
             65.
             
          
           
             See
             Serious
             Call.
             
          
           
             
               Note
               .
               G.
               K.
            
             did
             ,
             whilst
             among
             the
             Quakers
             ,
             vindicate
             these
             very
             Persons
             ,
             in
             the
             same
             Doctrines
             which
             he
             now
             calls
             
               Vile
               Errors
            
             ;
             and
             thereby
             renders
             himself
             Insincere
             ,
             in
             pretending
             to
             be
             ignorant
             of
             them
             .
          
           
             Note
             .
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             G.
             K
             
               's
               Truth
               's
               Defence
            
             ,
             p.
             53.
             
          
           
             Ibid.
             59.
             
          
           
             54.
             
          
           
             49.
             
          
           
             47.
             
          
           
             Call.
             
          
           
             G
             K
             
               's
               Rector
               Cor.
            
             p.
             16.
             
          
           
             Call.
             
          
           
             
               Rector
               Cor.
            
             p.
             14.
             
          
           
             Note
             ,
             If
             every
             Regenerate
             Man
             is
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             then
             he
             hath
             a
             Heaven
             within
             him
             ,
             or
             hath
             a
             Peace
             and
             Joy
             in
             him
             ,
             from
             Christ.
             
          
           
             G.
             K
             
               's
               Truth
               's
               Defence
            
             p
             ,
             64.
             
          
           
             *
             It
             's
             supposed
             this
             should
             be
             Fallible
             .
          
           
             
               Truth
               's
               Defence
            
             ,
             p.
             65.
             
          
           
             p.
             68.
             
          
           
             G.
             K
             
               's
               Serious
               App.
            
             p.
             2.
             
          
           
             G.
             K's
             Presb
             and
             Ind.
             visib
             .
             Churches
             ,
             
               p.
               58.
            
             
          
           
             Ibid.
             p.
             58.
             
          
           
             
               Truth
               's
               Defence
            
             ,
             p.
             228.
             
          
           
             G.
             K's
             Prseb
             .
             and
             Ind.
             visit
             .
             Chuhches
             .
          
           
             p.
             179.
             
          
           
             Ibid.
             p.
             182.
             
          
           
             ☜
             
          
           
             ☜
             
          
           
             p.
             183.
             
          
           
             p.
             185.
             
          
           
             G.
             K
             
               's
               Serious
               Appeal
            
             ,
             p.
             9.
             
          
           
             Presb.
             and
             Ind.
             visib
             .
             Churches
             ,
             
               p.
               227.
               228.
            
             
          
           
             Ser.
             Call.
             
          
           
             Presb.
             and
             Ind.
             visib
             .
             Churches
             .
             
               p.
               190.
               191.
            
             
          
           
             Preface
             to
             Serious
             Appeal
             .
          
           
             
               Serious
               Appeal
            
             .
             p.
             7.
             
          
           
             
               Rect.
               Cor.
            
             p.
             111.
             
          
           
             *
             Whilst
             a
             Quaker
             .
          
           
             Consider
             ,
             by
             what
             's
             herein
             ,
             and
             what
             
               G.
               K.
            
             saith
             ,
             p.
             15.
             of
             his
             
               Exact
               .
               N●r.
            
             and
             Preface
             thereto
             ,
             whether
             he
             hath
             not
             proved
             himself
             an
             Apostate
             ,
             a
             great
             Hypocrite
             ,
             stark
             Mad
             ,
             and
             Crased
             in
             his
             Understanding
             .