Envy and folly detected by way of a reply to a scandalous pamphlet, lately published by Robert Bridgeman (a grocer in London) intituled, Folly and envy detected, &c. : being a vindication of the true Christian Quakers : also something to a paper signed by J. Vaughton, J. Field, Ch. Marshall, W. Bingly, and others, being in number 24, and pretended Quakers, lately published in the City mercury, &c. : to which is added, nineteen queries to R.B. and his 24 brethren, &c. / by G.C. and E.N., lovers of all men. G. C., Lover of all men. 1695 Approx. 39 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 13 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A32344 Wing C32 ESTC R1507 12687076 ocm 12687076 65794 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. 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Society of Friends. 2007-01 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-01 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-04 John Latta Sampled and proofread 2007-04 John Latta Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion Envy and Folly DETECTED : By Way of a REPLY , TO A Scandalous Pamphlet , lately Published by ROBERT BRIDGEMAN ( a Grocer in London ) intituled , Folly and Envy Detected , &c. Being a Vindication of the True Christian Quakers . Also something to a Paper Signed by J. Vaughton , J. Field , Ch. Marshall , W. Bingly , And Others , being in Number 24. And pretended Quakers , lately published in the City Mercury , &c. To which is added Nineteen Queries to R. B. and his 24 Brethren , &c. By G. C. and E. N. Lovers of all Men. 2 Pet. 2. 1. But there were False Prophets among the People , even as there shall be False Teachers among you , who privily shall bring in Damnable Heresies , even denying the Lord that bought them , and bring upon themselves swift destruction . Prov. 12. 22. Lying Lips are an Abomination to the Lord : but they that deal truly are his delight . Prov. 17. 15. He that justifieth the Wicked , and he that condemneth the Just : even they both are an Abomination to the Lord. LONDON , Printed for Sarah Howkins , 1695. Advertisement . Since the aforegoing was at the Press , we have seen a silly Pamphlet published by H. Gouldney an Apostate Quaker , who endeavours to cover and cloak Error and Blasphemy , with other Antichristian Practises , that no Protestant Society will tolerate , &c. To which Pamphlet , for the present , let him take the following words for an Answer , &c. Proverbs 27th . Verse 22d . Though thou shouldest bray a Fool in a Mortar among wheat with a Pestil , yet will not his Foolishness depart from him . Christian Reader , I Desire thee to lay aside prejudice , and observe R. Bridgman is offended at the Christian Confession of D. S. in the Body of his Pamphlet , calling it Malapart Pragmatical style , ( Pope like ) without the Consent of the Church : Who this D. S. is may not be easie to judge ; however , I do not find D. S. do joyn with any inraged Enemy , or Adversary , nor is he malicious against any that have laid down their Lives in defence of the Blessed Truth , but for the clearing of all such , and that none should be led aside by such who cover and cloak gross Errors . And yet R. B. in his fifth Page is offended with D. S. and here he says , he villifies some , or a part of the same Society , and that with denying Him that was born of the Virgin Mary , to be the Christ the Saviour of the World ; it is evident that this R. B. is of the same stamp with his Brethren in Pensilvania , or at least-wise a Cloaker of those gross Errors , as Samuel Jennings , Coock and Loyd , and the rest of that Faction and yet this R. B. hath the Confidence in Page the ninth , where he cites the Yearly-meeting Paper , ( Mark ) if there be any gross Errors , &c. held by any Professing the Truth in America , such Parsons ought to be admonished , &c. And yet I have not heard of any Paper of Condemnation , that S. Jennings , and the rest of those of that Faction has given forth since their Admonition , nor R. B. nor his Twenty four Brethren against them , but makes a great out-cry they are wronged , and scandalized , but they will not let us know in what , but it 's the Duty of all true Christians to clear themselves from Errors , and not to Cloak such damnable Errors that no Protestant Society in Christendom would tolerate , as is made manifest in Print already , and there testified against by the Christian Quakers , and R. B. seems to be offended with D. S. for desiring any to pray to God to turn them from their Errors , how Unchristian this R. B. shews himself ( is well to be noted ) it is wonderful to me to see R. B's stock of Confidence in cloaking his Brethrens gross Errors , and in charging D. S. upon no better Proof than a perhaps , &c. when he must if he be ingenuous , confess S. Jennings and many more are proved Guilty of such gross Errors , that no Protestant Society would tolerate ; but the main drift of R. B. is to blind the Innocent , and cover the guilty ; p. 7th . R. B. makes bold to tell his Reader , there is no instance produced wherein G. Whitehead has been either weak or wicked , which to cover and cloak many gross Errors must be . Either he would make the world believe he had not read G. Whiteheads Writings of Contention , or else he justifies all what G. Whitehead has writ , or else cloakes and covers it : See G. Whitehead's Book , Judgment fixed , and see what Names he gives to those that testifie against gross Errors ; not becoming any Christian of Christ's making , and also R. B. in his seventh Page is offended with D. S. for saying , Light and Darkness are Beings , and thus says R. B. which as much bespeaks his Skill in Philosophy , as the other does his Titled to Christianity : finding R. B. having so little Skill in Philosophy makes me save Paper on that head , and whereas R. B. seems to be offended at D. S. for his saying , if please God to put it into the Hearts of the Governours to burn all the Contentious Books , and then says he , no need of Emendation , &c. I understand D. S. means such Books that contain such damnable Doctrine , as tend to the destroying the Christian Faith , and instead of R. B. and his Twenty four Brethren writing Emendations , they endeavour to cloak all those gross Errors , then R. B. goes on , and why must they be burnt , the Matter it seems is distateful , but it is evident gross Errors are not distateful to R. B. if they were , he would not hugg them as he does : then he goes on , and calls all that testifie against gross Errors , Apostats , and unruly Spirits , that like not to have their Fruits made manifest , and their Rebellion against the Light rebuked ; and they that would have Books burnt , next step would have the Authors burnt , but this is R. B. wanting Charity , to condemn gross Errors that doth not follow , that they would condemn the Authors to be burnt : at his way of arguing all the Protestant Societies that have condemned and testified against the Errors of the Church of Rome ( would burn their Bodies ) and should the Christian Quakers tell R. B. and his Twenty four Brethren , that those persecuting Quakers in Pensilvania ; that Fined , and Imprisoned our Christian Friends in that Province , next step would burn their Bodies ; our thoughts are that R. B. and his Twenty four Brethren would say we were very uncharitable . And now I shall return some of R. B's . own words upon him , in Page the ninth , but this D. S. ( who in a Malapert Pragmatical stile , would be deemed the the Representative of the true Christian Quakers , is for Censuring and Excommunicating ( Pope-like ) without Consent of the Church , &c. I appeal to all sober People , how R. B. do fret himself with the honest Confession of D. S. But I perceive if D. S. his Book had been Licensed by the Second days meeting , or by R. B. and his Twenty four Brethren , it would have met with much more favour , than now it has ; as if nothing but what is tolerated by a certain Faction of some few pretended Quakers ( whether that be not more like the Pope and his Councel . ) That except we will believe as the Church believes , that is , receive such gross Errors , and damnable Doctrines as no Protestant Society would tolerate , we must be called Apostates , and unruly Spirits : the next thing that makes us admire is , how those pretended Quakers as R. B. and his Twenty four Brethren come to assume that Power to themselves ; as the Title of a Church above the Christian Quaker , and nothing must pass currant except it come from some of their Meetings , or tolerated by them ; but we have observed some men will over-value themselves , and to have no Charity towards them that deserve it ; also R. B. seems greatly concerned for D. S. mentioning Josiah Coal , J. Audland for their adoring G. Fox , it seems R. B. do espouse all the gross Errors , and his Twenty four Brethren ; But the Christian Quaker utterly disowns all Error , and cannot ascribe that Honour to a mortal man , which is due to our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ , the Saviour of the world ; R. B. would have done well to have told his Reader in what Book or Books those blasphemous Titles given to G. Fox had been vindicated , I preceive R. B. and his Twenty four Brethren are Vindicators of those Adorations given to G. Fox , and herein is the true Christian Quaker distinguished from the Apostate , the one denieth all Error , and the Apostate cloak and cover them . Then R. B. goes on and says , I need say the less to them ( meaning Books ) but what Books he tells not his Reader what those Books are , and R. B. confesseth there may be some unsound Expressions in G. F. Writings , therefore he must grant it wants Emendations , and grants they were not well guarded , he have made a sort of a blind Confession , and by this , R. B. have a little Arraigned G. Fox as well as D. S. and F. Bugg ; and now we will let the Reader understand what Authority the Holy Scriptures have with these men , see G. F's Book Eutituled , An Encouragement to all the Womens Meetings in the World , in pag 42. see Concerning Jeptha's Daughter , see p. 43. and was not Micah's Mother a Vertuous Woman , read Judg. the 17th . and see what she said to her Son , the Text tells us , the Woman gave Two hundred Shekles of silver to the Founder , to make a graven Image , and a molten Image ; pray what Encouragement is this for a Womans Meeting , and what use of Scripture these men do make , see in pag. 23. pag. 24. now Old Ely was not against the Assemblies of the Women , who Assembled by Troops , as you may see 1 Sam. 2. 21 , 22. read the Text , and there ye will find Ely's Sons committed whoredom with the Women , what may we think after-Ages will say of such Interpreters of Scripture , doubtless this Book ( i. e. G. F's ) come out by the Authority of the 2d . days Meeting , or else G. Fox must be as R. B. say Pope-like , to impose , in pag. the 10th , R. B. goes on , but I would fain know why it must be deemed by D. S. such weakness in G. Fox , to set his Name to the Book called the Battel Door , &c. Here R. B. covers and cloakes all the Errors , that the Christian Quakers deny , for there can be no Union between Truth and Error , we for our own parts went to the : Jews and spoke with the Jew that received Eighty pounds in mill'd Mony , paid by G. R. besides the Dozen bottles of Wine given by M. F. ( as he did affirm for their doing the chief part of it ) and what a Cheat was this to the Ignorant , to make them believe , as if it had been revealed to G. Fox : away with such deceit : in the next place R. B. Envies D. S. as he thinks , for favouring Is . P. But it was well known , that Is . P. was ready to retract in his Life-time what he see was an Error , in his 13. pag. he thinks D. S. have made a great slip of his Pen , if he be a true Believer , he was not come to bear the Image of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ , but R. B. have shewed but little Skill in Divinity ; and therefore , had need to learn , and not to teach : in pag. 14. R. B. would make the World believe D. S. was but little acquainted with the Christian Quakers Faith , which is attended with Christian Charity , and teacheth to exercise a Conscience void of offence both toward God and toward Man ; pray observe what a flourish R. B. have made , it plainly appears that he cannot be of the Faith of the true Christian Quakers , because he cloaks and covers all those that have given ill Names , for merely dissenting about Circumstantial things , that was imposed on us , calling us Dogs , Devils , Incarnate Apostates , unruly Spirits , with much more . Robert Bridgman , in his Postscript mentions D. S. Postscript , here he desires all those that are living , whose former or latter Writings are defective to write Emendations upon them , as well as on those that are dead . But R. B. is much concerned with D. S. saying he should be glad if God would put it into the hearts of the Governors of the Nation to condemn them to be burnt , that is to say , all such Books that did contain gross Errors ; we do not find R. B. nor his Twenty four Brethren , are willing to write Explanations and Emendations , and have deceitfully Titled themselves Christian Quakers , because the Government should take no notice of them , and we can testifie these few pretended Quakers , have been very forward to appeal to every Government , when they thought it would make for their Interest . So we have with brevity taken notice of what is material ; the main end of R. B. is to condemn the Christian Quakers Confession , and to cover the Guilty , and in his Advertisement he would have People believe , his Pamphlet may serve as an Answer to G. W's reply , but it must be to such as believe as the Church believes , and must take nothing for truth , but what such as he and his Twenty four Brethren have stamped ; but Robert Bridgman , and his Twenty four Brethren , was not willing to tell their Reader , those that had a hand in the yearly Meeting Paper left out part of G. Keith's words , in pag. 7th . viz. not excluding the Man Christ Jesus his Death , Sufferings , &c. and Intercession , &c. from being joyntly concerned in our Salvation ; as also telling you , that the Faith of him , as he died for us , &c. is necessary to our Christianity and Salvation . Now all this was left out in the 7th . page , so by this you may see , they would Exclude the Man Christ Jesus being joyntly concerned in our Salvation , and yet R. B. has the Confidence in his 9th . page , after the citing about Eight lines out of the yearly Meeting Paper , does this look like indeavouring to cover any such gross Errors ; certainly he that can see with his own Eyes , will see the Tendency of what R. B. and his Twenty four Brethren hath said , is to cloak and cover gross Errors ; yea , and Doctrine of Devils . R. B. in his 6th . page , whereupon no better Proof than a Perhaps ; or for ought he knows , blames D. S. and then he goes on , may I not with the same sort of reason argue against him , that perhaps or for ought I know , it may be undeniably proved upon him , that he is a Thief , or a Murderer ; we perceive this grosser R. B. do not understand Common Sense , for what can be undeniably proved upon a Thief , or a Murderer , is not for ought I know , but there is so much Nonsense , that we need not take much pains to refute him , ( for undeniably is not a perhaps , or for ought I know ) we would have the Reader well observe , that R. B. in his Eighth page , where he makes his Complaint against D. S. how distasteful their Errors are , and says he , the next step would have the Authors burnt , least there should be any more such Books ; ' its evident he would have more erroneous Books writ , and have People believe them as Truths , and if they will not believe them , then they are call'd unruly Spirits , Apostates , &c. Had not R. B. and the Twenty four his Brethren been Cloakers of gross Errors , they had no need to have made such a great Out-cry of their being scandalized , calling it a malicious Libel ; and then to cheat the People , calls themselves Christian Quakers : If they had been such as they have Titled themselves , they would not have been offended with D. S. in writing to clear the true Christian Quakers ; but this have been evident , that Sam. Jennings have Preached , and prayed in publick Meetings , who have been proved Guilty of gross Errors ; and yet , we have not heard of any Paper of Condemnation he have given forth , nor Robert Bridgman , nor his Twenty four Brethren , ( against him and the rest Guilty of the like Errors ) and for the sake of the Innocent , we have set down some as may be seen more at large , in the Plea of the Innocent T. F. said that he owned no Man Christ Jesus , as Mediator in Heaven without him , but the Grace of God within him , page 11th . and in the same page , He argued against our beloved Friend G. Keith , That Christ was only a Spirit in Heaven , and had nothing of the Body of man in Heaven ; and at another Meeting he said , he had not learned that Lesson , whether it was the Godhead or something else , that Christ took of the Virgin , that was nailed to the Cross , Excluding the Man Christ Jesus his Death , Resurrection , Ascension , and Meditation for us in Heaven . J. Wilsford said at a Meeting , That Christ was no Mediator for Drunkards , nor wicked Persons : but for his own own Disciples , contrary to the express Testimony , Isa . 53. 12. Psal . 68. and the same Person at a Meeting in West-Jersey said , in Prayer , Lord that we may not dote on the Body , to neglect the Life . And in page 12th . Some denying God's Presence in all his Creatures , another Preaches , that Christ cureth mens Souls perfectly at once ; and maketh them free from all sin ; and when we are perfect we are Kings , and are not to pray to God for our selves , and at J. Goodsons , S. Jennings , accused G. Keith , and so did J. Simcock for preaching Faith in Christ without us , calling it the Professors Faith , and the Faith of all Christendom , that did not Profit . And Tho. Ducket said , he could not determine , whether that Body that was Crucified , was in Heaven or not : ( What a Preacher here is ) and Sam. Jennings said , to do Gods business , we needed Gods Wisdom and Power , but to do our own as men , we needed it not ; Page 13th . W. Walker said in a publick Meeting , That a man might speak unsound words in the Life , and at another time he bid wait , that the Scepter might depart from Judah , and that Shilo might come , ( and stampt it in the name of the Spirit ) in Page the 14th . H. Willis , openly declared himself an Vnbeliever of Christ , coming without us to Judge the quick and the Dead , ( which is a great Article of the Christian Faith ) had not R. B. and his Twenty four Brethren been Connivers and Cloakers of these , and many more gross Errors that could be charged , and proved from their Books in Print , they would never been offended with D. S's . Christian Testimony , and Confession . And for a Conclusion let that be a sign between you , and the true Christian Quaker , as G. White has offered in his Reply , to come forth and give a publick Meeting ; for as the Scripture saith of making Books there is no end ; and let the Reader know , that the Christian Quakers disowns all those Errors that are here mentioned , with all the rest that are manifest in Print , so shall we conclude and Subscribe our selves as in Truth , we are well Wishers to all men . G. C. E. N. Berks the 18th . of the 10th . Month , 1694. POSTSCRIPT . WE Refer our Reader ( to a Treatise ) Titled , The Christian Faith of the People of God , call'd Quakers in Rode Island , ( in which may be seen what the true Christian Quakers Faith is , and that they are not ashamed to Confess it to the whole World. Also 19. Queries by way of a further Reply , to a Paper published by J. Vaughton , J. Feilde , Ch. Marshal , Will. Bingly , and others ; being in number Twenty four , and also to their Brother R. B. which make their number to be Twenty five . Seeing thou R. B. and thy Twenty four Brethren have taken upon you the Guilt of those Errors , and horrid Blasphemies of your Brethren charged on them by F. Bugg . we have here added these following Queries , desiring you to answer them , or abandon the Name of Christian Quaker , that you would seem to take on you , which cannot be allowed you by any rational Man , while you cover and cloak such vile Errors , &c. Q. 1. How dared you espouse those gross Errors of Tho Fitzwater , R. Young , and T. Lloyd , viz. O God that died in us , and laid down thy Life in us , and took it up again ; and that when Christ ascended he was separated from his Body , that Faith in Christ without us , as he died for our sins , and rose again , was not necessary to our Salvation . Q. 2. Had it not been better for you , rather to have given out a Christian Testimony against them , for their said Blasphemous Expressions , and against S. Jennings and others Persecutions of G. Keith , T. Budd , &c. Q. 3. Why do you not answer F. Buggs first Charge , who saith the Quakers denied him , Who was born of the Virgin Mary , who suffered Death upon the Cross at Jerusalem , who rose again the Third day , and ascended into Heaven , in the sight of the Galileans to be Christ the Saviour of the World. Seeing D. S. clears the true Christian Quakers of this gross Charge , it lyeth at your Door to clear your selves thereof if you are able . Q. 4. Why do you not answer his second Charge , who say , They deny the Scriptures , by speaking contemptuously of them , &c. D. S. have also cleared the Christian Quakers thereof , therefore it lyeth at your Door , to clear your selves and others of your Brethren if you can . Q. 5. Why do you not answer F. B's third Charge , who says , Their Teachers are Deceivers of the People , Favourers of Blasphemy , and of differing Faith from the Apostles , Primitive Christians , and Blessed Martyrs and Excusers of Idolatry , and that their Doctrine tends to overthrow the Christian Faith. D. S. have cleared his Christian Friends of this gross Charge , therefore you are left to answer for your Selves and Brethren . Q. 6. Why do not you answer F. Buggs Charge against you , who accuseth the Quakers for teaching , That the Name of Jesus Christ , do not properly belong to the Body that suffered upon the Cross at Jerusalem , &c , D. S. condemns this Error on behalf of the Christian Quakers , but you having taken it upon your selves , by blaming D. S. for so doing it lyeth now at your Door . Q. 7. Why do not you answer the ten Queries , published by R. Hannay : your Champion T. Elwood , having not done it . Q. 8. Whether thou R. Bridgman , and thy Twenty four Brethren doth intend to follow the Footsteps of your Apostate Brethren in Pensilvania , the Twenty eight false Judges , in condemning and denying of G. Keith , and his Christian Friends ; for , or because of their Christian Doctrine and Principles . Q. 9. Seeing some of you Twenty four Subscribers have confessed , that you had not read the Little Book signed by D. S. how dared you to Sign a Paper against it barely on Trust , is not this believing as the Church believes Rome , like , &c. Q. 10. Is it not greater Presumption in you to publish a Paper in order to make the Body of the Christian Quakers equally Guilty of those grand Errors with your selves ; than for D. S. to clear the Body , and only blame the Guilty . Q. 11. Whether you do approve ( and intend to follow that Anti-Christian Practice ) of your Brethrens denying The Christian Quakers , their Right of burying their Dead , as we hear was lately done in Southwark , by some of your Apostate Brethren , James Braithwait and others , &c. Q. 12. Wherefore did you Twenty four Apostate Quakers , be so bold as to call the Sheet signed by D. S. a Libel , and yet doth not undertake to prove one Paragraph to be such , doubtless some of you have Confidence enough to make Truth seem to be a Lye , and Darkness Light , if your Master the D — l had but furnished you his Craft so to do . — Q. 13. Seeing thou R. B. have confessed in private , that thou hast quibled , ( in thy Scandalous Pamphlet ) had it not been rather more like a Christian , for thee , and also for thy Twenty four Brethren , to have confest your own and Brethrens Errors , endeavouring to forsake the same ; desiring God's Forgiveness for Christ's sake , than to continue to cover and cloak such damnable Errors , as no Protestant Society will tollerate . Q. 14. Is not R. B. guilty of Envy , and Out-rage against D. S. For confessing and disowning those gross Errors , again R. B. in his Twelve and thirteenth Pages would insinuate , that he is very Charitable to D. S. in that he , viz. D. S. do give cause to charge him , as questioning a future Existance , or Being from D. S' s. charitable saying of Is . Pennington , if that worthy Man were in being , &c. now its evident D. S. could not mean any other Being but in this Life , unless this R. B. S. Divinity allow of Retraction , or Recantation in the Life immortal , which is erroneous , for although there be a future Being , yet no Being for Retraction , &c. R. B. says , That he may positively charge D. S. that he denies a future Existance , is not this positively Unchristian in R. B. and may not we by the same rule Charge him to hold a Purgatory , &c. Q. 15. Art not thou R. Bridgman Guilty of Envy , for falsly charging ( in thy Fifeteenth page ) D. S. as wanting Christianity , because he confest G. Whitehead was a contentious Scribler , and Guilty of giving base and scurrilous Language , on no other Evidence says R. B. but that of F. B. but to prove this Envy and Folly of R. B's , let the Reader see for himself , the filthy Language of ( R. B's . Elder ) G. Whitehead given in his Book Judgment fixed , also see the Billings-gate Rhethorick , in a Book called The Accuser of of the Brethren , &c. allow R. B. his Concession ( viz. G. Whitehead to be an Elder ) ought he not therefore to be reproved , warned and admonished , for persisting in Evil , or covering of Error and false Doctrine ? was not the Judges of Susannah Elders ? read the History and see what Elders those was . Q. 16. Art not thou R. B. Guilty of Envy and Folly , as well as Lying and Prevertion , for affirming that Blasphemy against Jesus of Nazareth , is a Sin that 's not to be forgiven ; pray let 's know in thy next , the Chapter and Verse in thy Scripture , where Sin against the Son of man is not to be forgiven , &c. we know there is a Text that saith , The Sin against the Holy Ghost is not to be forgiven , Ergo R. B. mendax est . Q. 17. R. B. Art not thou Guilty of Envy and Madness , to cover and cloak those Divine Attributes , or Blasphemous Titles given to G. F. ( by J. C. and J. A. ) to satisfie the unprejudiced Reader we shall cite the Attributes given to G. F. ( by J. C. and J. A ) that he may see for himself what the Apostate Quaker is for covering and excusing , and what the true Christian Quaker is for denying , viz. all Blasphemy , and Error , be it of what kind soever ? Dear George Fox , whose Being and Habitation is in the Power of the highest , in which thou rules and governs in Righteousness , and thy Kingdom is established in Peace , and the increase thereof is without end , &c. Dear and precious one , in whom my Life is bound up , my Strength is in thee , by thy Breathings I am nourished , by thee my Strength is renewed , Blessed art thou for evermore , — Blessed are all that injoy , — Life and Strength come from thee , Holy one , — reach unto me , that I may be strengthned to stand in the mighty Power , and dread of the Lord , — daily do I find thy Presence , — I cannot reign , but in thy dread for evermore , — reach through all in thy mighty Power to him , — pray for us all , that in thy Power we may abide for evermore , — I am thine , begotten , and nourished by thee , — and in thy Power am I preserved , — Glory unto thee , Holy one , for ever . — Now behold what Confidence this R. B. hath to cover and excuse his great Scholar , G. F. whom he saith , had some knowledge of the Hebrew tongue , which is here granted ; but however , he had not understanding of the Latine , therefore he could not understand tu nos and vos , but by Tradition , and some body paid enough for his understanding in the Hebrew , ( Witness the Eighty pounds , and Dozen Bottles of Wine , as mentioned in the former part hereof ) we presume this cannot be an Argument of any good Breeding in R. B. to cover such vile and gross Wickedness ; as he doth both in his great Scholar , G. F. and J. C. and J. A. who were manifest to be but weak and ignorant Disciples , in giving the aforesaid Adorations . Q. 18. R. Bridgman , is it not great Folly and Ignorance in thee , to quarrel with D. S. in thy Thirteenth page , ( i. e. D. S's . ) Exhorting every Believer in Christ , and follower of him to bear his Image , &c. may not this quarrelsome Spirit of R. B. be as well offended with holy David , for exhorting the Saints to praise the Lord , &c. may not we according to his Sophistical way of arguing , say to him , as if any were Saints , and did not praise the Lord , &c. and are not the Preachers as Guilty of a slip with their Tongues , as thou would represent D. S. to be with his Pen , for bidding People fear the Lord , as if they could believe in the Lord , and did not fear him ? is not this sort of arguing against R. B. as good as his is against D. S ? away with such Nonsense and Ignorance as R B. hath published , which tends only to his shame and disgrace . Q. 18. Is not R. B. and his Twenty four Brethren guilty of Envy and Folly , for finding fault that no Name is to the Answer of F. Bugg , but the two Letters D. S. why may not any Man set two Letters to any thing he writes , seeing some of your Brethren have given so many Presidents for it , Witness G. F. W. P. J. P. and many others ; and was it any greater Evil for D. S. to be set to that Christian Testimony , and Confession , than it was for G. P. to be set to a late silly Pamphlet , Titled , Just Measures in an Epistle of Love and Peace , &c. which is supposed should have been W. P. and its like it might have been so , had not the Author then lain absconded , &c. R. B. the Light which thee , and thy Twenty four Brethren , makes a formal Profession of discovers your Deeds , to be Deeds of Darkness , by your covering and cloaking those Errors , that are naked and bare to the World , &c. Observe Reader the reason why the pretended Quaker persecutes and reviles the true Christian Quaker is , because they disown the aforesaid Errors with all the rest , &c. so thinking it not worth while to contend with a contentious Faction , seeing they have a great many poor innocent Souls to work to help to maintain their Chest , it being easie for them to publish Lying Pamphlets to defame others , having a national stock to maintain their Wickedness , in so doing , and if they please to put an end to the present Controversie , in which T. Elood , R. Bridgman , and their 24 Brethren with others , have involved themselves therein , let them come forth to a publick Meeting , according to the request of G. White in his Reply , and G. Keith in his Epistle to Friends , and joyned to his Answer to Tho. Elwood's scandalous Book , &c. and for Conclusion let them give a Months notice in the London Gazette , and let it be fairly disputed out ; so from all Lying and Slandering , with Blasphemy and Error , together with all manner of Abominations , Libera nos Domine . G. C. E. N. A Seasonable Caution unto all People , unto whom this may come : Or a Letter to a Friend . THAT none for want of a Right understanding judge the True Christian Quakers guilty of gross Errors , and damnable Doctrine , because a few pretended Quakers , have cloaked , covered and connived at such things , which the Christian Quakers utterly disown , and bear Testimony against both by word and writing , as may be seen in a late Treatise , by D. S. and is a late Reply to Twenty four pretended Quakers in the City-Mercury ( by G. W. ) And since that the Christian Quakers have given notice in the City Mercury , that none should go under a mistake , and likewise there is one Robert Bridgman , that hath published a late Pamphlet in favour of all those 〈◊〉 Errors , and damnable Doctrines , w●… hath been charged against them by F. B. in new Rome , and divers others , which the Christian Quakers disown , as may be seen in D. S. little Book , and G. W's Reply to the Twenty four Subscribers , in a Paper with their Names to it ; and also the Christian Quakers are ready ●o give an Account of their Faith as they are ●…ng Witnesses of it , from a living Experience ( not Historically ) and do testifie against all that do seek to cover , and cloak gross Errors , and which speak Contemptuously of the Holy Scriptures , and put bad Interpretations upon them , as may be seen in a Book Entituled , An Encouragement to all the Womens Meetings in the World. And this may let my Reader understand , there is herewith published a Reply to Robert Bridgman , by G. C. and E. N. in behalf of the Christian Quakers , with some of those gross Errors there noted , which Robert Bridgman and his Twenty four Brethren are Cloakers , and so are Deemed equal Guilty : These few Lines was written by o●e who believe , and have Faith in the Blood of of the Man Christ Jesus , as he came outwardly , and shed his most precious Blood ; and as he is come by his spiritual appearance in the Heart , both being joyntly concerned in our Salvation , ●elieving he arose from the Dead the third Day , and ascended into Heaven , and is there in the glorified Nature of man , and also that he shall come again without us , to Judge the World , and with Ten thousand of his Saints . Reader , The Christian Quakers may be thus distinguished , they neither cover , cloak not connive at any Errors ; and 〈◊〉 make an Out-cry of being scandalized 〈…〉 ged , and not let the World know for what , a● the Twenty four Subscribers , and R. Bridgman have done ; for my part I know not in what they are wronged in , except they count that being a wrong , for the Christian Quaker , to deny all Error and False Doctrine , which they , it 's manifest , seek to cover and cloak , as F. B. have cited out of ●ur own Books in New Rome , &c. So Subscribes thine in all real Service , Notes, typically marginal, from the original text Notes for div A32344-e400 Eighty pounds , Note .