Falshood

{Page 34} In Georgium Keithum Caledonium Apostatem, &c.

Translated

The Triumph of the Light, and Overthrow of Keith and his Accomplices; as follows,

Keith Ecebolius like, now leads the Van
O'th' forlorn Hope, Apostate Julian,
The Apostolick Faith once own'd, but now
This Renegade the same doth disavow:
Poetick Stories fab'lously report,
On Heaven it self the Giants made effort;
But Keith outdoes them; his proud Folly view,
They a feign'd God attck'd, but he the true¹
Keith nothing scares, into black Hell he goes,
Thence Stygian Darkness at the Light he throws:
But th' Light hath still triumphed over all,
For Ages past, and triumph ever shall,
Whilst baffled Keith, who better Things once knew,
May rave i'th' Dark with his benighted Crew.

Thus, as they appear guilty of a Crime that unchristians all infected with it, according to 1 Cor. xiii. 1, 2, &c, it may well be expected, they are not over-free of the Vice of Lying also, as a naturql Consequence of it; in order to the proof whereof, I next descend to give Instances of their Falshood, as follows.

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Instances.	Lies.	Proofs.
*Pen's* Preface to *Fox's* Journal	That any Member of the Church may come to their Yearly Meeting if they please, and speak their Mind freely in the Fear of God, to any Matter therein	The Falshood whereof, my self, amongst many others, am a living Witness.
Righteous Judgement placed, *p.* 59, 61, 93.	That to say, a free Debate when any Difference arises amongst us is stifly deny'd, is a wicked Slander.	See *Roger's* Christian Quaker, in five Parts; Preface to the Reader. and Postscript, &c. in proof of this Lie.
*Whitehead's* Truth and Innocency *p.* 41.	That they know of no such supream Assembly amongst them, as gives Laws and makes Orders set forth by the Power of God (as they pretend) being not intended by them for Laws.	*Melius Inquirend. p*. 129. *Elwood's* Truth defended, *p.* 40, 41.
Accuser of the Brethren cast down, *p.* 127.	That they know nothing they practice among them as a People either in respect to Unity, Church-Government, Order; Discipline, &c. but such Things as they have the Evidence of the Spirit of God for the practice of.	Witness their Continuance of their imposing Order against Marriage of the first Cousens as Gospel Discipline, after they have in effect disown'd it as unchristian, by their Allowance of *W. Parr's* Daughter to transgress it.

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Instances.	Lies.	Proofs.
Righteous Judgement placed, *p.* 10, 11, 14, 15. Relation of the unlawful Proceedings of the Magistrates of *Harwich, p.* 3.	That they never endeavoured to compel and force tender Consciences in Matters spiritual, to be conformed and in subjection, contrary to their own Minds, and Light of Christ in their Conscience.	See *Rich's* Hidden Things, with Tyranny and Hypocrisy detected, compared with their Imposition on *Thomas Boyse,* to condemn himself against his Conscience, before they would relieve him.
*Pen's Judas* and the *Jews* combin'd *p.* 38.	That they never push'd, pinch'd, kick'd and trod upon the Feet and Toes, pull'd down or hall'd any Conscientious Enquirer or Opposer, &c. out of their Meetings.	Prov'd a Lie by the Testimonies of *Thomas Boyse, John Pennyman* and *William Rogers*, amongst many others heretofore as well as hereafter citied.
*Wyeth's* Primitive Christianity, *p.* 39.	That no lawful Cause appearing to hinder, they never discouraged Marriage,	Witness their several Orders against Marriage of the first Cousens, heretofore as well as hereafter mentioned.
Accuser of the Brethren cast down, *p.* 127.	That they know nothing they practice among them as a People either in respect to Unity, Church-Government, Order; Discipline, &c. but such Things as they have the Evidence of the Spirit of God for the practice of.	Witness their Continuance of their imposing Order against Marriage of the first Cousens as Gospel Discipline, after they have in effect disown'd it as unchristian, by their Allowance of *W. Parr's* Daughter to transgress it.

Instances.	Lies.	Proofs.
*George Fox* and *Ellis Hook's* Primer to teach Children, *p.* 28.	That *Esau* by taking Wives of the Posterity of his Uncle *Ishmael,* grieved his Father *Isaac* and his Mother *Rebecca.*	Directly contrary to Texts they refer to, which plainly prove, that he married those to please his Parents after he had vex'd them, by marrying others not Kin to him.
*Pen's Judas, p.* 47.	That *John Whitehead* gave Power, by Letter, to the Brethren of *London,* to supervise and {Page 37} alter his Letter about putting off our Hats in Prayer.	Prov'd false by John Whitehead's own Testimony, as cited *p.* 20, 21. of Tyranny and Hypocrisy, compared with his Letter, as quoted by *Pen* himself, in *p.* 67. of his said *Judas* and the *Jews* combin'd
See *Fox's* (with five other of his *Foxonian* Friends) Answer to it, printed *Anno* 1665.	That *John Wiggans's* Book, entitled, *Antichrist's Strong Hold overturn'd,* &c. is unpaged.	Disprov'd by *Wiggans's* Book itself, compared with *F. Bugg's* Retrospective Glass, *p.* 563. in detection of this their Falshood.
*Fox's* Great Mystery, *p.* 29.	That *Richard Baxter* said in *p.* 12. of his *Quaker's Catechism,* That the Gospel, or Word, is the External Light.	See *Bugg's* Reflection on their Lying Assertion, compar'd with *Baxter's* Book and Page they refer to in proof on't.
*Fox's* Book in behalf of Women's Meetings, *p.* 68. as cited *p.* 62. of *Rogers's Christian Quaker.*	That *Micah's* idolatrous Mother was a Vertuous Woman.	Though the Scripture informs us, She was an Image Worshipper.
*Parnil's* Shield of Truth, *p.* 68, &c. with other Instances hereafter refer'd to.	That the Quakers are all of one Heart, all of one Mind, all of one Soul, and all speak the same Things.	Disprov'd by their following Inconsistences and most unheard of confusions about their Affirmation, &c. hereafter notified.

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Instances.	Lies.	Proofs.
Just Enquiry, p. 19, &c.	That George Whitehead aimed at nothing but Truth and Justice on all Hands, and thro' the Lord's Goodness, has long resolved not to decline or conceal Truth, to vindicate or excuse Error or mistake in any.	Witness his next Falshood.
Whitehead's Christian Quaker, 2d Part, p. 18.	That Thomas Hicks own'd, That the Light in him or George Whitehead, is a sufficient a Rule.	Disprov'd in the Instance he refers to in proof of this his Assertion.
Some Account from Colchester, p. 12. compared with p. 2. of George Whitehead's Ishmael and his Mother cast out.	That God had given George Whitehead the Gift of discerning between the Righteous and the Wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.	Yet never could discern with Wickedness and Ungodliness of himself, witness his following lie.
Just Enquiry, p. 6.	That the repeated Reflections insinuated against them concerning Government, Monarchy, Rulers, Laws, &c. are plainly answered, and their Innocency cleared in G. Whitehead'sChrist's Lambs defended, together with Some Reflections.	See the Snake in the Gras, and Refutation of Whitehead's Christ's Lambs, with my foregoing and following Instances of their Disobedience to, and notorious Contempt of them.

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Instances.	Lies.	Proofs.
Just Enquiry, p. 9, compared with their Truth prevalent, 156.	That the Quakers have always been true and constant to the Doctrine of Non-Resistance and Passive-Obedience	Witness their fighting King Charles I. till they brought him to the End they glory'd in.
Truth prevalent p. 156.	That their accusing the Quakers, as having a Hand in overturning King Charles I. is unjust and false	Witness their West answering to the North, p. 79, 89, 94, 96, &c. compared with G. Bishop's Book of Warning to O. Cromwell, p. 7, 9, 10, 11, 26, &c.
Truth prevalent compared with their Agnus Flagellatus, hereafter cited.	That the Quakers so called, were not a People in the Time of those Wars.	Disprov'd p. 2 &c. of G.Fox's Select Epistles.
Quakers Plea, p. 5. Ang. Flag. p.323, &c.	That they never sought since they were called Quakers, nor ever owned the carrying of Arms since they were a People.	Prov'd a most notorious Lie, in their West answering to the North, G. Bishop's Warnings, and their Friend Lurting's Fighting Saylor, &c.
Truth Prevalent, p. 146.	That those of them who laid down their Arms in the Time of the Common-wealth, were from inward Conviction of their Unrighteousness perswaded to lay them down.	Proved a Lie by G. Fox and E. Burroughs, &c. Complaints of their being turn'd out of the Army, because they could not assist, and stand by the Priest, and swear.

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Instances.	Lies.	Proofs.
Declaration from the Innocent and Harmless; Quakers Plea; Declaration to the destracted Nation.	That all Wars and Fightings with Carnal Weapons, for any End or under any Pretence whatsoever, they do deny who have the Sword of the Spirit.	Disprov'd by their Friend Is. Penington in p. 214. of his Works, compared with their Answer to Rich's Hidden Things.
Declaration from the Harmless	That they know, it is for Righteousness sake the they have always suffered.	Witness their Sufferings against the payment of impropriate Tythes, Militia, and lawful Oaths.
Antient Testimony renewed, with their Quakers Plea, Declaration and Remonstrances &c.	That they are made a Prey upon, because they are the innocent Lambs of Christ, and cannot avenge themselves.	Witness their pursuit of the suspected Murtherers of their Friend Sarah Stout, with the Man they got hang'd in Chains for shooting their Friend near London.
Declaration from the Harmless, &c.	That they have never denied in Practice what they have professed in Principle.	Proved a Lie over and over under the Head of their Inconsistency, & .
Yearly Epist. of Anno. 1666. a; cited in F. Bugg's seasonable Cayeat, &c.	That the Body if their Friends never revolted from the Principles of good and ancient Friends once delivered to them.	The Falshood whereof is largely proved under the Head if their Apostasy.

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Instances.	Lies.	Proofs.
Whitehead's Answer to the Looking-Glass fir the Quakers.	That the Book stiled The Remonstrance, was none of their Book or Writing.	John Pennyman proves it was in p. 242. of the Account of his Life.
Whitehead's Letter, as cited in the Account of the Life of John Pennyman, compared with p. 9 of John Whitern's Judas and ChiefPriests conspiring, &c.	That John Pennyman carried a Bible and Book of Martyers to the Exchange to burn them.	Denied and disproved by John Pennyman in p. 209, 234, 235, &c. of the Account of his Life.
Whitehead's Appendix to Pen's Reason against Railing, &c.	That they do not appoint their Ministers before-hand to speak at such a Place, at such a Time, &c.	Witness their Morning Meetings at London, together with their frequent sending for such of their Ministers as they best like of, to preach at their Marriages, Burials, &c. compared with their Fox's Directiions in his Select Epistles, and their pulling and winking at each other to preach.
Rambling Pilgrim exposed, p. 46.	That Francis Bugg left out those Words (Except thou Repent) in his Reprint if their Ismaeland his Mother cast out.	The contrary whereof Francis Bugg hath proved by Evidence in his Reply to them.

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Instances.	Lies.	Proofs.
Vindicie Verit. p. 223.	That the Rector John Stillingsteet was mistaken in entertaining such dis-advantagious Thoughts of them, as that they are far from Retracting or Condemning any vile Error, with which they have been charged from undeniable Matter of Fact.	Witness their many ignominious Diversions they have used towards me, to prevent their Examination in order to it.
Whitehead's Light and Life within, p. 8, &c.	That William Burnetcharged them wrongfully, in saying, Their Teachers study twenty Shuffles, rather than discover their Principles when closely beset.	See Whitehead's Antidote and Answer to Burnet, compared with the Defence of the Snake, and Quakers Quibbles, wherein you will find a thousand such Shuffles.
Elwood's Account from Wickham, p. 11, &c.	That it shall not be long before they that affirm and undertake to prove, That the Order, Way or Method of managing the Affairs of their Church (and now used among them) is contrary to the Scriptures of Truth, be convicted of Falshood and Slander therein.	Whereas I have found it so long before they offer to convict me of either Falshood or Slander in my Charge of that Nature, as that by their deceitful Devices they used to avoid it, they have given me just Cause to fear it will never be done.
Quakers Answer to Athenian Mercury, printed 1692, as cited by John Pennymanin his Several Tracts.	That Josiah Cole nor John Audland ever wrote those blasphemous Letters to George Fox, as charged on them.	Whereas John Penyman hath proved they did write them, in his several Tracts, compared with William Pen's Judas, beyond their Ability to defend themselves.

That the fifty five Charges of Thomas Collier against them², recited p. 2,4,5,6,7. of their Friend Naylor's Deceit brought to Light, was all abominable Falsehoods.

The Generality whereof, as I not only know, but also (when call'd to it) shall prove to be Truths, in evidence of this being a Lie fifty-fold high at least: So if any Relater of Matter of Fact (who us detected of Lying in any Circumstance) is not to be credited in the rest, till he can rescue himself from the Imputation of a Lyer in those; (as the Quakers themselves have affirmed³) I hope (that since I have proved them guilty of Lying in a many such Matters) they won't take it ill, that I account the. unworthy of Credit in other if their Relations, till they in these have discharged themselves of Guilt; which, I must tell them, very highly concerns them to undertake, if possible, since tis a Crime their great Patrons Fox and Whitehead, among many others of their depraved Collegues⁴, stand justly accused in those several Books in the Margin, in evidence of the Truth of our true Friend Robert Rich's Assertion, That they care not who they slander, or what Lies they {Page 44} tell, so they may but advance their Sect, and debase others: Wherefore, as Lyers shall never inherit the Kingdom of Heaven< as they themselves have affirmed, then since the y are so far from repenting of those they have told the World, as that they use all the deceitful Arts they can think of to hinder us from seeing them, in evidence that they'll never come there; the consideration whereof, brings me to my Charge of the Evasion they use toconceal them; in order to the proof whereof, it hath been justly affirmed,

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1. Meaning their Light within, which has led them into this Incharitable Diʃpoʃure, which iʄ not timely repented oʄ, will inʃallibly damn them.  ↩︎

2. Fox's ʃeveral Papers printed Anno. 1671. p. 72.  ↩︎

3. Vindicie Verit. p. 41  ↩︎

4. Viz. Robert Rich's Hidden Things, Penyman's Traćts, and Rogers's Chriʃtian Quaker, compared with their Friend Ann Docwray's Letter, as cited in Bugg's Pilgrims Progreʃs. Instrodućtion to Pićture oʄ Quqkerism. Retroʃpective Glaʃs, p. 558, 559, 560, 563, &c. Quakerism further expoʃed, and Account of the Liʃe oʄ John Penyman, p. 8, 9, 234 &c.  ↩︎