New Rome arraigned And out of her own mouth condemned. Containing a farther discovery of the dangerous errors, and pernicious principles of the leaders and teachers of the Foxonian Quakers: which tend to overthrow the Christian faith, to obstruct the Jews conversion, to encourage Mahumetism, and to pervert the right way of the Lord; which whether so or no, deserves the examination and consideration of the Christian ministry of all Protestant Churches, as they tender God's glory, and the good of souls. To which is added, Ten articles of the Christian faith, wrote by Geo. Keith, who was persecuted by the Quakers in Pensilvania for his Christian testimony. The second edition, with some alteration and additions, by Francis Bugg. Licensed, June 18th. 1694.

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New Rome arraigned And out of her own mouth condemned. Containing a farther discovery of the dangerous errors, and pernicious principles of the leaders and teachers of the Foxonian Quakers: which tend to overthrow the Christian faith, to obstruct the Jews conversion, to encourage Mahumetism, and to pervert the right way of the Lord; which whether so or no, deserves the examination and consideration of the Christian ministry of all Protestant Churches, as they tender God's glory, and the good of souls. To which is added, Ten articles of the Christian faith, wrote by Geo. Keith, who was persecuted by the Quakers in Pensilvania for his Christian testimony. The second edition, with some alteration and additions, by Francis Bugg. Licensed, June 18th. 1694.
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Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723. -- Charitable essay -- Early works to 1800.
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"New Rome arraigned And out of her own mouth condemned. Containing a farther discovery of the dangerous errors, and pernicious principles of the leaders and teachers of the Foxonian Quakers: which tend to overthrow the Christian faith, to obstruct the Jews conversion, to encourage Mahumetism, and to pervert the right way of the Lord; which whether so or no, deserves the examination and consideration of the Christian ministry of all Protestant Churches, as they tender God's glory, and the good of souls. To which is added, Ten articles of the Christian faith, wrote by Geo. Keith, who was persecuted by the Quakers in Pensilvania for his Christian testimony. The second edition, with some alteration and additions, by Francis Bugg. Licensed, June 18th. 1694." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A30031.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024.

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The Counterfeit Quaker.

The Harmony, &c. p. 11. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Innoc. Triumphant Introd. We sincerely own, profess, and confess Jesus to be the Christ.
The Harmony, &c. p. 45. Jesus in his Agony did sweat as it were great drops of Blood, &c. smote on the Head, spitted on his Face, crucified between two Malefactors.

Observation. If the Counterfeit Quaker were sincere in this his Confession, and as a Testimony thereof, would retract his Errors, I should be glad: but whilst G. W. says in his Count. Conv. &c. p. 72. I may see cause otherwise to word the matter, and yet our Intentions be the same. And The Harmony, &c. considering these Imputations (viz, of denying Christ, undervaluing his Death and Sufferings, contempt of Scripture, &c.) if by any means this may help to clear up Truth, and wipe off those Aspersions cast upon it. It will not do, they begin at the wrong end: 'tis not appearing in

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Sheeps Clothing only that will now do; G. W's Paint will not serve, nor all his cunning Glosses; for as Irenaeus, in his third Book against Here∣ticks very well says, viz. Whilst Hereticks speak like the Faithful, they not on∣ly mean otherwise than they say, but clean contrary; and by their Tenets full of Blasphemy they destroy the Souls of those who with their fair words suck in the Poison of their foul Opinions. And as St. Paul says, No marvel, for Satan himself is transformed into an Angel of light: therefore it is no great thing if his Ministers also be transformed, as the Ministers of Righteousness, whose end shall be according to their work, &c. 2 Cor. 11. 14. And that it may appear G. W. &c. transform themselves into every shape, behold their Books, see how they contradict each other, yet they'll justifie or excuse all, condemn none. I have not taken a Passage or two only, but I have traced them in their most approved Authors. You see they call him that was born of the Virgin a Vessel, a Garment, and say, they can never call him Christ, and that the Name Jesus and Christ belong to every Member in the Body as well as to Christ the Head; That his Disciples loved his Person for the sake of the Spirit which dwelt in him, or else what was his Person to them, more than another Person? O horrible Contempt! yea, such as preach Christ without, and bid People believe in him, as he is in Heaven above, are false Ministers, Devils, and Reprobates, which make a talk of Christ without. God's Christ is not distinct from the Saints, says G. F. yea, the same Christ that was crucified and rose again, is within them, and not distinct from them. G. Fox and W. Penn say, the Seed the Light is Christ, which cannot be that Body, because not in any Man. In short, they have acquitted the Jews and discharged Judas, and freed Pontius Pilate of the horrible Crime of putting to death the Lord of Life and Glo∣ry what they can; for as he was God he could not dye, neither could they spit upon him, scourge him, hang him on a Tree: but him that they call a Vessel, a Garment, a Man, a Person, him they slew and hanged on a Tree. Acts 2. 36. Know assuredly, that the same Jesus whom ye cruci∣fied and hanged on a tree, hath God made both Lord and Christ. Then not finite, but a sufficient satisfactory Sacrifice for the Sins of the whole World. Thus have you made the Apostles false Witnesses, who have charged the Jews with slaying the Lord of Life and Glory. As to the Sufferings of Christ, the Question still remains unanswered: I know you now see cause to say his Sufferings were grievous Sufferings, sweating drops of Blood, yea, great Sufferings. Thus far G. W. is got; but George, you know there is degrees of Greatness, there is magnus, major, maximus, great, grea∣ter, and greatest of all. Now, the great Query is, Whether was the Suf∣ferings of Christ or the Sufferings of the Quakers greatest? Ed. Burroughs says, the Sufferings of the Quakers was greatest: And G. W. hath not yet said the Sufferings of Christ was greatest; no other word will do; I still pursue the Terms of my Query, and wait to have it answered, but I

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find G. W. pinched, and in a great strait, and knows not which way to wind him: Condemn Ed. Burroughs's Expression as a Lye, that he cannot do for a World; for he was by G. W. counted a Prophet, a Son of Thunder, one in whom was the Almighty Power of God; Can such a man lye? Can he err? No, they cannot give Evidence against themselves, so not fit to be of a Jury, not fit for any place of Trust in Government, not fit to have yea and nay pass for an Oath. If so, then if the Jury be most Quakers, they'l never give it against themselves: they are not im∣partial, they cannot be impartial, they are the greatest respecters of Per∣sons this day on Earth. E. B. has said,

The Sufferings of the Quakers is greater than the Sufferings of Christ and his Apostles:
which is horrid blasphemous, yea, they thereby undervalue the Sufferings of the Lord of Glory, and exalt their own as greater Sufferings: This they cannot deny, nor this they cannot condemn; see the Fruit of Infallibility: having once spoken, whether true or false, a Lye or a true Story, both must be infallible, they cannot retract, they cannot confess their Sins to God, how then should they retract, and acknowledge their Errors? No, not for a World: then down goes Infallibility, the principal Studd of their new kind of Popery.

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