A just and lawful tryal of the Foxonian chief priests a perfect proceeding against them and they condemn'd out of their own ancient testimonies ...

The PREFACE.

Christian Reader,

THe Design of this following Tryal is, To shew the wickedness of the Foxo∣nian Spirit, and the Chief Priests and Rulers among them: That it's an Anti∣christian Porphyrian Spirit, appears by their bantering all who confess themselves Sin∣ners: For T. C. having said, I desire my Imperfections, nor these Quakers Revi∣lings, may not prejudice against reading this, &c. for they cannot represent me a greater Sinner than (I thank God) I think my self to be; but by their villifying me they shew the weakness of their Cause, and the wickedness of their Spirits: For the Controversie between us is not what T. C. is, but whether or no G. Fox, &c. has so printed as I charge, them, and whe∣ther those Expressions be not Unchristian, &c. For this, these Quakers thus banter me, A large Confession, I promise you!

say they: Why in good earnest he hath cut off all opportunities of being told of his Faults for the future, by confessing the Indictment, and pleading Guilty to this and all others that may be brought against him now henceforth for ever: Then we may take it for granted, that whatever I have charged him with, &c.—he is con∣scious—he is guilty of, consequently I have not wronged him in so representing him—nay, nor is it possible for me to wrong him, &c.—Little need be said to shew the Injustice of the Foxonians, besides their Scoff and Banter: But for that they say, How can he (i. e. T. C.) expect any other but to be banter'd? &c. And not only T. C. but all who confess themselves Sinners, are so dealt with by them. But to take a little notice of these Quakers Inju∣stice (for as to their Bantring, T. C. must expect no other from them) They say of T. C. He hath pleaded Guilty to this and all others that may be brought against him, which is false; for T. C. does not con∣fess (nor have they proved) he is guilty of what they charge him with, but they have wronged him: For altho' the Prophets con∣fessed,

as David, &c. that their iniquities were great; and St. Paul said of himself, I am the chiefest of Sinners, yet they were falsly charged and wronged by your Fore-fa∣thers, and they laid to David's Charge things that he knew not; and Paul was not guilty of them Sins your Forefathers accused him of, Acts 24. But they wronged him, as you have T. C. Nor do I find that any of the cruel Jews (since Paul's confes∣sing himself the chiefest of Sinners) ever made so wicked and Porphyrian a Banter∣ing use of his words as you have done, as to say, They cannot wrong him, nor is it possible to wrong him, (Paul) for let me represent him how I will, I cannot repre∣sent him a chiefer Sinner than he says, he is: Nay, say these Quakers his (i. e. T. C.'s) Concession includes not only all this, i. e. Whoremonger, Swearer, Drunkard, &c. but all other Sins whatsoever: But if they pretend they say, These Sins we hope he is not guilty of; what then? Altho' they hope so, yet by their own Doctrine they may charge him with them, and punish him accordingly, its not possible [for them] to wrong him.

But now in case that Passage were not so

properly worded as it ought, I see not so much difference between a greater Sinner, and the chief of Sinners, as to be so Unchri∣stianly dealt by: But humble Christian Ac∣knowledgments are so contrary to their proud Pharisaical bragging Prayers (as G. W.'s, at the end of his Judgment fixt, &c.) that causes them to gnash their Teeth so a∣gainst them; but their own Doctrine in their Book Rabshekah, &c. p. 70. is a proper An∣swer to them herein, and to most of their Books; say they, I defie the Father of Lies himself to out-do this; and I having pro∣ved some part of their Book Rabshekah, &c. was writ or given forth by a wicked Spirit, I suppose you will confess it was all gi∣ven forth by one Spirit; therefore let the Reader judge what the rest of it can be, E. B.'s Work's, p. 148.

There's some Faults in this Tryal, &c. which I desire the Readers Charity in passing them by, as the smallness of the Letter, be∣cause I was desirous to bring it into as few Sheets as possible; and indeed, I did not ex∣pect it would have taken up so many; but while it was in Printing, I Inserted several more Proofs (of my Charges) into several

places, as I thought most suitable; which I find, causes it in some places not to Read so smooth as it ought. Also I have shortened it in some partiat the latter end, because I find the same Matters, are fuller and better Treated on in the Second Edition of the Snake in the Grass, &c. And I under∣stand that Worthy Author intends a full Re∣ply to the Quakers pretended Antidote, &c. Whereby, I question not, but he will discover the Poison of Asps from under the Tongue of G. Whitehead, in that pretended An∣tidote, &c. as well as he has Discovered the Flames of the Pit of Damnation (their own Terms) which came forth out of the Mouth of W. Penn, in p. 171. and 172. in the Snake in the Grass, &c. Whereas, is their said he, W. Penn, is so Blasphemous, and Envious, as to confirm all these Quakers Blasphemous Fury against the Protestant Mi∣nisters, as being from the Holy Spirit; and also encourages them to pour forth ten Thou∣sand times more such hellish Fury; for he Im∣plies that (in his Judgment all I have here, following in this Tryal produced, and twenty times as much more (I think) I could pro∣duce out of their Ancient Testimonies, is

too little; for he is so Blasphemous, as to make the Holy Spirit the Author thereof; which is a full Proof, that their Foxonian Spirit (which they term God's, Christ's, and the Holy Spirit) is a wicked Spirit; for says he, we (i. e. Foxonian Quakers) have no∣thing for them (i. e. Ministers) but Woes, and Plagues, but the Holy Spirit comman∣ded to Pray for all Men, although the Foxo∣nian Spirit, contrariwise hath no Prayers, but Woes and Plagues for the Protestant Ministers. This is a plain Demonstration of the Pride and Envy of the Foxonian High Priests, or Pope W. Penn &c. And altho' he formerly by such Endeavours (to Defame, in order to destroy the Protestant Ministers) got great Favour and Reward too formerly, so I know not but that by his Hypocrisie, &c. he may get as much Interest and Power now, and effect the same against me, as his Predecessor, Haman intended against Mordicai; yet I bless God, I fear him no more than David did Goliah; but shall, I hope, have Opportunity further to discover them: For surely all true English Protestants, when they have seen all here following, of their Envy against the Mi∣nisters, and what is also in the Snake in the

Grass, &c. will conclude that he, W. Penn, hath shewed so little of an English Protestant or Gentleman, that he scarcely deserves such a Character. Yet as he and G. Whitehead have done for their Idol of Jealousie, Fox, exalt and commend him & his wicked works, so there is J. Field, and W. Bingley, &c. to do the same for them; and so Canonize each other as Saints of the highest Form.

But to C. Wade in Great Myst. p. 250. The Devil was in thee, says Fox; Thou say'st thou wast saved by Christ without thee: This so disturbed the envious Fox, that he said to him, And so hast recorded thy self a Reprobate; nay, to be by Fox record∣ed a Reprobate, was not punishment bad enough for him, but he adjoyns to it, And so ignorant of Christ within; as if to confess Salvation by our Lord Jesus of Nazareth without us, were an infallible mark of igno∣rance of Christ within; yet they say Christ is not divided: But notwithstanding they print this C. W. as such an ignorant Repro∣bate, yet he has made sound Confessions to Christ within: But thereby they not only re∣probate C. W. but all Christians beside them∣selves; only the Gentiles, because they do not

pretend to Salvation by him, they have a great deal of Charity for them, and allow them to have faith. Also in a Book, intituled, The Doctrine of Perfection, &c. p. 19. say they, When you come to this [their Light with∣in, &c.] you will cease remembring his death at Jerusalem, and will come to see how he has been crucified in you, &c. But this their Light or Star, which leads to forget his [i. e. Christ's] death at Jerusalem, cannot be his. Also G. Fox opposes J.J. say∣ing,

Christ is to be considered two ways—he is not at a distance from such as truly be∣lieve, but—dwells in their hearts by faith;

but says he,

Respecting his Person, or bodily presence, his glorious or glorified Body, so he is considered as being without, not within the Soul.

Notwithstanding these Acknow∣ledgments and Christian Distinctions, yet Fox opposes this; and altho' they do not in plain express words, yet they do implicitly de∣ny the Ascension and now being of our Lord Jesus of Nazareth, as he was a visible or seen Man or Person, by their not allowing him to be Ascended into any Heaven above and without Men; for the Ministers saying, Christ is True God, and True Man; they

blasphemously say,

Here sottish Minds, your imagined God beyond the Stars, and your carnal Christ—is utterly testified against, by the Light which comes from Christ.

And further say,

That this Christ—is God and Man in one Person, is a Lye.

And the Mi∣nisters further say,

Christ the only God and Man in one Person, remains for ever a di∣stinct Person from all Saints—notwithstan∣ding their union with him.

The Quakers Answer is,

Your words are utterly deny'd, and your distinctions are abominable.

But these Quakers Contempts are much more abominable to all Christians, altho' not to G. Whitehead, &c. But rather by them their Subjects the Foxonian Quakers injoyn'd to maintain and hold up, as their Antient Te∣stimony, these and their other Scandals they have cast on the Protestant Ministers Go∣vernment and Nation, for says Fox to those who uphold the Ministers, except you re∣pent you shall all be consumed as the King was, and perish with the same pow∣er,—and the Government shall be taken from you pretended Rulers, &c.—All this Tree must be cut down. They threaten hard therefore awake all English Protestants.