A brief relation of the irreligion of the northern Quakers wherein their horrid principles and practices, doctrines and manners ... are plainly exposed to the view of every intelligent reader : together with a (brief reply) to some part of a very scurilous and lying pamphlet called.

Title

A brief relation of the irreligion of the northern Quakers wherein their horrid principles and practices, doctrines and manners ... are plainly exposed to the view of every intelligent reader : together with a (brief reply) to some part of a very scurilous and lying pamphlet called.

Author

Higginson, Francis, 1617-1670.

Publication

London :: Printed by T.R. for H.R. ...,

1653.

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Society of Friends -- Controversial literature.

Theology, Doctrinal.

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Contents

• title page
• To my Christian Readers.
• To the Seduced Followers of George Fox, Iames Nayler, &c. living in Westmerland, and some adjacent parts.
• A BREIFE Relation of the Irreligion of the Northern QUAKERS:
  • Of the horrid Blasphemies of the Quakers against God and his Christ.
  • Of the Erroneous Opinions of the QUAKERS.
  • Of the wicked Practises of the QUAKERS, and first of their Meetings, and Speakings.
  • Of their Quaking Fits, and the manner of them
  • Of their FASTINGS.
  • Of their Railings.
  • Of their Censoriousnesse, Lying, instability in their own Er∣rours, and enmity to Learning.
  • Of their Idlenesse, Savage Incivilities, and their Irreligious bloody, barbarous, and turbulent practises.
• title page
• To the Reader.
• A brief Reply to a very scurrilous and lying Pam∣phlet, called Sauls Errand to Damascus: shewing the Vanitie of the praises there given to the Sect of the Quakers, and the falsitie of their Relations, which are, &c.
  • summary
  • Reply.
  • summary
  • Reply:
  • summary
  • Reply.
  • Divers particulars of the Persecutions of Iames Nayler, by the Priests of Westmerland.
  • The Examination of Iames Nayler, upon an Indictment of Blasphemy, at the Sessions at Appleby, in Ianuary, 1652.
  • A reply to the Title of that lying Relation, called [Diverse particulars of the Persecutions of Iames Nailer] by the Preists of Westmerland.
    • introduction
    • A Reply to that part of the Relation which concerns Master Coales discourse with Nailer near Kendall.
    • A Reply to that part of Nailers Relation, which concerns Master Fo∣thergils, and my own discourse with him at Orton.
    • A Reply to that Part of the Quakers Relation, that concerns what was done at Mallerstang and Kirkby-Stephen.
  • An answer to the false and unfaithfull Relation, of the exa∣mination of Iames Nayler, at the Sessions at Appleby, Ja∣nuary, 1652.