The arguments of the Quakers, more particularly, of George Whitehead, William Penn, Robert Barclay, John Gratton, George Fox, Humphry Norton, and my own arguments against baptism and the Supper, examined and refuted also, some clear proofs from Scripture, shewing that they are institutions of Christ under the Gospel : with an appendix containing some observations upon some passages in a book of W. Penn called A caveat against Popery, and on some passages of a book of John Pennington, caled The fig leaf covering discovered / by George Keith.

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The arguments of the Quakers, more particularly, of George Whitehead, William Penn, Robert Barclay, John Gratton, George Fox, Humphry Norton, and my own arguments against baptism and the Supper, examined and refuted also, some clear proofs from Scripture, shewing that they are institutions of Christ under the Gospel : with an appendix containing some observations upon some passages in a book of W. Penn called A caveat against Popery, and on some passages of a book of John Pennington, caled The fig leaf covering discovered / by George Keith.
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Keith, George, 1639?-1716.
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London :: Printed for C. Brome ...,
1698.
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Subject terms
Keith, George, 1639?-1716.
Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.
Penn, William, 1644-1718.
Barclay, Robert, 1648-1690.
Gratton, John, 1641-1712.
Fox, George, 1624-1691.
Norton, Humphrey, fl. 1655-1659.
Penn, William, 1644-1718. -- Seasonable caveat against popery.
Penington, John, 1655-1710. -- Fig leaf covering discovered.
Society of Friends -- Doctrines.
Baptism -- Early works to 1800.
Lord's Supper -- Early works to 1800.
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"The arguments of the Quakers, more particularly, of George Whitehead, William Penn, Robert Barclay, John Gratton, George Fox, Humphry Norton, and my own arguments against baptism and the Supper, examined and refuted also, some clear proofs from Scripture, shewing that they are institutions of Christ under the Gospel : with an appendix containing some observations upon some passages in a book of W. Penn called A caveat against Popery, and on some passages of a book of John Pennington, caled The fig leaf covering discovered / by George Keith." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A47124.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 3, 2024.

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The CONTENTS.

  • SECT. I. Containeth a Correction of R.B. his great Mistake; That the Eating Christ's Flesh, John 6. hath no Relation to Christ's outward Flesh. The Quotation of Augustine vindi∣cated from his Mistake.
  • SECT. II. Containeth a Vindication of B Jewel's words, on Jos. 6.1, 2, 3. from the Great Misconstruction that W. Penn hath put on them, contrary to B. Jewel's intended Sense. R.B. his Arguments to prove that the Flesh of Christ, John 6.53. hath no Relation to his outward Flesh, Answered.
  • SECT. III. Containeth a Correction of two Unsound Assertions of R.B. concerning Christ's Flesh and Blood.
  • SECT. IV. Sheweth R.B's Mistake, in saying that both Papists and Protestants tye the Partici∣pation of the Body and Blood of Christ to the outward Sign of Bread, &c. And his other Mistake; that the whole end of the Paschal Lamb, was to signifie the Jews, and keep them in remembrance of their Deliverance out of Aegypt. The true Sense of Paul's words given; The Bread which we break, &c. 1. Cor. 10.16.
  • SECT. V. Sheweth R.B. his Mistake; as if the Cup of the Lord, and Table of the Lord, 1. Cor. 10.21. did not signifie the use of Bread and Wine, &c. His Reasons against it proved invalid. His Argument from the Custom of the Jews using Bread and Wine at the Passover, Answer∣ed. His other Arguments, from the supposed difficulties about the time of practising it; the sort of Bread and Wine to be used, &c. Answered.
  • SECT. VI. Sheweth R.B. his Mistake, that the Eating in these Words, Take, Eat, &c. do this in remembrance of me, was their common Eating. The continuance of the Supper, Argued from 1. Cor. 11.23. &c. That the coming of Christ, meant in these Words, until he come, is his out∣ward and last coming at the end of the World.
  • SECT. VII. Containeth three Reasons, That by his coming, 1 Cor. 11.26. is meant his outward coming.
  • SECT. VIII. Containeth three other Reasons for the same. R.B. his Argument from the Syriack Translation, in 1. Cor. 11.26. &c. Answered.
  • SECT. IX. Containeth R.B. his last Argument against the outward Baptism and Supper, Answered, respecting the Power to Administer them; as whether Mediate or Immediate. The Col∣lective Body of the Protestant Churches, may by Allusion, or an Hypothesis, besaid to answer to the Church of Sardis; which was not blamed for Idolatry, but otherwayes. An Advice to all sincere Chri∣stians, agreeing in Fundamentals, to own one another as Brethren.
  • SECT. X. Sheweth, that many in the Protestant Churches, can give greater Evidence of their true inward Call to the Ministry, than many of the Teachers among the Quakers. Want of due Ad∣ministrators, no Argument against Baptism and the Supper. An Advertisement, concerning W. Del's Book against Baptism. Good Advice to the Quakers, concerning those Institutions.
  • SECT. XI. Containeth some Arguments of G. Fox, and Humphry Norton, with their Answers, and some dreadful Words of Humphry Norton, against our Saviour's last coming; though the Man was highly commended by E. Burrough and F. Howgil. Great Teachers among the Qaukers.
  • SECT. XII. Containeth some Scripture Proofs, shewing that Baptism and the Supper are Insti∣tions of Christ.
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