Judas and the Jews combined against Christ and his followers being a re-joynder to the late nameless reply, called, Tyranny and hypocrisie detected, made against a book, entituled The spirit of Alexander the Coppersmith rebuked, &c. which was an answer to a pamphlet, called, The spirit of the hat, in which truth is cleared from scandals, and the Church of Christ, in her faith, doctrine, and just power and authority in discipline is clearly and fully vindicated against the malicious endeavours of a confederacy of some envious professors and vagabond, apostate Quakers / by ... William Penn ; to which are added several testimonies of persons concern'd.

James Claypole's Testimony.

HAving perused a Pamphlet, called, Tyranny and Hy∣pocrisie Detected, &c. I find it a very Envious, Re∣proachful Piece, and that the secret Design of the common Enemy in the Authors, and their Informers and Abet∣tors, is to root out Truth and Righteousness from the Earth, and to bring People into Atheism, by endeavouring to render some of the People of God, called Quakers, guilty of the foul∣est Evils acted by the Sons of Men, and the rest of them (mentioning those they account the Leaders and Chiefest a∣mongst them) to be Connivers at, and Coverers of such E∣vils, as if they did secretly allow thereof; and that their preaching up a Good Life was but a Decoy to gain Proselytes: and not only so, but rendring the Righteous Principle of Christ Jesus, which is the True Guide, the Way and the Life, which God has revealed in the Hearts of Thousands, to be Fallible, Insufficient, Ʋncertain, or but a pretended Guide, be∣cause some that have professed it have walked contrary there∣unto; wherby it is evident that the God of this World has blinded the Eye of their Minds, and that through Envy, Ma∣lice and Desire of Revenge their Understandings are become darkened, that they cannot discern things that differ, but in Conclusion jumble all together, Just and Unjust, he that Loves and he that Hates a Lye; the Motions of God and of the Devil being in Enmity against that in themselves, which makes the Separation, and gives the Discerning between the Pretious and the Vile; And so these Judasses, some whereof have been almost accounted as Disciples, have endeavoured, as much as in them lies, to betray the Just into the Hands of Sinners, and to cause the Truth of God to be Evil-spoken of, by those that watch for Iniquity, and hate to be Reformed. And for our own Vindication from these Reproaches, we do appeal to God, who knows the Secrets of all Hearts, That we do not Own or Countenance any Iniquity in our selves, or others;

but according to our Dotrine and Principles, do desire and endeavour, in that Ability that God hath given us, To approve our selves in all-things in Sincerity and Ʋprightness both to God and Man; and that we had rather Dye outwardly, then sin against God, wherein we have been tryed these many yeares, God's Witness in the Hearts of our Enemies will plead for us.

And farther; As to the part, which doth more immediate∣ly concern me, wherein I am brought in as an Hypocrite, and John Boulton as a Tyrant: He, for Reproving an Ʋncomely Fashi∣on and Invention; and my self, for Denying that in Publick which in Private I Owned, I answered it in a former Book, and it might have been sufficient to Reasonable Men; For, as I then said, I did not Deny what I had spoke at the former Meeting, but being Mis-understood, I Explained it, which gave Satisfaction: We pretend not to be above Mis-hearings and Mis-apprehensions, though above Wilful Evils. Its well they have no greater Crime to accuse me of, who are so Envious as to make use of such Trifling, Inconsiderable Matters as this to Discredit us. Well, this I have further to say concerning the siad book, That Hell hath opened her Mouth, and the Dragon hath cast out Floods against the Church, that is coming out of the Wilderness, which the Lord our God is building upon the Rock Christ Jesus, and the Gates of Hell shall never prevail against it: And many hath the Lord established up∣on this Rock, who are Inhabitants thereof, and can sing for Joy, in the midst of all Tryals and Excersises, Storms and Tempests, knowing that our Foundation stands sure; and as there we a∣bide, we can never be moved, having Salvation for Walls and Bulworks, and being kept as in the Munition of Rocks, where our Bread is sure, and our Waters never fall; Praises to the Lord forever.

James Claypoole.