Sect. X. Of his Prayer, and my Conclusion.
§ 1. REader, it is after a Pamphlet so Stuff'd with Wrath and ill-Language, that the Author of it darts to address himself to Jesus Christ by way of Prayer. I matter not his Prayer, but shall make this sober advantage of it; (1) that he minds God no more, then if he believed Christ to be him, which he poor Man abhors; (2) That he commits Idolatry, and makes God himself an * 1.1 Accessory, in both praying to another then God, one they repute but purely a Man, and sa••, God re∣quires them so to do; (3) That I affirm, it is impossible for one that is but purely a Man, as they say Christ is, to wield all Power in Heaven and Earth, the alone office and capacity of a God by Nature; and more be∣yond the best of Men, then they are the most stupid of Beasts; if Beasts then would be no more such, could they be changed into such excellent Men; neither could that excellent Man be longer Man, but the most high God, which is impossible, could he be chang'd into that capacity of Rule, which is alone exerciseable by, and peculiarly demonstrative of him that is the only wise God.
§. 2. But indeed, his Margin proves to us, he takes him for a Man, and none of the best Lin∣guists neither: for least he should not well understand the English word Delivered, he refers him to TRADITA in the Margin, though both Translations, and one as good as the other, for the Original Word is Greek; which either H. Hedworth do's not know, or he doubted the skill of him he prayed to, or else he did foolishly to correct by a Translation, the Original Word being ready. But after all his Prayer (and a little Mercy he seems to shew us in it, though if we never have any, till that forc'd Piece of Business procure it, we are never like to have it) behold the Man is at Re∣venge as fast as he can. Now it will appear, whether there be any Prudent and honest Men among the Go∣verning Quakers (yet just now he more then once judged them for Impostors, Lyars, Equivocators, and what not) by their Dealing with Will am Penn. Very well; Is this the Man that writ Queries for Liberty of Conscience 1670. (but no more of that) who would put the Quakers upon Persecution, now the Powers are for * 1.2 liberty. Here's your Meek, Suffering Socinian: but does he own our 〈…〉〈…〉, then his Appeal is something; if not, he Appeals idlely and unjustly: but since he does seem to appeal to them, and sup∣poses them to have right to deal with me, it is apparent, that he owns it so far as concerns a Judgment betwixt us. For I affirm, against what he saith, p. 25. That Paul therefore appeal'd to (aesar, because of his ability both to know his Case, and do him Fight: and therefore in the Case of this Mans Appeal, both the Light, and our Friends, are thereby judg'd Able, and himself to be concluded by their judgment; which is this, That H. Hedworth, first, Author of the Spirit of the Quakers Tried, then of Controversie Ended, is a Busie-Body, Cavil∣ling, Conceited, Proud, Wrathful, Equivocating, Slandring, yet Cowardly Man, that loves Debate; but is both unable to maintain what he begins, and afraid to own it when he has done: But since he is with-drawn, and his opposition seems to have given up the Ghost in CONTROVERSIE ENDED, we bestow this SHEET to bury her out of the World, that the Noisom Errors, Slanders, and Reveng, which broke out upon her, living, and make her yet stink, though Dead, may be buried in the Grave of perpetual silence.
••••th day 12th Month 1672.
So wisheth a Lover of the Person of H. Hedworth, and a Friend to Peace and all Righteousness. William Penn.