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A Winding-Sheet FOR Controversie Ended.
SO Unpleasant are the Dead among the Living, and so Unfit for any thing besides a Grave, that to remove this Deceast Controversie out of sight, who was both Troublesom Living, and by her Numerous Corruptions, Noisom, now Dead; I the least of all Men concern'd to be Kind, contribute a Winding-Sheet towards her Funeral; unless in this I am remembred above others, whatever may be Peevish, Rude, Revengeful, and Impiously Unjust to Man, she has without all Consideration, besides her own Free-Will, left me for a Legacy.
That I may not be False to the Truth, Cruel to my own Name, nor Unjust to the World, resol∣ved I am to declare how I came thus in her Books, and to take a Serious View of this Last Will and Testament, and see if I can Vindicate the Truth, Defend my Self, and Detect her Villany to all People; which Her must be an HE sometimes, I mean, Henry Hedworth by Name.
I shall be very brief, yet Defend my self, Vindicate G. F. consider the Doctrines toucht on, of Light, Rule, Divinity, Humanity of Christ, Scriptures Perverted, and his Con∣tradictions, Lyes and Revenge.
Sect. I. William Penn Defended.
§. 1. Pag. 1. COntroversie Ended. Too Big Words, and Happy; but Unhappily applyed: Proud and Arrogant; not The, or A Controversie, but Controversie Ended; a Lye in the Front of it, while Civil and Religious Wars remain. But cer∣tainly, a Lye with a Witness, if It should in this respect not be Ended. An Ill-guarded Ex∣pression, and dangerous to H. H. Again,
Pag. 1. §. 2. William Penn, their Ablest Advocate. Why Ablest, but because his Ambition Scorn'd to Engage a Mean One. Self-Pride, and not Justice to W. Penn. But to proceed,
Pag. 4. §. 3. I looked upon him as a Man of some Learning, Judgment and Conscience; but I find my self Mistaken, in reference to his Judgment and Conscience. How can he choose, who de∣nies Infallibility? But if Mistaken before, why not in the Quakers now? and so, ad infinitum, being so fallible. Because then we did not utterly Reject him, in hopes of Good from him; but since slighted, with his Dark Imaginations, he is like Satan from Heaven fallen among the Anabaptists, who indeed Glean but our Leavings, though they Foolishly, yet Gladly turn his Busie Agents. But let it be observed, that he not only charges my Judgment, but Conscience; which none can do, that has not Inward Inspection; if so; does he not censure that as Arrogant in the Quakers, which he does himself? What is it, but to make me a very Rogue, to Write against my Judgment and Conscience? and why, but because I answer'd; he invited me to it: and had I not done it I had been vanquisht; and now I have done it, it is against my Judgment and Conscience; Is this the Meek and Impartial Socinian, or Arrogance it self? I appeal to the Unprejudiced in this Par∣ticular. His Failing or Foulness here, should Antidote all Sober Minds against his other Im∣postures. Again,
Pag. 5. §. 4. If they set their Names to their Books, to have Praise of Men, I seek it not. Meer Deceit and Hypocrisie! Controversie Ended never yet durst set her Name to any Publick Thing I ever saw from her. A very Night-Bird and Wanderer; one, that looks and creeps about like a