my Epistle, as he pretends in his Title, put•• many new Questions to the Baptists, and prays them to agree upon a consistent Creed amongst themselves, and so slily gives me the go-by, to which I need only say this, That I am of the Opinion, it may be •••• easy for the Baptists to form a Creed wherein they are all agreed, as it is for the Quakers to Form a Creed where∣in they & their writings do all agree: Let the Quakers do this themselves which they require of others.
Further, I dare adventure to say, that let a Baptist or some other Person, give but three Texts of Scrip∣ture to be interpreted, or put but three Questions to six Quakers, all apart, and let them answer apart, and that there shall not three of the six Qua∣kers alike, give the same Answer or Interpretation thereto, either in form or substance, notwithstand∣ing their pretended inspiration and unity.
12. Pag. 23. G.W. says, That though the meer Body of Jesus, was not the ENTIRE Christ, yet the Name Christ is sometimes given to the Body, though not so properly, as to the whole Man Christ.]
Reply. But thou-wilt not own that the meer Body was part of Christ; so far art thou from owning it to be the entire Christ, and though they acknowledg the Scripture calls the Body Christ, yet they are so obstinate in their own conceits, that they will not be∣lieve it is what the Scripture calls it, but thus will be wise above what's written. Oh deceit! you think the Body so far from being the entire Christ, that you will not allow it to be any part of him, but such as a Gar∣ment is that is none at all.
13. Pag. 23, 24. G.W. says, That the Distin∣ction of Father and Son, is not only Nominal, but Real, &c.] How then doth G.F. say, Myst. p.