Battering rams against New Rome containing a farther discovery of the grand hypocrisie of the leaders and teachers of the people called Quakers : together with a publick challenge to meet G. Fox, G. Whitehead, W. Penn, and S. Cater to prove matters of fact : to which are added some queries propounded to their Protestant hearers who are not of G.F.'s party / by Francis Bugg.

The II. Instance of their Hypocrisie.

Letter to the Quakers. One While against, Another While for Kingly Government.

The Quakers Answer. The First Part of this Charge is false.

Reply. FOR a full Reply to this their Answer, I refer the Reader to the Quakers unmask'd, &c. But so much thereof as may shew that the Charge is not false, unless they be lately amended, (which if they be, they ought to retract and condemn their former Wri∣tings, ) I shall recite out of a Paper writ to the Presbyterians, by Geo. Fox, a little before the Re∣storation, so much as shall justifie the Charge against them, &c. See pag. 1. To all you that desire an Earthly King in England,— who profess your selves Christians, whether Presbyterians or others:— Do not the Priests, Presbyterians, and others, cry for an Earthly King? And is not this the same Nature the Jews were in? And do not they, in this, crucifie Jesus? In another Paper of his, pag. 15. The Word of the LORD GOD to you who are called Presbyterians.— You are wholly in Darkness, given up to it;— and such would have a King to reign;— for there is that Nature that would have an Earthly King to reign, in which Nature lodgeth the Murtherer, said your chief Prophet. Geo. Fox.

Thus have I given a short hint, that you were once against Kingly Go∣vernment; being loth to mention over much, in hopes, as to that, you are somewhat amended, for you soon turn'd with the Times; which shews your Inconstancy, and that you are no more infallible than others; (which is the main Reason why I mention it.) And for Example, see your Declaration you gave forth, soon after the Restoration of King Charles II. saying, We do de∣clare that we do love, own, and honour the King, and the present Government. Again, in another Book, you say to the King, If thou take some speedy Course for the repealing and making void those cruel Laws,— haply thou mayest be as Mo∣ses, to stand in the Gap betwixt GOD and thy People, &c. Visitation to the King, pag. 7. Again, in the Trial of Geo. Fox, 1664. pag. 8, 10. he saith, (the Oath of Allegiance being tender'd him,) viz. If I could take any Oath at all, upon any Occasion, I should take this Oath; for I honour all Men, much more the King, &c.

Now Geo. Fox, Geo. Whitehead, &c. Where is the Constancy you boast of? What is become of your Unchangeableness, who one Year say, and the next Year unsay; for this to day, and for that to morrow; facing about like the Weather-cock, as in the Case fore-mentioned? And yet it is a common Maxim with you, that if any write against you, they write against Truth; and if any see your Hypocrisie, and leave and forsake you, that they are gone from Truth; and that if any come to you, and join with you, they then pre∣sently are reputed to own Truth, &c.

I will conclude this Second Instance with the Words of W. Penn, the Paren∣thesis excepted, to Mr. Doelittle, Mr. Manton, Mr. Baxter, and Eighteen more, both Presbyterians and Independants, in his Book entituled, A just Rebuke to Twenty one Divines, pag. 25. I could set out this part of your Story to the Life, but at this time shall forbear; n•••• do I delight in this: But since I must needs men∣tion (your Hypocrisie, and your base Temporizing,) can I do it more candidly, than in your own Words; I wish there had been no need for it.

Notes

• But if so, then they would appear fallible Men, and, as such, be mistaken, and do some things whereof they ought to repent. But this they cannot admit of, for it would spoil the fashion of their Infallibility, and marr the Beauty of their Perfe∣ction.