Saul's errand to Damascus, with his packet of letters from the high priests against the disciples of the Lord, or, A faithful transcript of a petition contrived by some persons in Lancashier who call themselves ministers of the Gospel breathing out threatnings and slaughters against a peaceable & godly people there, by them nick-named Quakers : together with the defence of the persons thereby traduced against, the slanderous and false suggestions of that petition, and other untruths charged upon them : published to no other end but to draw out the bowels of tender compassion from all that love the poor despised servants of Jesus Christ, who have been the scorn of carnal men in all ages.

To the Right Honourable The Conncil of State.

The humble Petition of several Gen∣tlemen, Justices of Peace, Ministers of the Gospel, and People, within the County of Lancaster, whose names are subscribed.

Sheweth,

THat George Fox and James Naylor, are persons disaffected to Religion, and the wholesome Laws of this Nation; and that since their coming into this Country, have broached Opinions tending to the destruction of the relation of Subjects to their Ma∣gistrates, Wives to their Husbands, Children to their Parents, Servants to their Masters, Congregations to their Ministers, and of a people to their God: And have drawn much people after them; many where∣of (men women, and little children) at their meet∣ings are strangely wrought upon in their bodies, and brought to fall, foam at the mouth, roar, and swell in their bellies. And that some of them affirmed

themselves to be equal with God, contrary to the late Act, as hath been attested at a late Quarter-Ses∣sions holden at Lancaster in October last past; and since that time, acknowledged before many Wit∣nesses; besides many other dangerous Opinions, and damnable Heresies, as appears by a Schedule here∣unto annexed; with the names of the Witnesses sub∣scribed.

May it therefore please your Honours upon the con∣sideration of the premises, to provide (as your wisdoms shal think fit) that some speedy course may be taken for the speedy suppressing of these evils. And your Petitioners shall ever pray, as in duty bound.

• 1. George professed and auowed that he was equal with God,
• 2. He professed himself to be the eternal Judge of the world.
• 3. He said he was the Judge of the world.
• 4. He said he was the Christ, the way, the truth, the life.
• 5. He said, Whosoever took a place of Scripture, and made a Sermon of it, and from it, was a Conjurer, and his Preaching Conjuration.
• 6. He said that the Scripture was carnal.

James Milner, a follower of the said Fox, professeth himself to be God and Christ; and gives out Prophecies.

• 1. That the day of Judgment so all be the 15. day of Novemb.
• 2. That there shall never Judge sit at Lancaster again.
• 3. That he must ere long shake the foundations of the great Sy∣nagogue, meaning the Parliament.

Leonard Fell professeth that Christ had never any body but his Church.

Richard Hubberthorn wrot, that Christs coming in the flesh was but a figure.