Hell broke loose: or An history of the Quakers both old and new.: Setting forth many of their opinions and practices. Published to antidote Christians against formality in religion and apostasie. By Thomas Underhill citizen of London.

CHAP. II. Of their Antiquity.

FOr the Antiquity of the Quakers, take the very words of M^r Henry Stubbs of Christ Church in Oxon, in his Rebuke to M^r Richard Baxter, p. 36.

As to the Generality of their Opinions and Deportment, I DO AVOW it out of as sure and good Records as any can be produ∣ced, that they can plead more for themselves from the first two hundred seventy years, then M^r Baxter for the present Orthodox Religion laid down in the Saints Everlasting Rest, or the Con∣fession OF THE ASSEMBLY. I fully agree with this Learned man, that they are very Ancient; but yet I do not agree with him in one point of Circumstance, and in another of Substance, as to the Subject of the Quakers. As to the Circum∣stance of time, he fetches their Original but from the year two hundred and seventy; but I find them above two hundred years sooner, even in St. Paul's time, as may be seen in my next Chapter. This Difference is not very great: But for the other point, That the Quakers can plead more for themselves from the first two hundred seventy years, then Mr. Baxter for the present Ortho∣dox Religion laid down in the Saints Rest, or the Confession of the As∣sembly, I do heartily profess I differ from him as much in my o∣pinion, as he doth that loves to speak truth, from him that will

say otherwise for advantage, and as a Protestant different from a Papist: And in this Difference I have all Learned Protestants of my side; the Papists and Quakers I think are for him.