One wonder more added to the seven wonders of the world verified in the person of Mr. George Keith, once a Presbyterian, afterwards about thirty years a Quaker, then a noun substantive at Turners-Hall, and now an itinerant preacher (upon his good behaviour) in the Church of England, and all without variation (as himself says) in fundamentals / by a Protestant dissenter.

HIS Education, Judgment and Affection, in his Youth, so dipp'd him in the Scotch Solemn League and Covenant, that he Glories in it: Page 38, and 39. of Help in Time of Need,

That by it, as Prelacy was declared a Limb of Anti-Christ, the Horrible and Filthy thing set up in the Land. & he, &c. had vowed to the most High God against it, and had kept his Vow.

What is become of his Vow now?

The same Mr. Keith, whilst a Quaker, saith in behalf of them, in the same Book, thus:

I declare unto you

(Pres∣byterians)

and that in the Name and Power of the Living God, That ye shall look till your Eyes fail you, and rot in your Holes, ere ever ye see another Day or Ap∣pearance of Jesus Christ, to your Comfort, than what

We, the People of the Lord, called Quakers, do witness Come, and more abundantly Coming:

Help in Time of Need, page 78, 79. printed 1665.—

Again,

It sufficeth me, and I hope many others, that ac∣cording to the best Knowledge I have of the Quakers, as Preachers and Publishers of their Faith, of unquestionable Esteem among them, and worthy of double Honour, as ma∣ny such there are. I know none are Guilty of any one of those Heresies, he (C. M.) accuseth them of,

(which are the same Mr. Keith now accuseth them of, and the same he hath vindicated them from)

'And I think (adds Mr. Keith) I should know, and do know, the Quakers and their Principles; ha∣ving been Conversant with them in Publick and Private, with the most noted among 'em, for about Twenty Eight Years past, in both Europe and America:

Serious Appeal, page 7. printed 1692. Twenty Seven Years Experience, after Help in Time of Need, printed 1665. Add to this the Multitude of Books he writ in their Defence, against Episcopalians, Pres∣byterians, Independents, Baptists, &c. in Vindication of those ve∣ry Books he now quotes for their Heresie; so that he cannot 〈…〉〈…〉nly pretend Ignorance, concerning either the Books, or the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 therein contained.

〈…〉〈…〉 same Mr. Keith, in his Interregnum, after the Quakers 〈…〉〈…〉communicated him, (for he left not them) in Re∣〈…〉〈…〉 which is sweet) saith,

The Quakers hold such vile 〈…〉〈…〉 and Heresies, as are Repugnant to the Christian 〈…〉〈…〉ss and that no such Damnable Heresies, and Doctrines 〈…〉〈…〉 Devils, is tolerated in any Protestant Society: Never∣theless, he is in Love and Charity with a Considerable Number; yea, with all the Faithful, both in the City of London and Country.

Antichrist and Sadduces, Loving Epi∣stle, &c. printed 96, 97, 98, 99.

The same Mr. Keith, an Itinerant Preacher for the Church of England, in the Year 1700. (a very Remarkable Year for

Wonders) from the Pulpit, sends his repeated Exclamations against all Dissenters, except the Church of Rome; which is not only astonishing, but makes us believe, that the Qua∣kers had good reason to Expel him their Communion; nor can we think him any other than a Tool, for no good, either to us or the Quakers.

The same Mr Keith, in his Book, Quakers Politicks, makes good my Jealousie of him;

For doth it not, saith he, p. 26. deserve the serious Consideration of the Civil Govern∣ment, to be a Warning to them to keep a watchful Eye over the Quakers?—Again, What security has the Civil Government? But when they think fit, and apprehend they are moved by the Spirit so to do, they may take up the Sword, considering their Numbers, Wealth and Poli∣ticks; for the Prosperity therefore, of the Christian Reli∣gion in these three Nations, which is in danger to be un∣dermin'd, by their Crafty Politicks, if not seasonably pre∣vented (which I desire may be done) I publish this their Politicks to the Nation.a

P. 29. He goes on,

And I do say, I have a good Conscience, and great Peace herein, if Suf∣ferings come on them, after this my Exposing them. Again, I can justly say, neither I, nor others concerned with me, (viz. Bugg, Snake, &c.) in the like opposition against them, are chargeable with it.

Behold here Revolution upon Revolution, and all with•••• a Thousand Years; as wonderful as Transmigration or Tran∣substantiation! not for the unconstancy of the Man, and his many Changes, Sayings for and against, and against and for; out and in, and in and out; backwards and forwards, and forwards and backwards: But in the midst, beginning and ending, he is always in the right of it! for in all these Turnings and Disputings he is not Contradicting himself in any thing, Serious Appeal, p. 7. nor has he, in all, or any of these Removes, varied from one Fundamental Principle of

the Christian Faith; nor indeed from any one Fundamental Principle, 1st Narrative, p. 15. For he has the only skill of any Man in this Age, to be as a Jew, but not one; to be as a Gentile, but not one; Bristol Quakerism exposed, p. 32. His design being, as he saith, to gain some; if he means Mo∣ney, I believe him.

The Presbyterians, whilst he was with them, both they, and he, hold the Fundamentals of Christianity; yet he left them, and settled with the Quakers about 30 Years, they and he agreeing in the Fundamentals of Christianity; for he saith, He knew them 28 Years, and was in dear Unity with them; but for breaking that dear Unity, they Excom∣municated him, upon which he fell in with the Turner's at their Hall; untill some considered him, and found him a fit Tool to begin this work with, upon the Quakers: First, as the weakest part; that our Golden or Glorious Chain of Toleration might be broken; from which mi••chie∣vous Design, I pray God, Deliver us. Amen.

Monstrum! Horrendum, Informe, Ingens, cui Lumen ademptum!

FINIS.