I shall now add what is so Notoriously known in the face of the Neighbourhood, that though [Page 10]the said H. W. be greatly hardned, yet I presume he cannot have a face to deny; relating to their great uncleanness, for which they were denyed of us &c.

First, the said H. W. had her that is now his Wife, so great with Child in his first Wife's dayes, that there was but about six Weeks be­twixt the Death of his first Wife, and the Birth of that Child.

Now Reader be pleased to compare what is before taken out of their own Papers, and what is added as a demonstration of their great Wick­edness and Uncleanness, that their Papers have relation to (and for which they were denyed of our Friends) with what I have in short before cited out of their own Book, viz. that God should choose him, viz. H. W. to be his Instru­ment, to Fight this Battle, &c. ‘And when I consider, what Persons our Saviour chose for his great Apostles, &c. But being Cons­cious of our perfect Innocency, we made our Appeal to the Searcher of all Hearts, &c. A­gain, we know no Guilt, &c. Again, a Bur­then Intolerable, had I not been Supported by a God of Truth, and a clear Conscience, &c.’

And then Reader, after such comparing the One with the Other, and due Consideration thereof, I shall leave it to thee, if thou be such an one as hath the Fear of God before thee, to judge, whether this our Adversary H. W. is like an Instrument chosen of the Pure Holy God, or in any respect like the Apostles of Ho­ly Jesus, fit to be dignified by appearing on God's behalf: Can be Conscious of perfect In­nocency, [Page 11]or can as such, make his appeal to the Searcher of all Hearts, can know no guilt: Can be supported by a God of Truth, and a clear Conscience, or no: And whether it be not great Impiety and Blasphemous in him so to say, con­sidering his Circumstances as before? And whe­ther it doth not bespeak and declare his Con­science to be Seared, as with an Hot Iron, or no? Ah surely the Righteous God will Rebuke him for his Abominable Uncleanness and Impiety, Hypocrisie, and make him, and all his Abettors, Examples in his Wrath, If they Repent not.

Further, let the Reader observe, that the said H. W. in the first Page of his Narrative, saith, That it was in the Year 1673. and Harvest time, when Margaret Bradley, one of the three Women, he calls his Accusers, came with a Mes­sage to him, and after the Relation of her then Message to him, he also relates his Answer, viz. 'The Lord Rebuke thee, thou Impudent Wretch. And in Page 2. he saith, ‘That not long after came M. L. with the same Message.’ And fur­ther in the same Page, he saith, ‘We opposed them, to Convince, if possible, by all the Ar­guments we could use, that their pretended Revelations came from the Devil.’ And in Page 3. Calls them, Poor Deluded Creatures, False Prophetesses, and that he thought the De­vil had led them so far, that he could not bring them off, without Confusion and Shame.

Now, Reader, I say again, be pleased to com­pare what I have above Cited out of the three first Pages of his Narrative, with what I have before taken out of their two Papers, relating [Page 12]to Margaret Bradley, and then consider when, and in what time, we shall believe H. W. and his Wife, whether in what they say in their Nar­rative, in the Pages aforesaid, which they pre­tend was spoken in the Year 1673. or in their Papers written in 1674. the Year next follow­ing; since they so positively Contradict each o­ther: For in the first Year 1673. She, the said M. B. is an Impudent Wretch, that her Message or Revelation came from the Devil; a Deluded Creature, a False Prophetess, one that the De­vil had in H. W. and his Wife's Thoughts led so far, that he could not bring her back without Shame and Confusion, &c.

But in their Paper under their Hands, and owned, as before said, written in the Year 1674. next following, fully contradicts what they would now say or pretend was spoken in the Year before; for in this later Year, she, viz. Margaret Bradley, is God's Messenger to them, a Faithful Servant of God, a Lover of their Souls, one who Travelled in Pain for them; desires that the Lord may Reward her for her Faithfulness between the Lord and them: And concludes with, that no doubt but the Lord hath already Rewarded her, &c.

Now, Considerate Reader, which of the two is to be believed as true, first or last (or both) which cannot be, being so absolutely Contrary; except they grant, they wronged her in the first, and that she was still what in the latter they say; if they had rightly understood her, and her Message; and if the first be true, and that she was worthy of such Vile Terms in 1673. then [Page 13]how comes she to deserve such an Honourable Character in 1674. was not her Message still the same, if they alledge she was become a better, yea, a good Woman, will that do? no, not to re­concile the the Contradiction before, the Message being still the same; and if the last be true, and to be Believed, as by them Subscribed to, and since owned, as before said, written in 1674. then how will H. W. justifie his Prosecution of her at Law upon the Score of the said Message. But I observe the Serpents Way is very Crooked, full of Deceitful Doubles, and he Deceives all at last, who follow him, by leading them where they cannot return without Shame and Confusi­on; where the Reader may see he hath led H. W. and his Wife; the old Proverb is, Liers ought to have a good Memory.

And may it not be reasonably concluded, by what is before said, that it was the real Sense of H. W. and his Wife, when their Papers were written; they being then under the Sence of the Righteous Judgments of God, for their great Sins, viz. in the Year 1674. before they had hardened their Hearts against the Lord; and that what is pretended to be spoken in the Year 1673. is but only Stuff, through Enmity and Ma­lice since entered into their Hearts, against the Truth and God's People; and now Introduced to Amuse and Deceive the Unwary Reader, and with more colour to reflect upon, and asperse an Innocent People, as also to hide and cover their great Wickedness. And in as much as they are Witnesses under their own Hands, That she, viz. M. B. was a Servant of God, and his Messenger [Page 14]to them in 74. What notice is to be taken, or credit to be given, to what in the Year before, is now pretended to be spoken upon her said Message, but to be exploded and looked upon as the product of great Enmity against the Truth, and People from which he is fallen; and to Gra­tifie his Assistants and Abettors, such as his Wife saith, urged or put them upon Writing and Pub­lishing in Print, else they had never done it; who, together with them, will justly, for their pains, reap Infamy and Shame; For the Wickedness of the Wicked will return upon his own Head.

And if she was a Faithful Servant of the Lord, and his Messenger to them, as they say, under their Hands, in their said Papers; I ask H. W. and his Wife, what was the Message she brought them? Was it what they have Inserted in their said Book, which she Charged them with? Then I further query of them, how they will evade the matter of Fact Charged against them therein, or excuse themselves from the Guilt thereof, since they say, She was to them God's Messenger, &c. For I find no other Message or Charge Inserted in the said Book, Charged against the said M. B. and other two Women, except what he mentions in Page 11. viz. They (meaning the three Wo­men, or some of them) had new Revelations, saith he, That I was guilty of the Death of some Person, nearly Related to them and me. But who this Per­son was, or how Related, either to them or him, he mentions not, but leaves his Reader in the Dark.

Wherefore I now Query, if it was his first Wife he means; for sure she was, or at least [Page 15]ought to have been nearly Related to him; but such Dishonest and Unfaithful Men to their Wives as he who loudly Lusts after others, can­not Love, or be so nearly Related to their own Wives as they ought to be; and if it be his first Wife he means, and yet Conceals her, it might be Policy; I will not say Wisdom, except De­vilish; lest the nameing her might revive that Jealousie of wrong to her, upon her sudden and unexpected Death; and the Circumstances be­fore Related, That she that was his then— and his now Wife was then under. O how Gross things looks; And it's Irksome to me to meddle in such Dirty Stuff, if it were not to wipe it off the Innocent, and cast it back where it ought to stick; wherefore I shall take notice of another great Circumstance of more Wickedness than was clearly Discovered.

That is, that when the Sisters, and near Re­lations of her that is now Wife to H. W. was Jealous of her being with Child, about the time of the Death of H. W's first Wife, and she there­upon being questioned, yet stoutly denied; they for better Satisfaction did search her; and found Milk in her Breasts, which I suppose is common­ly taken amongst Women for an undoubted To­ken of being with Child, except such as give Suck. And their pressing that as a Certain To­ken of her being so, yet she, to blind them, and to hide, if she could, her Condition, replied to them then on this wise, viz. I have been so once before, and you never knew any thing but well with me. This she confessed she then spake, before the four Friends before named, the 15th of the [Page 16]first Month last past, only with this throw at her Relations, But my Relations has been my great Enemies in the matter.—Now if she had been so once before; that is, had Milk in her Breasts: Which is, as I suppose, a common Token of being with Child; and if she was before with Child, it must be either by H. W. or some other Man; I shall only ask, if so, what became of that Child? And shall leave both the further Search and Judgment thereof to him who knows all things, and cannot be deceived.

The next thing I shall take notice of, is what he saith in his Postscript, if it be his, however his Name is to it, whoever was the Author, which Intitles him to it, though most False in the greatest part thereof, as after may more fully appear, by what follows.

In the second Page of the said Postscript, and 19th of his Book, he saith, ‘That some, after my entrance amongst them (meaning the Qua­kers) they reposed a great trust in me, viz. to be Receiver of all their Collections in the County, &c.’

Answ. Had not Judas, the Betrayer of our Blessed Lord, as great a Trust, or greater Re­posed in him; for he was not only the keeper or bearer of the Bag, for the necessity of the Poor, &t. but was Intrusted in a part of the Ministry; yet notwithstanding Wickedly Betrayed his Lord and Master, going to the High Priests to make his Bargain with them; and has not H. W. Imi­tated him, in endeavouring (with the assistance of some, at least like the High Priests) to be­tray the Innocent into the Hands of the Wicked? [Page 17]Wherefore let H. W. consider the Dismal End of Judas, and take heed lest his be the like.

The greatest part of the said Postscript is made up of base Reflections against the Quakers, as that they were changed from what they were, and become Erroneous in both Doctrine and Practice, that there was much Jarring, Discord, Secret Envying, and Different Opinions among them; then most Falsly and Wickedly Insinua­ting, that thereby he found much Disquietness and Anguish in his Mind, which put him upon a new Examination of the Grounds of Religion, and being better Informed, could not with clear Conscience stay amongst the Quakers, but desert­ed them, which so offended the Quakers, that ever after they made him their Butt to Shoot at, &c.

Answ. That what is before pretended, is Wickedly False, will most evidently appear in what follows: For that they fell from us through great Uncleanness, is before Demonstrated, and we have their Confession thereof, under their own Hands, as before taken out of their Papers, viz. ‘Be it known unto all People, unto whom these Presents shall be read, That I H. Winder and my Wife, do Acknowledge and Confess before the Living God, and unto all People, That we have Sinned, and done that which we ought not to have done, in suffering the Temptations of Sin in the Flesh to overcome us, and lead us out of the strait and narrow way which leads to Life, &c. So this know all People (let the Reader Mark) that it was not because the Quakers Judgment, or Doctrine, [Page 18]or way of Worship is False, that it caused us to fall from them, but our fall was of our selves: And their Judgment, their Doctrine, their way of Worship and Faith is acceptable to the Lord, we do Faithfully Believe it, and also Acknowledge it, &c. Let us be a Warn­ing unto all Backsliders, and those that turn from the Grace of God into any Unrighteous­ness, &c.’

Now can any thing be more Clear and Plain, than that what H. W. pretends, in his said Postscript, to be the Reasons of a New Exa­mination of the Grounds of Religion, and his leaving them is most Horrid and Wickedly False; a very Hellish Device to Bespatter the Truth and Professers thereof, to gratifie the A­vowed Enemies thereof, to Deceive and Beguile his Unwary Reader, and to his hide great Un­cleanness, by which he Fell. Oh False and great­ly Hardened Man! The Lord sees his Deceit and Abominable Wickedness, and will Reward accordingly, except speedy Repentance pre­vent.

Is it not a Dreadful thing to see Men so, to make Shipwrack of Faith and good Conscience, as H. W. has done in so positive a Contradiction of what in the Year 74. when the Hand of the Lord was upon him for his Sins in Judgment, he so Faithfully and in so Solemn Words, then de­clared as in the presence of the Living God, was the Cause of their falling from the Quakers, as aforesaid. So that H. W. has Contradicted the False Charges of H. W. against the Quakers, un­der his own Hand, the Quakers are still what [Page 19]they were, not changed, in Unity and Concord; of one Heart and Spirit, their Judgment and Do­ctrine, Faith and way of Worship acceptable to God: And the ground of the Sorrow and An­guish he tells of, are his Sins; under which Sor­row it had been well for him if he had kept, if it was Godly, till it had wrought true Repen­tance. Who would then have had no need of such sordid Shifts and deceitful Covers? But, alas! the Quakers way was too strait for him, the Quakers Judgment too close upon him for his notorious vileness, their Religion such as would not admit of his abominable uncleanness: So fleshly minded Man must have a broader way, where some soft Pillows must be put under to lean upon a Religion, in which there's more liber­ty to the Flesh, and yet be counted a Saint, one of the very Elect; so from the Quakers to them he went; and let him consider Jer. 2.24, 25. And if they be better for him, or have got Cre­dit by receiving of him, they may hold him; for the Quakers can well spare him, till he be a cleaner Man, and hates Lying, and every evil Way.

The next Remark is, his Endeavours to fasten what he calls the Tragedy, upon the Quakers in general; or, at least, upon a great Party of them: As in Page 6. viz. ‘Now these Women, (meaning his now Wifes two Sisters, and M. B. before named) mightily bestirred them­selves, and had quickly got a great Party of Friends inclining to their Opinion, so far as to declare them true Prophetesses, as J. S. of How, a great Speaker in Meetings, &c. Again, [Page 20]in Page 12. That many other Quakers, espe­cially their Husbands, were intoxicated, &c. And in Page 18. With the Assistance of, and Approbation of many other Quakers, &c. And in Page 21. This did much displease the Qua­kers, &c. Again, in Page 22. They (mean­ing the Quakers) began to envy me, and their Love was turned into Malice, which eats like a Canker; from which at last broke out the aforesaid Tragedy. If this was not the thing that so incensed them against me, I know not what was, except what I said before of Mary Dawson.’

Answ. I observe how high and strange he chargeth, but very low and feeble in Proof; the great Party of Friends ends only in J. S. with an &c. one who is many Years since in his Grave; as is all or most else whom he dares to charge by Name on any account in his said Book, who are no ways capable of making Defence, though never so much wronged and abused. And his many other Quakers Ends, with, especially their Husbands, meaning the three Women, and for the many Quakers that approved the said Women, and whose Love turned into En­vy and cankered Malice; From whence, he would most falsly insinuate, sprung the said Tragedy, and that he was made the Quakers Mark to shoot at; he names not one: So that it's evi­dent that he fails, and comes off very meanly, in proving that either the Quakers in general, or a great part of them, or any part of them, was any ways concerned in what he endeavours through Malice to fasten upon them. And [Page 21]though the Quakers and others may suppose him guilty of many vile and gross things, and by him under his own Hand acknowledged and confes­sed; yet, notwithstanding, never owned the said three Women in their Complaints to Ma­gistrates, in order to prosecute him at Law; but I and all other of our Friends, so far as I know or have heard, disowned them therein from the very first of their appearance therein; and I challenge H. W. to name any one of our Friends living, if he can, of whom he can prove the contrary: Besides, we can make appear, under the Hands of some of those three, in the time of their Imprisonment, that we had disowned them in their Proceedings aforesaid, they then complaining how it added to their then Suf­ferings, because we then could not own them therein. So that it's evident, it's cankered Ma­lice in H. W. to charge the Quakers in being concerned in the said Endeavours of Prosecution at Law; knowing, that though he may prove never so guilty of what the three Women charges against him, yet they misled the way of Truth in their Complaints and endeavours of Prosecution aforesaid, for what, as notoriously appeared, ought to have been by them left to the Censure of that Church or Community he had some time walked amongst, and made pro­fession to be of, and the rest to him to whom Secrets belongs, who knoweth things, and will judge Righteously. And it hath been, and is my present Sense, That the wicked One who had led this H. W. into such gross Evils, did by the occasion of their endeavouring Prosecu­tion, [Page 22]in the way aforesaid, harden his Heart, to turn against them, as much as in him lay, to rend and tear them in Revenge; and not only so, but to calumniate and asperse the Truth, and those that walk in it: For it's observable, That be­fore their endeavours of Prosecution, in that way aforesaid, not only those three Women, but several other of our Friends, found him more soft and tender, making such Acknowledgments and Confessions, as before inserted, and some more, which, for good Reasons, I shall not now publish, nor incline thereto, if H. W. minister not just occasion therefore, as before said. And in as much as these three Persons missed the way of Truth in their Endeavours of Prosecuti­on, in the way aforesaid, and was disowned by all our Friends that I know of, Then how un­just is H. W. notwithstanding, to charge us with what we are so innocent and clear of? Which declares him the Person guilty of the Ma­lice that eats like a Canker.

Now, I hope, the honest and unprejudiced Reader will be fully and clearly satisfied by what's before said, that what H. W. pretends to be the Reasons of his deserting us, are false and feigned; and that he is very unjust, in charging the Quakers in the endeavours of Prosecution aforesaid, and that the Envy of the Quakers was the ground thereof; the contrary being made appear. Neither can I in Charity conclude, That either Envy or Malice in the said three Persons, was the ground of their so endeavour­ing Prosecution as aforesaid; but, rather, an [Page 23]hot Indignation and ungoverned Zeal, against his abominable and gross Uncleanness.

I now come to examine what he concludes in his said Postscript, before hinted, viz. If it was not the Envy and Malice of the Quakers for de­serting; That was the ground of what he calls the Tragedy, he knows not what was, except he what said before of M. D.

Answ. The Man is hard beset, put to all his shifts, yet when he should conclude, knows not where, nor upon what: So uncertain is he, That it must be either this or that, else he knows not what: And though it be neither this, viz. the Quakers Envy and Malice, nor that relating to M. D. I shall tell him the true Cause thereof, viz. First, his vile Uncleanness: Secondly, an hot In­dignation, an ungoverned Zeal in the three Per­sons aforesaid, against that his shameful and vile Uncleanness: And the Quakers clear of both.

But to proceed, I shall for the Information of the Reader, and clearing Truth, as also to dis­cover the poor sorry fallacious shifts of this Man, to his shame and confusion; I say I shall, for the Reasons aforesaid, examine what relates to M. D. as I find it in the 13th and 14th Pages of his said Book, under a Note, as some remarkable Pas­sage; which take as followeth, viz. Note, That this Mary Langhorne, was formerly the Wife of John Dawson of Hutton-John; after whose Death she did at divers times express to H. W. (then a Widower) her great affection and desire to have him for her Husband; but his Love was set on her younger; (I suppose it should be) younger [Page 24]Sister, Ann, his present Wife; so rejected Ma­ry's Solicitations: Which inraged her to that degree, that ever after her Anger was impla­cable, &c.

Answ. It's before manifested under what Cir­cumstances she that's now his Wife was at the death of his first Wife, even so big with Child to him, that she was delivered thereof about six Weeks after, and he married to her before that time of her delivery; how many Days or Weeks I know not; however, it's evident he was not a Widower above five or six Weeks, per­haps less; so that M. D. had a very short time to solicite him, and several times to express her great Affection and Desire to have him for her Husband, as he faith: But looks as like a great Lye as may be; which will further appear by what follows.

His first Wife I find to be buried the 24th of the third Month, commonly called May; and she that's now his Wife was about that time greatly suspected to be with Child by him; as well she might, being then so far gone therewith; but, upon the 2d of the 4th Month, called June, next and immediately following, it was fully discovered and known, unto her Sister Mary and Relations, to be with Child by the said H. W. So that the time that can in any respect be sup­posed for such Solicitations, is reduced within the Compass of about Nine Days. And that time under strong suspicion of her Sisters being with Child as aforesaid, which in reason may be admitted as sufficient to prevent such Solici­tation, if there had been inclination thereto; [Page 25]which I believe not: Much more would the cer­tain knowledge of her Sisters being with Child, to the Man that basely saith, she several times expressed her great Affection and Desire to have him, &c. For no doubt, but the discovery of that Uncleanness, and that the said H. W. had so basely abused her Sister, would administer occasion of being highly offended at him; all Circumstances considered, he having a Wife of his own, and an honest one too for ought that ever I heard; though she had the hard hap of having a very dishonest Husband, if not worse: Such an one as that she that should express her Affection and Desire as aforesaid, considering all his Circumstances, so close upon the death of his Wife, her death so sudden and surprising, her Sister then big with Child by him, must needs be concluded Mad, or greatly Infatuated, and bereaved of common Sense and Reason. Wherefore pray consider what sort of Man this H. W. is, this very noted Passage highly detects him to be very base, enough to give the Reader a clearer sight of him and his whole Book: Wherefore, pray further consider what kind of Readers must his Book have, that believes him, who so frequently detects himself of great Falshood? I know none that believes him, ex­cept his nameless as well as shameless Publisher, who is like one of them who said, Report, and we will report it; yet may question whether he dare so far express himself as to give us his Name, with his belief of the Truth of H. W's Book, which he has published; especially now when H. W. and his Book is exposed, and his false [Page 26]Covers plucked off, and he proving a very un­clean Man, as also very false and malicious. And I would hope, that such as have abetted him, and put him upon Printing such false, malicious, slanderous, as well as sensless Stuff, will now re­pent thereof, with respect to their Repute and Credit; and to prevent what will be the Re­ward of all that are accessory to such an evil Work, viz. Shame and Confusion of Face. And may it not be expected that he whom H. W. calls Excellent, Learned and Pious Mr. Gilpin, Minister then of their Church, and who the now Wife of H. W. confessed the 15th of the first Month now last past, 1696/7, before the four Friends before named, did write down all Mat­ters relating to H. W's Narrative as they were transacted, will now see that he has been too officious on the behalf of such a Man; and will ingenuously confess, that he was greatly mistaken, or worse, when on his behalf he gave that Te­stimony related in Page 12 of the said Narra­tive, ‘That he H. W. was always accounted a very faithful and just Man; and that he had for a long time experienced him to be so.’ Oh sad! that a Man of his Figure and Station should so mistake, to speak modestly, to give Testimony, and that, as he saith, upon long Expe­rience, that he, viz. H. W. had always been ac­counted a very faithful and just Man; when no­toriously known, as before related, to be both very unfaithful and unjust, at least to his Wife: But Prejudice and Enmity has made many, other­ways wise, greatly to befool themselves. Nei­ther will J. N. whom he calls Deacon of their [Page 27]Church, get Repute either to himself or Church in Abetting or Testifying on behalf of H. W. if it be such as he who is called Mr. Gilpin has Testified.

Some few Passages more of the said Book of H. W's I shall take notice of, and so draw to a Conclusion with him, having exceeded what I intended; but that I find so much Dirt to re­move off the Innocent, and cast back whence it came, and is worthy to stick.

The first is, what I find related about the Search made on Sparkehead-Moore, in Page 9. Thus, They were slow, and had no great Courage to begin the Search; but my Wife spurred them on, and bid 'em chear up, and take Courage, &c. Thus she upbraided their Faintness and Folly, &c.

Answ. She being examined about this Mat­ter by the four Friends before-named, the same 15th of the First Month before-mentioned, 1697, She, viz. H. W's Wife, answered, Yes, at the first I did put them on; but, I confess, my Spirit fai­led, and I did cry out. It seems from this Con­fession, that she had neither Innocency nor Con­fidence enough to support her, but her Spirit fell and she cried out: The Reason whereof I leave to God and her own Conscience, in hope that her Heart is not yet grown so hard as her Husband's, since she confesseth to some Truth.

The next is, what I find in Page 16. viz. Hi­therto the Lord of his infinite free Mercy prel [...]g [...] my days with my dear and faithful Wife and Children, whom he hath increased, preserved, and abundantly blessed: My whole Family he hath spared, as a Fa­ther [Page 28]spares his own Son that serves him: And this I declare, &c.

Answ. Let such as name the Holy Name of the Holy God, depart from Iniquity; for he will not be holden guiltless, that taketh his Name in vain; though he long spare, and his long-suffer­ing be very great; yet in the end, Tribulation and Anguish will be the Portion of the Wicked: Wherefore let H. W. hear and fear, and not bless himself in that he has been spared to this Day; nor boast of his Posterity; for the Wick­ed has been seen ere now, to spread forth Branches like the green Bay Tree, and all things to go well with him, yet stands in a slippery place, suddenly goes down into the Pit; and Bastard's Slips has not long nor deep Rooting; neither can Whoremongers, Adulterers, or Ly­ers, have any part or place in the Kingdom of Heaven; but in Tophet, prepared of old for the Devil and his Angels.

In Page 21 he saith, I fell into a Temptation; wherein I was so cast down, that I despaired to re­ceive Comfort any way, but in the Ordinances ap­pointed, &c.

Answ. It's evident he has not fallen into one only, but many Temptations and gross Evils, which all his outward Ordinances cannot redeem him out of; for it's the Blood of Jesus that cleanseth from Sin, in which Remission comes to be known in the Work of Regeneration and Renewings of the Holy Spirit, where there's unfeigned Repentance, and a walking in the Light: Which this Man reviles, and slights, and counts deceivable, and would falsly insinuate [Page 29]to be the ground of his Erring from the way of Truth; which bespeaks him in a dangerous Condition, blaspheming against that Light in which all must walk, who comes to be cleansed from all Sin; for if we walk in the Light, as he is in the Light, we have Fellowship one with another, and the Blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin, 1 John 1.7. So that till H. W. turn to this Light, come to walk in it, even that which did not only manifest his Sin, but re­proved and condemned him therefore; and through the Convictions whereof he was made in time past (before he that led him into Sin had hardened his Heart) to confess his Sins and Transgressions, that he would now hide and co­ver. I say, till he come again to this Light, and incline to walk in it, all his outward Ordi­nances will never cleanse him, nor make him a better Man, let him apply himself never so much thereto.

And I shall now advise him, to look back at his Work, and consider the Effects thereof, and see what Reproach he has brought upon himself, being fallen into the foul Pit of Infamy and Shame that he had digged for others; endea­vouring to Criminate the Innocent Quakers, he has exposed his own Crimes; would God that he and his Wife might yet see their sad and dismal Estate, and consider whence they are fal­len, and repent, and do their first Works, and so find a place of Repentance; if happily they have not so added Sin to Sin, and Rebellion to their great Wickedness knowingly; so as to provoke a merciful and long-suffering God, to [Page 30]make them Examples of his Wrath and fiery In­dignation; the eternal Portion of such wicked and impenitent Sinners, which add Sin to Sin, till the Measure of their Iniquity be filled up; and it be said, Go ye cursed into everlasting fire.

One thing more is to be taken notice of, for the Information of the Reader; that is, part of his Title-Page, viz. Their malicious Pro­secution of H. W. and his Wife as Murtherers, at the Publick Assize at Carlisle.

I Answer; It's very fallaciously worded; so may deceive the unwary Reader, who may there­from conclude, That there was some legal Pro­secution, that H. W. had been Called and Ar­raigned at the Barr, had had a Trial, and the Issue of a Jury, and so an Assize Business; when, indeed, there was no such thing; if there had, we should have it to the full, or more. For in Page 6. They stretch things to the height: Which amounteth to thus much, That H. W. and his Wife was there, and the three Women also: That the Women drew up their Accusations in Writing against H. W. and Wife, and cast them in Towns and Streets (that must be be­fore they came at Carlisle) at Carlisle gave one of their Papers to the judge; and he only bid them proceed according to Law, and they should have Justice: That both Parties staid all the time of the Assizes. And all else that the Wo­men did, was, that they bid H. W. and his Wife fear God. This is the Prosecution in full, as in the 6th Page before is by H. W. given: A ve­ry small Prosecution; if it may properly be cal­led [Page] One: The Woman gave the Judge one of their Papers, and bid H. W. and his Wife fear God. Who would have thought reading the Title-Page, as it is worded, but that their had been a formal Prosecution at the Assizes? And if the Man had meant honestly, we doubt not but he would have qualified the word Prosecu­tion, with Endeavours or Attempts of Prose­cution: For all that was done by the said three Women, at those Assizes, can in t e greatest strictness amount to no more.

Thus having taken notice of what I thought most material in his Book, which in any respect reflected upon Us, the People called Quakers, or the Holy Church which we make profession of; wiping off the Dirt he throws at Us, turns it back upon himself, stripping off his deceit­ful Covers, and exposeth him to the view of all to be a very unclean Man, an angry Apostate, demonstrating wherein the three Women missed the way of Truth, and was disowned therein: All which, as before inserted, I now freely sub­mit, and leave to the impartial and honest Rea­der's Censure and Judgment, and the Issue to the Lord: And shall now begin to say something to the nameless Publisher.

But first, I shall note unto the Reader, That since I began the foregoing Answer to H. W. I am informed that there is already something published in Print by another Hand, by way of Answer thereto, in a Postscript to another name­less Author; who, like this Publisher, has vile­ly abused the Quakers.

Now to what the nameless Publisher adds to the same Book, subscribed by H. W. is such a Piece, as I remember not that I have before read the like from any of our many envious Op­posers and malicious Detracters: Being such a Piece of down right Railery, stuffed with Lyes, gross Slanders, ungodly Perversions, base insi­nuations, and most sordid and perverse Infe­rences; yea, Blasphemy and Contradictions, idle Stories, frothy and scurrilous Taunts, that to trace particularly in every thing would be a tedious Work, and more than I think need­ful, till he appear to own what he has charged, by giving us his Name; who, in the concealing of the same, may think himself secure; yet will render him and his Work very suspici­ous of great Injustice and Falshood thereby; and so s [...]eakingly to charge that to wise, thinking, and judicious Readers, it might be sufficient with­out any Answer; yet, for the sake of the un­wary, and too credulous Readers, and for the better Information of such as by this his Work, and the like, has entertained Prejudice against the Truth, and the Principle and Profession thereof, as testified unto by the People common­ly called Quakers; and as a just Rebuke upon him, for his ungodly Work; I shall take notice of part thereof at present, not fearing his Roll of 13 Ells, or what else he mentions in his Pre­face, though it prove as bad, and as full of En­vy, as what he has here exposed against us.

The Method I propose, for brevity sake, is first to draw a Catalogue, List, or Schedule, of some of his down-right Lyes and false Slan­ders, [Page]as I find them packed up thick and three­fold in his and H. W's Book, and leave them at his Door as such, with some short Remarks sub­joyned; challenging him, if he can or dare ap­pear as a Man with his Name, to come forth to the Vindication or Proof thereof; till which, I look upon my self, either on behalf of Truth, or the People I own and walk a­mongst, under no farther necessity of Answering: Which Catalogue, List, or Schedule, take as followeth, under the Title of, Gross Lyes and Slanders, of the nameless Publisher of H. W's Book.

At his very Entrance, of what he adds in the Postscript, he begins with a Lye.

1. I find the Quakers in open Discord, &c.

Answ. The Discord is betwixt the Quakers and Apostates, such as H. W. &c. and their Abettors: And we have Divine Authority, and Primitive Example, in denying such Fellowship with us.

2. Who cannot Err, &c. Meaning the Qua­kers.

Answ. We never said so: But that all Men, as well as those called Quakers, are, as Men, lia­ble to err, if they forsake the Conduct of that Eternal, Uunchangeable, Uunerring Spirit of Truth, which leads into all Truth, and is able to preserve out of all Error; which these Men, our Opposers, slights and reviles.

3. Cursed pretence to Divine Inspiration, the strongest Hold of the Devil.

Answ. Let him keep his cursed Pretence to himself; Divine Inspiration we experience, the [Page 34]Inspiration of the Almighty, with the Effects thereof, blessed be God, according to Scripture: To call which, the strongest Hold of the Devil, is not only a Lye, but Blasphemy.

4. Who knew all this Story 23 Years ago, and should have disclaimed the Actors, but did not, &c.

Answ. All the Story of H. W's, as in his Book, was never known before written, nor could be, because many things therein inserted were not true; being Stuff added to amuse the Reader and abuse the Quakers. It's evident, before that, what was to be disclaimed was then done; and in Testimony thereof (tho' it discover his En­mity and Contradictions) he has made some Ac­knowledgment in Page 24. viz. ‘Some Friends, who at the first Assizes persuaded the Women to do him Right, by Confessing, &c.’

Next I shall repeat a whole heap of Lyes and Slanders; which, as he says, he takes out of what he calls, A further Essay, by a learned, peace­able, compassionate Friend of ours; wherein he saith, He proves, &c. But I say, Is not yet pro­ved, nor can be.

5. From their many Impertinences and Nonsence in their Books; which cannot, without Blasphemy, be attributed to the Holy Spirit.

6. From the many flat Contradictions of one in­spired Pretender unto another, especially their Wo­men.

7. Their scurrilous Railing at their best Op­posers.

8. Their apparent Contradictions to plain Scri­pture.

[Page 35] 9. Miserable Perversions, and gross Misinterpre­tations of Scripture.

10. Their Noval Opinions, not heard of before in the Church of Christ.

11. The allowed Novelty of their Sect; having no pretence to Succession.

12. Their many Doctrines calculated to serve Popery, instanced in Nine Heads of Doctrine; wherein they agree with Papists against Scripture.

13. Notorious Possessions and Witchcrafts.

14. Many gross Blasphemies uttered by those so Inspired.

15. VVallowing in gross unnatural Sins.

16. VVild Attempts of long Fasting, and Mi­racles.

17. Contradiction to all other good Christi­ans.

All which before-said, I take out of less than two Leaves of the Preface to the Book afore­said; enough, if there were no more, for this nameless Publisher; and him he calls our Learn­ed, Peaceable, Compassionate Friend; turning them all back, as gross Lyes and impudent Slanders: For which he that sits in Heaven, will rebuke them. And tho' the Publisher have, Rabshacah like, opened his Mouth wide against the Lord and his innocent People, yet I shall in the Name and on Behalf of that People tell him, his evil Design will be frustrated, and his Eyes grow dim, and Heart fail, before he can ever prove what he hath wrongfully charged. And I shall farther Answer them in the Words of Israel's God, through his Servant Isaiah, Chap. 37. Ver. 22, 23. viz. This is the word which the Lord [Page 36]hath spoken concerning him, The Virgin, the Daugh­ter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn, the Daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head against thee. Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? And against whom hast thou exalted thy Voice, and lifted up thine Eyes on high? Even against the Holy One of Israel.

18. In Page 23. A strange Story this is, Reader, indeed, and beyond the Power, even of Quakers Im­pudency, to deny; since it was so long transacting, so many Friends concerned in it, &c.

Answ. I say it is the Publisher's Impudency, to cast upon the Quakers; and a great Lye, to say so many Friends were concerned it.

19. In Page 28. What think of you these dear Sisters? true Quakers they were, and owned as such to the last.

Answ. I say, It's not only a filthy Taunt, but a shameful Lye.

20. In Page 28. How many Christ's and Savi­ours will this People at length produce?

21. In the same Page, mentioning the Terms and Way of his (meaning Christ's) saving, viz. They must value his Blood, and submit to the Rule of his Word: But the Quakers, saith he, like not such Terms; therefore will have a Second (mean­ing) Christ, or a Saviour.

22. In same Page he saith, Now, shall we mar­vel, that Quakers offer us a new Creed, or Christia­nity, and scorn our old Bible?

23. Again, in the same Page, When their Spi­rit says we must have a Second Saviour, a Carnal One too; and who is within none but a single VVo­man.

[Page 37] 24. Again, in the same Page, he saith, VVas a fit Brother for their Christ within, &c.

25. In the same 28th Page he saith, Is this all? No; we have more Christs among them, &c.

See now, Reader, what heaps of Lyes this ob­scure railing Man belcheth forth to his shame! And tho' he hide himself from Men, by con­cealing his Name, the Righteous God will find him out, to Reward him according to his Works. I deny them all, as impudent Lyes. But to proceed.

26. In Page 32 he saith, Then your Spirit, Fan­cy, or Flatus, is your Supreme Rule, &c.

Answ. I say, A horrid Lye and Slander! That Spirit which leads into all Truth, is that which we have always owned to be our Su­preme Rule; which, if he had been led by, would not have uttered so many Lyes and Slan­ders; which manifests him to be of his Fa­ther the Devil, who was a Lyer from the be­ginning.

27. In Page 34 he faith, So G. F. had the Hu­mility to receive Adoration and VVorship, &c. Which, I say, is also another of his gross Lyes upon the Dead.

28. In Page 35 he faith, VVill G. F. deny it? VVho declared himself equal with God, and received VVorship, &c.

I say, It's also another impudent Lye cast upon the Dead: Let him prove what he charges.

29. Again, in same Page he saith, As their (meaning the Quakers) Infallibility consists with Lyes and Self-Contradiction; so can their Per­fection [Page]stand with most abominable VVickedness, &c.

Answ. I say, His Slander herein is abomina­ble. The Infallibility of the Eternal Spirit of Truth admits of no Lye nor Contradiction, nei­ther can abominable Wickedness stand with the Perfection that is the Product or Work of the Holy Ghost; or Spirit in all true Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ: And we cannot but bear Testimony against abominable Wickedness, and all such as wallow therein; as H. W. and other Apostates, which makes them and this their ob­scure Publisher so grievous Angry, to load us with so many Calumnies.

30. In Page 37 he saith, That Jesus descibed in Scripture was to seal up Vision and Prophecy, Dan, 9.24. Or, to give such perfect discovery of God's Counsel and Will to the World, that the Spi­rits extraordinary Gifts of Illumination should be no more necessary, nor continued: But the Quakers, by pretending constant Prophetical Revelation from him (meaning Christ) deny his Work aforesaid, and that he has done his VVork; deny that he is come, or worse; nay, that he ever was to come, or needs to come, &c.

Answ. What a Crotchet this Man has in his Head about the word Extraordinary! I know not, but that, That Jesus described in Scripture was to seal up Vision and Prophecy, or to give such perfect Discovery of God's Counsel and Will to the World, by what is writeen in Holy Scri­pture, That the Spirit's Gifts of Illumination should be no more necessary nor continued, is denied, as Erroneous; and that of Dan. 9.24. [Page 39]instanced to prove the same, is no Proof there­of in the least, without miserable wresting and misconstruing the same: A thing he falsly chargeth upon the Quakers; but declares his own Guilt therein. And there is great necessity for the continued Help and Illumination of the Holy Spirit; for without the Illumination thereof we can neither know God nor the things of God: For, as saith the Scripture, the things of God know no Man but by his Spirit; being that which searcheth into the revealeth the deep things of God; and is given of God, to lead into all Truth; whom the World cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither know­eth him: But you know him, for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you: Read John 14, 16, 17. And it's in and by the Illumination of this Spi­rit, that Christ revealeth himself unto his Cho­sen; and through which the true Believers in Christ are enabled to keep his Words: Such the Father loveth, and to such the Father and Son cometh in this Eternal Spirit, and maketh their abode with: Read also Verses 22, 23. And that the Quakers deny the Work of Christ; that he was to come, did come, or need to come; or, what is worse; his false Insinua­tion amounts to a four-fold Lye, and a great Slander: And to make his Slander greater (in what's worse) let him tell what's worse, if he can, than what he has before falsly charged: It seems his Mouth is full of bitter Stuff; and such he vents without regard to Truth or Ho­nesty; being so drunken with Enmity, to vo­mit out his own Shame and Filth; yet, per­haps, [Page 40]looks upon himself safe in concealing his Name.

31. And further, in the Page last mentioned, he will needs be either a Reviler or Deceiver, in telling what the Quakers may be, viz. It's but, saith he, to consult their Light, it will give Re­sponse, like that cum fueris Romae, &c. Then enter Father Molenos, all is done; they may in a new Sense (as their Inward Christ will not fail to tell them) become all things to all Men, as already in Ha­bits and Gestures; so might be Papists and Turks, &c.

Answ. How this Man, who pretends great Re­verence to Scripture, and the Ministers of Christ Jesus, Reflects upon both by his false and ungrounded Inferences! For, did not the Apo­stles become all Things to all Men? Namely, for the gaining of some to the Truth; yet, up­on no occasion became either Papists or Turks. Neither did the Apostles, nor Christ within (the Hope of Glory, without which all are Reprobates) ever give this Man's Response, who more and more expresseth himself to be alto­gether regardless of Truth, Honesty, or fair Dealing. But, to proceed.

32. In Page 38 he saith, One most fatally in­toxicating Notion, I take to be that of the Saving Grace of God in all Men: What could Men devise more proud and provoking, to bring all God's Reme­dial Provisions into Contempt? I can see nothing it saves, unless they mean, It saves them all Care and Pains in working out their Salvation; for no People sleeps so secure as they, without all Fear or Spiritual Conflict.

Answ. Such a Graceless as well as Blasphe­mous Aspersion, as none but a graceless Man, or such an one as has turned from Grace into Wan­tonness and great Enmity, having done despite to the Spirit of Grace, with his Name to it, will or dare to Assert; being so positive a Con­tradiction to Holy Scripture, Titus 2.12, 13. For the Grace of God, that bringeth Salvation, hath appeared to all Men, teaching Us (the Be­lievers and Obeyers thereof) that denying all ungodliness and worldly Lusts, we should live Soberly, Righteously, and Godlily, in this pre­sent World. Is this Advice proud and pro­voking, to bring all God's Remedial Provisions to Contempt? Let him take heed whom he pro­vokes by such Blasphemies; the Text saying, It's the Grace of God that bringeth to Salvation: Then surely it's Saving, being God's Grace, by which the Saints were saved, through Faith in our Lord Jesus Christ; for they said, by Grace we are saved: It taught them, as aforesaid, be­ing that Grace coming by Jesus Christ, the Sa­viour of all that are saved, and appears within, as it is of God; because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them, Rom. 1.19. And who are taught, by this Grace that appeareth unto all Men, comes to Salvation; being God's Gift, through Jesus Christ the Saviour; tho' too too many, to whom it appears and is Inwardly re­vealed, doth Despite thereto, denies to be Taught thereby, turns it into Wantonness, be­comes thereby vain in their Imaginations, and their foolish Hearts come to be darkened, [Page 42]frustrating on their behalfs the Merciful end of God, on the account of the appearance of his Grace to them; the same that otherwise is in­tended for their Salvation: So that Man's De­struction is of himself; but Help and Salvation, only of the Lord; who gives the appearance of this Grace unto all Men, and Wills thereby the Salvation of all, not the Death of any Sinner, but rather that he should come to be taught by this Grace, and be saved, and live. So that this Man manifests both his Pride and Provocation against God's Grace, and the Divine Testimo­ny thereto in the Holy Scripture, as well as slighting the Teaching thereof, and Ignorance of its blessed Work, in calling it, A fatally in­toxicating Notion; proud and provoking, as afore­said, &c. That he can see nothing it saves from, except, &c. It's not like he should see or know what it saves from, who Blasphemes against it; neither knows what Spiritual Conflicts they have who are taught by it; nor the sufficiency there­of to support through them all; as it was said of God to be, to the Apostle Paul, to wit, My Grace is sufficient; being thereby strengthened in the time of need. But, to proceed.

In the same Page, last mentioned, he goes on, and calls what before he called One most fatally intoxicating Notion; Now this one Anti-Scriptural Conceit.

Answ. But how far he is wrong, and abusive in this, and how agreeable the Testimony we bear on behalf of the Grace of God, is cor­respondent and agreeing with Divine Testimo­ny, I leave to the wise in Heart to judge. He [Page 43]is resolved to abuse us, tho' it will at last turn upon himself with Shame.

33. He goes on in a frantick Fit of Railing; in which I confess him to be a very great Ar­tist, excepting that his Heat runs him into Con­tradiction; but has made notable provision to keep himself hid, whatever he say, tho' never so Wicked and False, by concealing his Name: he saith, ‘No Guide so slippery as that they have chosen, a very Proteus, &c. They can confess or deny Christ's coming in the Flesh; they can own or disown his Satisfaction and Righteousness; value, or deride and decry his Benefits, Grace and Word, pro re nata, the Anti-Christ's in St. John's Days were honest Men to you,’ &c. Prov. 14.16. A wise Man feareth, and departeth from Evil; but the Fool ra­geth, and is confident.

Answ. Is it not he that decries and disowns the Benefits of God? Doth not he say, He sees nothing that it saves, and has not he chosen the slippery Guide, the very Proteus? The Quakers, saith he, can own or disown, value or decry, his slippery Guide leads him into Confusion and Self-Contradiction. For if they do value, as he saith they can do, then they cannot deride and decry Christ's Benefits, Grace and Word; nei­ther do, for all his clamourous Noise against them; who would render them worse than the Anti-Christ's in St. John's time; nay, these Anti-Christs, honest Men, comparing as aforesaid; yet fails in demonstrating in what their Hone­sty consisted. I conclude they had none; and, if he have any, none of it appears. And how [Page 44]aptly that Text in Prov. 14.16. is applicable to him, sober Reader judge.

In Page the 40th I find another Piece full stuffed with Lyes, Slanders, and perfect Revi­ling, viz.

34. ‘But these (meaning the Quakers) do not they hereby confess another Christ? &c.’

Answ. First, let the Reader observe this Man's Confusion and Contradiction; for in Page 30 he saith, viz. We never knew, or shall know, what is the Doctrine of Quakerism: Yet in Page 40 affirms it to be contrary to the Doctrine that is of God. Can he or any Man else tell what that is, that he never knew nor shall know? But such Stuff as is in an unclean Vessel, must out when it opens; and the nauseous smell thereof de­clares whence it comes. It's his great Abuse of us to say, A good Act of Parliament taught us, &c.

We were taught, we bless the Lord, before that good Act, how to believe in, and what to say of the Doctrine of God and Holy Scri­pture. But, no doubt, this obscure Man is ve­ry Angry, that the Parliament should Believe, or take Notice of our Sincere and Christian Con­fession [Page 45]and Belief thereof; and vouchsafe unto us any Liberty, Peace, or Ease; since he endea­vours to Unchristian us, and insinuate, that we do not yet honour the said Doctrine, and at last say we do not in plain Words, as above. Al­so insinuating, we confess another Christ; which is false. And is not all this to expose us to Per­secution and the Wrath of Men? Yea, he far­ther manifests his Design elsewhere: As Page 35. Thus, Against G. K. and Christ, without they'll bear Testimony; but none against the late King James and Popery. Again, in Page 39. Thus, But what's the matter that we so seldom hear of their Messages to Magistrates and Ministers now adays? Why none to King William and his Parliament, as to Oliver and his? &c. Mark the peaceable Mind and Innocency of unfighting unswearing Quakers, &c. Again,

Had they not need to assure the Magistrates that now their Minds is changed? Else how unsure is the State and Church? &c.

By which it's easie to guess what this Man would be at; New-England, Halters, or the like. But the curst Cow has short Horns, is the old Pro­verb; and, blessed be [...]od, we have great Con­fidence in our Appeal to the present Govern­ment; as in former Times to all others; as with Respect to our Innocency and Peaceable Beha­viour under every Government, that the Great God and Governor of all Things has ordered and permitted to be over us; so needs not change our Minds, having the Mind of our Lord Christ Jesus, who has taught us neither to Fight nor to Swear; but to live Peaceably, [Page 46]and to put up our Prayers for Kings and Go­vernours; that we might live a Godly and Peaceable Life, in all Honesty: And we have great Cause to bless God and be thankful, that we have, through his Assistance, been so preser­ved in an Innocent and Peaceable Frame of Spi­rit towards the Governments, that the most wrathful of our Enemies or Detracters cannot justly charge the contrary. We have also cause of Thankfulness, That we are known to be o­therwise to the present Government than this angry Man would represent us; and that we are vouchsafed Protection thereby, from what this and such like restless Men would be at, whose Fingers itch to stir up Strife, Hatred, and Persecution; which, if it be not the worst part, is yet a very bad piece of Popery.

35. Again in Page 35 he saith, Adorn Chri­stian Doctrine, which they profess not, (meaning the Quakers.)

Answ. It's another of his Lyes, a Shame to, and a Stain upon Christian Doctrine and Reli­gion, if he pretend or advise thereto; let him stop till he learn to speak Truth, till he has got a Bridle to his Tongue, that unruly Member, that's set on fire; he may read by what; For, if the Apostle James's Doctrine be true, and to be believed, we are not to take Notice of his seemign to be Religious, while he doth not Bridle his Tongue: Which, it's evident, this Man doth not. So concludes with the said A­postle, that this Man's Religion is but a vain pretence.

[Page 47] 36. In Page 36 he saith, Beware of the Qua­kers Spirit and Insinuation; it has often appeared, that such as have adjoyned themselves to them, are prepared for any Delusions the Devil can sug­gest, &c.

Answ. A gross Slander! The Divine Spirit which the Quakers Witness and bears Testimo­mony to, delivers from and preserves out of De­lusions of the Devil; who it is that hath sug­gested this Lye against the Truth.

37. In Page 47. But these, saith he (meaning the Quakers) waxing secure and wanton in Formal Profession, first cast off all Ordinances, all Outward Duties, all Prayer, only with this Reserve, when their own Spirits would give them a Jogg, &c.

Answ. His Charge is false and malicious, and bespeaks him to be given up to serve the Fa­ther of Lyes; as what he calls the Reserve is idle and frothy. For it's by the Eternal Spirit that we are opened and assisted in all our Duties to God, especially Prayer; not knowing a right Understanding how to Pray, but by the Assi­stance and Help thereof; which made the Apostle conclude, he would Pray with the Spirit, and with Ʋnderstanding: And so do we; and not a Jogg of our own Spirit, as he scoffingly saith.

38. In Page 48 He has another fling at Reve­lation, viz. Your Speakers, &c. Alledging they know not who shall Speak, until the Spirit moves in that very Hour of the Assembly; nor what shall be spoken. ‘A Conceit, says he (who has many idle ones in his Head) that has often made me smile, when I have been told a Week before-hand by your selves, That [Page 48]such a Man will, at such a Day, speak at such Place.’

Answ. Belike he dare not rely upon the Spi­rit, but must be studying and taking Thought before-hand: Howbeit, I challenge him to name which of Us, and at what Time and Place, so told him, as aforesaid: For I deny it, as a Lye (as he lays it down) invented by him, in or­der to Abuse Us, and make way for a frothy Scoff.

39. In the same Page, viz. Since so many have (meaning the Quakers) undertaken to justifie that impudent Contradiction to the God of Order, and to baffle those two plain Texts, 1 Cor. 14.34, 35. 1 Tim. 2.11, 12.

Answ. I deny his Charge, as Impudent, calls on him for his Name and the Proof he is able to make, as for the two Texts before, and the Matter that relates thereto, I refer to a small Treatise thereof, printed in the Year 1684, the 10th Month, Intituled, A Testimony to the fulfilling the Promise of God, relating to such Women, &c. Subscribed by T. C. Also to R. B's Appology; with several other of our Friends Books.

40. In Page 49 he saith, ‘For God's Book has no Place nor Honour in your Assemblies; nor do your Teachers submit themselves or Doctrine to that Judge, &c.’

Answ. If by God's Book, he means the Holy Scriptures, I deny his Charge: For our Teach­ers, as he calls them, whom we own, do Love and Honour Holy Scriptures; and submit their Doctrine to be proved and tried thereby; as [Page 49]many Thousands can Witness against this shameless Man.

Thus having gone through his Work, I charge him with 40 most gross Lyes and great Slanders; some of which are double, some tri­ple, others fourfold, folded up one in another; which may perhaps double the Number; be­sides what I have passed by and looked over, as of less moment, or in some degree related to what I have above taken Notice of; which I leave with him, as a Mark of Infamy upon him, till he appear like a Man, and quit him­self thereof; or else, repent of his Wicked­ness therein: and shall proceed to take No­tice of some of his Contradictions, and base Inferences, referring to other Things, and not before touched, relating to the South, to the Answer before-mentioned by B. C. And as to what he falsly alledgeth to be the Reason of H. W's Conversion, as he calls it, I refer to what's before-said to H. W's Book; and shall only take some Notice of some of his Con­tradictions.