HAVING thus plainly detected the Falfhood of the moft material Facts in Pickworth's Narrative, we shall fubmit to the Judgment of every Confiderate Perfon, to determine, whether any Credit is to be given to a Story, wherein are fo many Paffages well known by Credible Perfons to be falfe, and none, fo far as yet appears, which any Man in the World, except the Relator, will affirm to be true.

HAD not thefe obvious Falfhoods prefented themselves, we could have prov'd, by many other inconfiftencies and palpable Miftakes in the faid Narrative, that Pickworth is very far from having fo good a Memory, as fuch a Man ftands in need of.

By this Appendix, 'tis hop'd the Vindicator will perceive, that his taking Stories on Truft from Pickworth, and Quotations from Keith, Men that turn'd their Backs on that Light of Truth the Quakers profefs, has led him into a Labyrinth of Darkness and Error; and that he will take in good Part these our boneft Endeavours to help him out of it.

FINIS

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INDEX

OF THE

Principal Contents of this Book:

The INTRODUCTION.

Remarks on P. Smith's Title-page,

An obfervable Saying of F. Hales of Eaton,

Remarks on P. S. his Dedication and Preface.

SECT. I.

Of Chriftian Morality.

The Vicar's Perverfion of W. Penn's Words,

W. P's Definition of Morality,

A dreadful Diftinction of W. P's Opponents 'twixt Grace
and Morality,

ibid
A moral Man has fome Title to the Chriftian Name, $
Chrift himself is eminently diftinguished by the Character
of the Fuft One,

ibid.

A juft Man partakes of Chrift's Juftice or Righteoufnels,
from whom all Juftice proceeds as a Stream from its
Fountain,

He is taught to live juftly by Chrift,

All Virtue is Chriftian and acceptable to God,
Acceptance with God is through Chrift alone,

ibid

ibid.

6

ibid.

A State of Acceptance with God is a State of Chriftianity. 6
The Vicar's Charge of Deifm and Natural Religion equally
reflects on the Apoftles Fames and Peter, and the Chri
ftian Apologift fuftin Martyr, as the Quakers,

The
Quakers firmly believe the Scripture Hiftory of Chrift, 7
And that the Belief of it is neceffary where revealed,

E e

But

Pag.

ibid.

But not indifpenfiby neceffary to thofe from whom Provi-
dence has withheld the Knowledge of it,
Their manner of Reasoning on thofe Points,
Compar'd with that of their Oppofer,

8, 9, 10, 11

12, 13

13, 14

The Vicar's Answer to this Query, What are the peculiar Precepts and Inftitutions of Chrift? confidered, A Paffage of Dr. Taylor concerning Chrift the Mediator. ibid. The Quakers acknowledge many real Advantages and Helps of the Chriftian Inftitution, And that the H. Scriptures are the beft Syftem both of Faith and Morality, that ever was written.

ibid.

i5

The Light of Chrift in Man, a Main Fundamental in Re ligion,

It's Divinity proved,

16

16,17

That 'tis the fame with the Spirit of God, prov'd by the Sameness of the Properties afcrib'd to them in Scrip.17,18 That this Light or Spirit was the Guide of the Faithful before the Scripture was extant,

19

20

The Vicar's Mifinterpretation of Mat. xvi. 16. His Unfcriptural Diftinction between Chrift's ordinary, and extraordinary Way of Teaching, ibid That God doth afford unto all Men, even in the ordinary Way of his Providence, fuch a Manifeftation of his Light or Spirit, as is fufficient to lead and guide the Faithful into all Truth neceffary to Salvation, without the Holy Scripture, proved by R. Claridge,

21, 22 The Sufficiency of the Light or Spirit excludes not the Ufe of Outward Means,

23

The Vicar's confus'd Interpretation of Coloff. i. 2, 3. ibid. His Mifapplication of the Cafe of Cornelius, and of the Rich Man,

24

The great End of outward Teaching is to bring Men to an Obfervance of the Divine Light in them,

25

Sin, in the New Teftament Senfe, is a Breach or Neglect of known Duty,

ibid.

Sins of Ignorance no Scripture Term,

ibid.

The Vicar's Mifconftruction of Rom. i. 26.

26

His Perverfion of W. Penn's Primitive Chriftianity,
His Way of diftinguishing Truths, not Scriptural,
The infpir'd Writers use not the Word Truths in the Plural

27

28

Number,

ibid.

The

1

Pag

The Death and Sufferings of Chrift neceffary to the Salva tion even of those who have not the Hiftory of them, 29 The Vicar's Query about the Light answer'd by W. P. ibid. His Charge of worshipping the Light in one another confuted,

29.30. 30

His Perversion of R. B's Sense manifefted,
The Weakness of his Reasoning about the Light's being a
material Substance,

ibid. His Query about the Light in particular. Perfons being tried by the Light of the Body, anfwer'd by Dr. Philips, 31, 32 The Imputation of blindly following their Leaders more applicable to the Clergy than theQuakers,

33

The Quakers Church-cenfures are only againft fuch as profeiling to be of their Society, keep not the Rules of it, 34 But the Excommunications of the Church of England have been againft fober Men who did not profess to be Members of it,

ibid. A View of the Vicar's Self-contradictions in this Sect. 34, 35 The Light within never contradicts Reason nor Script. 35

SECT. III.

Of the Holy Scriptures.

The Vicar's pretended Proofs of the Scriptures being the only, infallible, and compleat Rule and Standard, ofa Chriftian's Faith and Practice, examined, 35-42 The Quakers Belief concerning the Scriptures being a Rule of Faith,

42, 43 43

ibid.

They diftinguish between a Rule and the Rule,
By the Rule of Faith, they understand that conftant Mea-
Jure or Standard, by which Men in all Ages have been ena-
bled to judge of Trush and Error,
That the Scriptures are not that Rule, they prove by many
Arguments,
43-46
Inftances of the Vicar's perverting R. Barclay's Senfe, 46, 47
His Mifinterpretation of Rom. viii. 15. with Pool's Annota-
tions on that Text, and W. Tindal's Translation of it, 48
The Vicar's Conceffions about the Spirit's Teftimony with
feveral Arguments drawn therefrom,
49, 50
He curtails the Text 1 Cor. ii. 11. to make it favour his
Caufe, being otherwife against him,
51
The Quakers pretend not to any Revelations contrary to
Scripture,

ibid.

They admit the Scriptures as Judge and Teft in all Religi ous Controverfies,

E e 2

ibid.

A

Pag

A malicious Inference drawn by the Vicar from an innocent Affertion,

52

His Perversion of W. P. about the Obligation of Scripture commands,

52, 53

W. Penn's Reafons for teftifying against the Outward Baptifm and Supper as not now required,

54,55

A Paffage of R. Barclay about Immediate Teaching, defended from the Vicar's Perversions, The Vicar's Mifconftruction of Col. iii. 16.

SECT. IV.

Of the Holy Spirit.

56, 57 57

58,59

A Perverfion of the Vicar's, about the Divinity of the Light or Spirit, anfwer'd out of W. P's Key, The Holy Spirit prov'd to be the primary and principal Rule of Faith and Practice in Religion, 60,61 Immediate Inspiration is tow fold, in kind, or degree, 61,62 The Quakers plead for the fame kind, not the fame Degree, of Infpiration which the Apoftles had,

62

63

They plead not for any NewGofpel, Faith or Doctrine, ibid
The Vicar's Self-contradiction about Infpiration,
His Perversions of feveral Texts of Scripture,
R. Barclay's Interpretation of 1 fohn ii. 27.
The Vicar's feveral Perversions of Chrift. Atkinson,
rough's, and R. Barclay,

Ilis uncharitable Reflections void ofArgument,

SECT. V.

63 to 67

67,68

E. Bur

69, 70 71

Of the Inward Immediate Testimony of the Spirit. The Vicar's Pofition, That, there may be a real, certain, undoubted Belief of the Truth of Chriftianity, without the inward immediate Testimony of the Spirit, and his pretended Scripture Proofs thereof confidered,

71, 72 His Inftances cf Simon Magus and others improperly alledged,

Wicked Men are not true Believers,

True Faith is always productive of good Works,
Wicked Livers of all Men the moft Heterodox,
Arch-Bp. Tillotson's Opinion of Orthodoxy,

72

73

ibid

74

ibid.

A remarkable Paffage in one of the Homilies about true Chriftian Faith, 74, 75 Teftimonies of fome famous Proteftant Writers, proving that the Inward Immediate Teftimony of the Spirit is necef

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