The Quakers catechism, or, The Quakers questioned, their questions answered, and both published for…

But you say, It is Scripture-Language which they speak: I answer, the greater is their presumptuous sin in making so ill a use of Scripture-Language, as to serve Satan by it, and use it to reviling; What if Christ call Judas a devil? Is it therefore lawful to call Peter so, or any faithful Servants of Christ? But I perceive you think they justly condemn us, because we are called Masters of men, contrary to Matth. 23. Alas that a Christian should be so ignorant, as not to know that even calling Master and Lord too, is commonly allowed of in Scripture, and that it is not the Title but 1. The proud affecting of the Title. 2. And the Lording it over mens faith as Masters of that (as if others must be of their mind right or wrong) which Christ there condemneth; Even as in the same place he forbiddeth being called Fathers, in the very same sense, when yet it is frequently allowed in a better sense. But for the fuller answering of these scruples of yours, and the rest about Tithes, and such like: I send you herewith, an Answer to the Questions of some Quakers near us in the Parish of Bromsgrove, and refer you to my Defence of the Worcester shire Petition Printed some Years ago.

But you say, It is Scripture-Language which they speak: I answer, the greater is their presumptuous sin in making so ill a use of Scripture-Language, as to serve Satan by it, and use it to reviling; What if Christ call Judas a devil? Is it therefore lawfull to call Perer so, or any faithfull Servants of Christ? But I perceive you think they justly condemn us, because we are called Masters of men, contrary to Matth. 23. Alas that a Christian should be so ignorant, as not to know that even calling Master and Lord too, is commonly allowed of in Scripture, and that it is not the Title but 1. The proud affecting of the Title. 2. And the Lording it over mens faith as Masters of that (as if others must be of their minde right or wrong) which Christ there condemneth; Even as in the same place he forbiddeth being called Fathers, in the very same sense, when yet it is frequently allowed in a better sense. But for the fuller answering of these scruples of yours, and the rest about Tithes, and such like: I send you herewith, an Answer to the Questions of some Quakers near us in the Parish of Bromsgrove, and refer you to my Defence of the Worcester shire Petition Printed some Years agoe.