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

Your Prater also made a stir with me for calling the sacred Languages the Original, because forsooth the Spirit of ⟨p. 20⟩God is the Original. And is not that a wise man to go cry down the Ministry, that cannot discern the difference between the Original cause and the Original Language.

Your Prater also made a stirre with me for calling the sacred Languages the Originall, because forsooth the Spirit of ⟨p. 20⟩God is the Original. And is not that a wise man to go cry down the Ministry, that cannot discern the difference between the Original cause and the Original Language.

He charged me also to be empty of the Spirit because I studied, and told me, he did not study, no not in speaking what to say, I the less marvel at his non-sence: But I pray God forgive me that I Study no more; Do you think we cannot talk without study as well as you, and I hope a little better; and when the lazy fit overtaketh Ministers, they are ready to preach without study as well as you do: I can bring you a woman fit for the gumblestool, that shall without any study talk it out with the best of you: We do not so despise God, his Word or our hearers, as to speak before we consider what to say. Read 2 Tim. 2. 15. Psa. 1. 2. 1 Tim. 4. 15. Psal. 119. 15, 23, 48, 78, 97, 99, 148. and see whether it be not our duty to study and meditate continually day and night. And whereas you call us to thresh and dig, I profess if God would give me leave, I should take it for a great recreation and refreshment to my body; and should think it incomparably a more easy life then that which I endure; Solomon knew, and I know to my sorrow, that much study is a weariness to the flesh; and might I but plough and dig I should yet hope to live in some competent health, who now spend my days in continual pain and languishing. But then how shall I fulfil Gods command,