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Little flocks guarded against grievous wolves. An address unto those parts of New-England which…
Little flocks guarded against grievous wolves. An address unto those parts of New-England which are most exposed unto assaults, from the modern teachers of the misled Quakers. : In a letter, which impartially discovers the manifold heresies and blasphemies, and the strong delusions of even the most refined Quakerism; and thereupon demonstrates the truth of those principles and assertions, which are most opposite thereunto. : With just reflections upon the extreme ignorance and wickedness, of George Keith, who is the seducer that now most ravines upon the churches in this wilderness. / Written by Cotton Mather. ; A character of the ring-leaders among the Quakers. ; [Four lines from Timothy]Little flocks guarded against grievous wolves. An address unto those parts of New-England which are most exposed unto assaults, from the modern teachers of the misled Quakers. : In a letter, which impartially discovers the manifold haeresies and blasphemies, and the strong delusions of even the most refined Quakerism; and thereupon demonstrates the truth of those principles and assertions, which are most opposite thereunto. : With just reflections upon the extream ignorance and wickedness, of George Keith, who is the seducer that now most ravines upon the churches in this wilderness. / Written by Cotton Mather. ; A character of the ring-leaders among the Quakers. ; [Four lines from Timothy]
Boston: printed by Benjamin Harris, 1691
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Lastly, Quote 'em the words of a manuscript which was written on that, and shall be produced on this, Occasion. They are These, There is no man that is justly possessed of House or Land, but He would Count it Unreasonably Injurious, that another who, Ha's no Authority [and one likewise that had The Plague upon him, whereby his Own Children and Servants might be Infected] Should intrude into his House, without his Consent: yea, and when the Owner doth Expressly Forbid the same, If such an One should presume to enter into Another Mans Habitation, He […] justly be impleaded As a Thief▪ and if in case of such Violent Entry, ⟨p. 103⟩the Owner should See-def•ndendo, Slay the Assailant, his Blood would be upon his own Head. May not the like be granted unto the Keepers and Guardians of the Common-wealth?
Lastly, Quote 'em the words of a manuscript which was written on that, and shall be produced on this, Occasion. They are These, There is no man that is justly possessed of House or Land, but He would Count it Unreasonably Injurious, that another who, Ha's no Authority [and one likewise that had The Plague upon him, whereby his Own Children and Servants might be Infected] Should intrude into his House, without his Consent: yea, and when the Owner doth Expresly Forbid the same, If such an One should presume to enter into Another Mans Habitation, He 〈…〉 justly be impleded As a Thief▪ and if in case of such Violent Entry, ⟨p. 103⟩the Owner should Se-def•ndendo, Slay the Assailant, his Blood would be upon his own Head. May not the like be granted unto the Keepers and Guardians of the Common-wealth?
Note, That the Rulers of this Country would have been glad of any Expedient whereby to have kept these Quakers, in those Countries whence they came and whither they had bin once or twice remanded. If after all, they will still Clamour; tell them, That New-England has Renounced whatever Laws are against a Just Liberty of Conscience. And also tell them, That you are shy of their stories; because because one of theirs, namely George Bishop [another George! The Fable of Georges Fighting with Dragons, must give way to a real story of Georges turned into Dragons, if this trade continue; and so many Keiths, Whiteheads, Foxes, Bishops and the like appear among us. I say, George Bishop] relates in Print the Names of Two Quaker Women here that came stark naked into our Assemblies; and he complains of the New-England Persecution […] cause […] Women [Baggages, that hey […]!] suffered Whipping by the Officers of New-England for it. Ask 'em whether this be the persecution they complain of?