One would think, That if an Historian, did but secure his Veracity from being Impeached, most of his other Faults were pardonable; and so truly they would be accounted, by any, besides Quakers, who are a people by themselves. But my Father had published a Book entitled, Illustrious Providences; in one part of which, he has a Narrative of several very marvellous Occurrences, that certain deluded and possessed Quakers, in this Country were concerned in. The matter of Facts, never could be disputed; yet one Keith a Quaker, who had been compassing […]und to make proselytes, visits New-Eng. in his progress, where meeting with small Applause, & less ⟨p. 3⟩Success, instead of Converts, he picks up what Quarrels our Country could afford him, and among the Rest, this book of Providences. At his Return to Pen-silvania, he blesses the world with a little Volume of Heresies and Blasphemies against the Protestant Religion, the principle Articles whereof, he endeavours to undermine, with some farther Improvements of Nonsense, than the Abilities of the Quakers had heretofore helped 'em to; but, tho tis almost pity that any Eagle (pardon the Comparison, he himself calls us Night-birds) should lose his time, by attending the motions of such a Fly; yet I suppose, he will not be long, without the Castigations of a full, tho' short Answer to the Impertinences with which he has been craftily assaying to spoil out Vines. He entitles his Harangues, The Churches in New-England brought to the Test; and it might be expected; that one so willing to be a Servant of those Churches as Increase Mather, would not escape the Vengeance of those whom these Churches are an eye-sore unto. Accordingly, the Title-page of his Discourses (for truly-Reader, he will not now give us a Silent Meeting) promises to us, An Answer to the gross Abuses, Lies and Slanders of Increase Mather; which he afterwards detects, just as one of his Predecessors after a Conversation with Hogishead, Trampled upon Plato's pride; while he cannot instance in any one Abuse, Lye, or Slander ⟨p. 4⟩of Increase Mather, without committing more than a few himself. However, he is pleased to say, when he comes to talk, Let any of his kindred answer for him in his absence;
One would think, That if an Historian, did but secure his Veracity from being Impeached, most of his other Faults were pardonable; and so truly they would be accounted, by any, besides Quakers, who are a people by themselves. But my Father had published a Book entituled, Illustrious Providences; in one part of which, he has a Narrative of several very marvellous Occurrences, that certain deluded and possessed Quakers, in this Countrey were concerned in. The matter of Fāts, never could be dispured; yet one Keith a Quaker, who had been compassing 〈…〉und to make pr•selytes, visits New-Eng. in his progress, where meeting with small Applause, & less ⟨p. 3⟩Success, instead of Converts, he picks up what Quarrels our Countrey could afford him, and among the Rest, this book of Providences. At his Return to Pen-silvania, he blesses the world with a little Volumn of Haeresies and Blasphemies against the Protestant Religion, the principle Articles whereof, he endeavours to undermine, with some farther Improvements of Nonsense, than the Abilities of the Quakers had heretofore help'd 'em to; but, tho tis almost pitty that any Eagle (pardon the Comparison, he himself calls us Night-birds) should lose his time, by attending the motions of such a Fly; yet I suppose, he will not be long, without the Castigations of a full, tho' short Answer to the Ipertinences with which he has been craftily assaving to spoyl out Vines. He entitles his Harrangues, The Churches in New-England brought to the Test; and it might be expected; that one so willing to be a Servant of those Churches as Increase Mather, would not escape the Vengeance of those whom these Churches are an eye-sore unto. Accordingly, the Title-page of his Discourses (for truly-Reader, he will not now give us a Silent Meeting) promises to us, An Answer to the gross Abuses, Lyes and Slanders of Increase Mather; which he afterwards detects, just as one of his Predecessours after a Con•ersation with Hogishead, Trampled upon Plato's pride; while he cannot instance in any one Abuse, Lye, or Slander ⟨p. 4⟩of Increase Mather, without committing more than a few himself. However, he is pleas'd to say, when he comes to talk, Let any of his kindred answer for him in his absence;
