And then he tells us of a Notion of the Father and including the Son , it 's but his own Notion ; — for if he had known him he would have spoken in a form of sound words , whereby he might not have been reproved .

And again , the Presbyterian sayes , the Three Persons are distinct , and the Rule is to be understood that they are One among themselves only in respect of that , wherein they agree not simply .

Answ. Reader take notice , he sayes , The Father , and Son , and Holy Ghost , which he calls Three Persons , doth not agree simply ; Is not this contrary to Scripture ? What agreement is this which is not simply ? What! separate distinct Persons , not agreeing simply ! — Come , what is this agreement then , if it be not an agreeing simply ? Tell us what it is by Chapter and Verse ; thou sayes the Scripture is the Rule ?

Where doth the Scripture say , That the Father , Son , and Spirit doth not agree simply ? — Didst thou not say , That God was so simple , that he admitted of no parts ; what agreement is this if it be not simple ? What is it then ? tell us .

Dost thou not abuse the Father , Son , and Spirit , and Scriptures ? clear thy self ; and make this good , That the Father , Son , and Spirit doth not agree simply ; if not simply , then tell us how ; and give Chapter and Verse for it out of the Scriptures , or else acknowledge thy self to be of a Sandy Foundation .

Seeing thou sayst , A Man is a Person , and God is a Person ; and the Scripture saith God is a Spirit , and Christ was conceived by the Holy Ghost , the begotten of the Father .

Was Christ the Image of the Father , as he was of the Generation of Abraham , or David , or Adam ? or according to the Spirit ? — Whether of these was he the express Image of his Father's substance , because thou calls the Father a Person ; — And the Scripture sayeth , He suffered according to the Flesh , — which he did not die as he was God ; and the Scripture calls him Son of Man , and Son of God , and he being the express Image of his Fathers substance ; see the Old Translations .

And dost thou not , in thy 16th page of thy Synopsis , bring the Greek Philosophers to prove the Persons ? Yes : How now Presbyterian Priest , thou hast run beside thy own Directory and Scripture both , but the Greek Philosophers must be thy Rule , and Leader ; surely People will not alwayes have their Eyes blinded by you , Christ is come to open them .

And in the 17th page of his Book , the Presbyterian saith , that Hypostasis must be rendred Person , or Subsistent , or some word to that Effect , he sayes . —

So People see it must be some word , but what it must be he knows not ; and so in this manner they are giving Names to Christ and God , besides the Rule of Scripture ; we charge thee shew us a Verse in Scripture that speak such Language , and where one word may be put for another by Metalepsis ? and so leave People in Doubts and Questions ; you are going beside your Scripture and Rule , that at last People shall not know what to call God and Christ — So the Presbyterians and Independants must give us Scripture ; For we will not be satisfied with your Notions , and Whymsies , and false Conceptions , which you have from Aristotle , and the Greek Philosophers , and the Papists , and Cardinals ; We do command you to give us Scripture , Chapter , and Verse , Presbyterians and Independants , for these things plainly , — seeing you are of late perked up in a way of scolding against us ( not like the Holy Men of God , Patient and Meek , and apt to Teach ) as you may see in the latter end of your Brother Vincent's Book ; Is that the Language of a Christian ? No ; He hath declared what spirit you are of , Rabshecha's spirit , railing , and speaking evil of the way of Truth ; he thinks to overcome by Railing , and complaining , not by Love ; nay , the Lamb must have the victory .

Whether or no was Christ's Blood shed for All men , and by it Justifies All men , they living in their sins , and not believing in it ; are they saved by their saying they believe in the Blood , and not believing in the Light ( which Christ Commands ) and become Children of the Light ; and they say they believe , and yet not pass from Death to Life , and from sin that brings Death ? And whether or no any are cleansed from all sin by the Blood of Christ , but such as walk in the Light of Christ , as in 1 Joh. 1. And so whether or no are those Justified who believe not in the Light of Christ , nor passes from Death to Life , nor walks not in the Light , whether or no are those Justified by Christ's Blood , and have not the Testimony of Justification in them , as in the accompt to God Christ's Blood was shed for All men ; but for a man to come to partake of this Justification , is it not to feel the Blood sprinkling the Heart and Conscience ? — For the outward Jewes in the Figure , had Blood sprinkled upon them in the outward Offerings ; — Come answer us by Scripture ? Do not daub up People with untempered Mortar ; do you know the Mortar that is tempered ?

Whether or no was Christ an Offering for the sins of the whole World , and died for the sins of the whole World ?

Whether or no all the sinners and ungodly of the whole World are Justified by his Death , and by his offering up once for all ? answer in plain words .

And whether or no you will make a Sect , that he died for some ungodly and some sinners only ; for the sons of Adam were the sinners and ungodly : But he that believes , is born of God , and they receive Christ , and he gives them Power to become the sons of God , and they know he died for them , and have the Testimony of it , and have the Benefit of his Death and Resurrection .

And what was the Light that shined in the Darkness , and the Darkness comprehended it not ?

What was the Spirit that the Wicked grieved , vexed , and quenched ? Where is it ? and what is the Spirit of Truth that reproves the World of sin ? Where is it that leads the Saints into all Truth ? Come , we must have plain Scripture for these things .

What is the Law that God will write in the Heart , and put in the Mind , that all shall know Him from the greatest to the least , that they shall not every one teach his Brother ; and shall all know the Lord ?

What is that Light that shines in the Heart , to give the Knowledge of the Glory of God in the face of Christ Jesus ? 2 Cor. 4.

What is the Word of God in the Heart the Apostle Preached , and the People was to obey it , and do it ?

And what was that Rule that Adam had , and all the Holy Men in the Old World ?

And what was the Rule of Enoch's Faith , by which he was translated ? And Abraham's Faith , who obeyed God , and forsook his Countrey ? — Answer these things by Scripture , because you say , The Writings ( the Scriptures ) are the Rule of Faith .

And Presbyterians and Independants , have you forgotten all your Petitions and Addresses you Petitioned and made to the other Powers against the Quakers ? If you have forgotten them , read William Caton 's Book of your Petitions and Addresses gathered up and down the Nation . What you said of Oliver and Richard , and how the People of God , in scorn called Quakers ( the first beginning of calling them so , was at Darby , by one Bennet an Independant , about 19 year since ) and then when the People called Quakers were gathered together in divers places to Worship God , then you said they were Plotting together against Oliver ( whom some of you called the Light of your Eyes , and breath of your Nostrils ) to bring in King Charles ; and Oliver said , We would not hurt a Mouse , at that time , though he did cast many of us in Prison , through you , after that ; and then you Baptized us in your Prisons by cruel sufferings . Of all men — you should hold your Tongues in bawling so against us , seeing the Light of your Eyes , and breath of your Nostrils is gone ; — And what , was it not through some of you , That the Act against Sturdy Beggars came forth ? upon which , Friends at that time could hardly travel three or four miles from their own Houses , but they were Whipped , men worth three or four-score pounds , or an hundred a year , were Whipped for Beggars and Vagrants ; — — And then did you not get another Act , That we must not speak to you in going or coming from a Steeple-house ? And how Friends were thronged in Prison up and down in the Nation by you ? Answer these Queries .

And thus you may see what a Havock you made in your Day ; but when Persecution came , you durst hardly look out with your heads your selves .

And was there ever the like known , or seen , how your Brethren turns from North to South , and from South to North ; and there they can turn , and chop , and change ; — And yet you could tell us then , That the Common-Prayer was Hell , and Egyptian Bondage . — And we could hardly have a Meeting , but you were incensing the Rulers against us , That we were Plotting to bring in King Charles ; and how many in those dayes were put in Prison upon that account by you , because we went to Meetings ? We can tell you , we have a List of them ; — And yet the Quakers were House Creepers ( said you ) when you had gotten the Mass-houses , and Tythes , and your Easter-Reckonings , and Midsummer-Dues , and straining our Goods for your Bread and Wine ; — And who are become the House Creepers now ? — Then you had gotten the old Mass-houses . Oh! your filthiness comes to be made manifest to all men , and you have made your selves ridiculous ; who are fighting against an innocent People , that wishes hurt to no man , but the good of all men . And do you think that the Lord will nor remember and reckon with you for all these things ? Dare you look into the Book of your Actions and Consciences , and see what is written there , and see if they be not Recorded .

How now Presbyterians , High Priests ! What , is this your Doctrine that you now Preach up , for your Hearers , to go to a Bawdy-house , as Thomas Vincent speaks ? What Liberty here , do you give to Youth , and your Hearers ? who sayes , It 's worse to go to the Quakers Meetings , than to a Bawdy-house : You pleaded for a body of sin as long as you live , but now it 's com'd out indeed , when you plead for a Bawdy-house rather than Quakers Meetings ; it 's like the Presbyterian Priest knows where they are , it appears , as if he thought more of a Bawdy-house , than of Christ and Vertue .

So it 's clear here , you are Them that turn the People to Vice , and from the Lord and his Truth ( Ellimas like ) seeking to pervert ; For the Quakers Meetings are in the Fear , and Power , and Spirit of God , who meet together in the Name of Christ Jesus : so it 's like you love Meetings at Bawdy-houses , more then the Meetings of the People of God ? who meet to Worship God . And if this be your Doctrine , then you must enlarge your Brothel and Bawdy-houses , as they do at Rome , Legorn , and Venice , and other parts in Italy ; and then they will give you Tythes , and Easter-Reckonings , and Midsummer-Dues ; For , have you not called Bawdy-house People , good Church Members ? And have you not taken Tythes of them ? And would you not say , The Peace of God to them , for paying you Tythe ?

Who would have thought that we should have had such Unvertuous Expressions from the Presbyterians , that this stinking savour should have lyen covered under their Weeds ; — Well , the Quakers must Declare against all your Bawdy-houses , which thou , Vincent , sayes , Thou hadst rather thy People should go to , than to the Quakers Meetings , where the Word of God is Preached ; — And so Presbyterians , if this be your Doctrine to your People , to send them to Bawdy-houses , rather then to send them to a Meeting of the People of God ; we utterly deny you , and your Bawdy-house too .