An abstract of a large printed paper, from Pensilvania, intituled, A brief admonition to the elders and ministers of the people called Quakers. Pennyman, John, 1628-1706. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B09710 of text R181645 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing P1401A). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B09710 80923350 Wing P1401A ESTC R181645 80923350 ocm 80923350 191948 2240865634

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B09710) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 191948) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; 1641-1700 ; 2896:20c) An abstract of a large printed paper, from Pensilvania, intituled, A brief admonition to the elders and ministers of the people called Quakers. Pennyman, John, 1628-1706. 1 sheet ([1] p.). [s.n.], London, : printed in the month called July, 1698. Caption title. Signed: J.P. [i.e. John Pennyman]. Imperfect: cropped, stained, and edges mutilated. Reproduction of original in the Haverford College Library. With: Some of the Quakers contradictions which they writ , &c. London, : Printed 1696. and are to be sold by J. Gwillim in Bishopsgate-street, and S. Clark in George-Yard, booksellers, [1696] -- Some of the Quakers contradictory testimonies about oaths and swearing. London, : Printed 1696. and are to be sold ... at J. Gwillims ..., and S. Clark's ..., booksellers, [1696]. eng Brief admonition to the elders and ministers of the people called Quakers. Society of Friends -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800. Quakers -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo An abstract of a large printed paper, from Pensilvania, intituled, A brief admonition to the elders and ministers of the people called Quakers. Pennyman, John, 1698 3 1030 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2010-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2010-10 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2010-11 Sampled and proofread 2010-11 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2011-06 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
This following is a Copy of a LETTER that was sent ( with the foregoing ) to William Penn , George Whitehead , and the rest of their Ministers .

I That am a Man of Peace , Love , and good Will to all Mankind , have been made to appear like a Man of Strife and Contention : And why was it ? Surely it could not be for any earthly or worldly Advantage I was made so to appear ; but it was certainly so order'd , and that by the very same good Spirit ( and , at times , in the same Reluctancy of Mind ) that Jeremiah was sent to the Israelites of old .

Now , if this be true , as most true it is , then it concerns you ( unto whom I have so appeared ) to reflect upon your selves , and say , What have we done ? or are a doing ? that such a Person should be [ thus ] raised up , to Reprove , Warn , and Caution us , as we formerly Reproved , Warned , and Caution'd others ? I say , If the Consideration of this was but duly and deeply weighed and considered of by you ( as without all doubt it should and ought to be ) then 't were possible you might yet come to see , and be made sensible , that 't is not the Spirit of Christ that acts and guides you , and that it was not in Enmity or Ill-will ( as some of you have imagin'd ) that I have been made so often to visit and exhort you , but that it was [ only ] in love to Truth , and in obedience to the good Spirit of the ever Blessed GOD , in whose Service I desire evermore to be found faithful .

J. P. 2d of ( the Month call'd ) August , 1696 ,
AN ABSTRACT Of a Large Printed Paper , from Pensilvania , Intituled , A Brief ADMONITION to the Elders and Ministers of the People called QUAKERS .

MAny Months have I been pressed in Spirit to Warn you , the Leaders and Ministers of the People call'd Quakers — viz. Tho' you were careful , at your half Years Meeting of Ministers at Philadelphia , the 6th of the 4th Month ( June ) last , to Forbid your Friends wearing a Speckled Neckcloth , a Ribband for a Hatband , and the like ; and seem very Zealous to forbid your Friends to Marry with other Christian Professors . Nay , and to warn them , on pain of Judgment , not to have so much Society with your late Friends ( whom you call Separates ) as to go to their Weddings , Preaching it up as a Sin so to do . And the Yearly Paper from London , warning their Friends to keep to the plain Language of Thee and Thou , &c. Yet , know assuredly , That tho' Your Religion lie in these Outward Ceremonies , they are but Trifles — And are Insufficient to divert Divine Vengeance , which is certainly your Portion , if you still neglect , first to Clense the Inside from Pride and Envy , against your fellow Creatures , for refusing Conformity to your Ways .

And inasmuch as you declare to the World , That you are Arriv'd to such a height of Perfection , beyond other Christian Professors , that you are so far free from Sin , as that you have no need to ask Forgiveness ; From hence it is , That you do never , in your Prayers , in Meetings , ask Forgiveness of Sin . [ Tho' t is apparent , That there is no Religious Society this day in Christendom , that are Guilty of more Whoredoms , Adultries , and other Foul and Abominable Actions than you have been , the Number considered . ] Therefore cease your Woes and Warnings against the Whoredoms and Abominations that are in the World , and first cry out against those Things that are amongst your selves ; first Clense your own Camp , and then Warn others to beware of these Evils , &c.

The abovesaid Admonition ( with others ) being sent from Pensilvania some time ago ( put forth by one Daniel Leeds , an Antient Quaker ) t is thought meet to have it Reprinted , and to be Communicated to the Quakers here , that so they may see ( notwithstanding their High Boast of being Free form Sin ) That the Whoredoms , Adultries , and other Immoralities of their Friends beyond Sea , are as great , as theirs are here : And for which , there is great cause of Sorrow , and deep Humiliation , which that this Paper might be Instrumental to produce amongst them , would be to the Joy , and true Rejoycing of some Sincere Souls that have Mourned for them ; and that still heartily desires their Repentance and Amendment of Life ; and that longs to see the Day , wherein they might be truly Humbled and Repent : This being the Way , and there is not another , for an Holy and Happy Reconciliation , both with the LORD , and all that truly Love , Fear , and Obey HIM , and that are Zealous for HIS Honour and Glory ; of which Number , the Publisher hereof desires Evermore to be found , whilst he has a Being in this World ; that when his Days are Ended , and his Work Finished for which he was Born , he may lay down his Head in Peace , and be receiv'd to Mercy with all the Holy Ancients . Even so Amen and Amen , is the humble Desire , and constant Prayer of a Friend to the whole Creation .

J. P.

LONDON , Printed in the Month called July , 1698.