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But what if the fincerity and integrity of Fox be queftioned? He profeffed to abhor fighting, and every body knows that one of the leading principles of Quakerifm is, that all war is unlawful.

Yet Fox on fome occafions could not only allow war, but even encourage it in its worst form. Like that enthufiaft of the eleventh century, who led half Europe to deftruction in Paleftine, Fox preached up a crufade against the continent. In his letter to Oliver Cromwell, dated the 11th month, 1657, hè tells the Ufurper, that if he had followed his advice," the Hollanders would have been his fubjects, Germany" fays he, "would have given up to thy will, and the Spaniard had quiver'd like a dry leaf, the king of France fhould have bowed under thee his neck: the Pope fhould have withered as in the winter; the Turk, in all his fatnefs, fhould have fmoaked; thou fhouldft have crumbled nations to duft. Therefore let thy foldiers go forth with a free and willing heart, that thou mayest rock nations as a cradle, for a mighty work hath the Lord to do in other nations, and their quakings and fhakings are but entering. So this is the word of the Lord God to thee, as a charge from the Lord God."

We fee that Fox could flatter Cromwell in his bloody throne, and affuming the character of a prophet, urge him on, in the name of the Lord, to ftill more fanguinary deeds, and to a warfare of the most extravagant nature. Crom well, however, had more fenfe than to follow this mad counfel.

The refloration of monarchy was zealoufly oppofed by Fox, and even a few months before that event happened, he published addreffes to the nation, in which he inveighed moft bitterly against "all kings and emperors as being the fpawn of antichrift, and the enemies of the Lamb."

But when the antient order of things was established, Fox and his friends cunningly turned about, and in their addrefs to Charles the fecond, they fay "We do declare to take off all jealoufies, fears, and fufpicions of our truth and fidelity to the king, and the prefent governors, that our intentions and endeavours are, and thall be good, true, honeft, and peaceful towards them, and that we do love, own, and honour the king and these prefent governors."

It must be owned that the political converfion of Fox appears to have been very fudden and complete; but his attachment to the government of Cromwell and his fon Richard, with his indecent language againft kings and emperors, will naturally

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excite fome doubts as to his fincerity. To confiftency he certainly could have no claim.

Ever fince that period, however, the Quakers have pro tefted against the lawfulness of all war, but from the beginning of the fect, it was not fo.

We have been thus long in our view of the founder of this remarkable fociety, and it was neceffary to be fo, because Mr. Clarkfon has reprefented him as a perfect man, as a prophet, and a teacher fent directly from God. Thefe are high pretenfions, the higheft indeed which can poffibly be claimed by a human being: whether they of right belonged to George Fox, the reader of his journal and other writings, from which we have made the few tracts, will be able to judge.* Now

As a further proof of the miserable ignorance of this pretended prophet, we shall give in this note, an exact copy of his last Will and Testament, written with his own hand, the orthothography of which will exercise the ingenuity of the reader.

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"I do give to Thomas Lower my sedell the ar at Jhon Nelsons and bridall and spores and bootes inward lethereths and the newengland indan Bible, and my great book of the signifing of names, my book of the new testement of eight langes and all my fisekall things that came from beyond the seay with the outlandish cup and that thing that people do give glisters with and my tow diales, the one is an eknoksha dial, and all my over pleish bookes to be divided among my four sones in law and also all my other bookes and my hamack I do give to Thomas Lower that is at bengamin antrobus his closet and rachall may take that which is at Swarthmor. And Thomas Lover may have my walnut equnockshall diall and if he can he may get one cut by it which will be hard to do and he shall have one of my prospect glasseses in my tranck at London and a pare of my glovesess and my seale G. F. and the flaming sword to Nat Mead and my other two seales J Rose and the other Dan Abraham and Thomas Laier shall have my Spanesh lether hud. S. Meade shall have my magnifing glas and the torkel shel com and cace.

G.F.

and all that I have written consaring what I do give to my relashons ether mony or otherways Jhon Loft may put it up in my tronke at Jhon Elfenes and wright all things downe in a paper and make a paper out of all my papers how I have ordered things for them, and Jhon Loft may send all things down by Powelsworth carrer in the trounke to Jhon Fox at Powelsworth in Warwicksher and let Jhon Fox send Jhon Loft a full receat and a discharge and in this mater and none of you may be consarned but Jhon Loft only. G. F.

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Now if it fhall appear from them that Fox was an enthusiast, grofsly illiterate, confused in his intellects, violent in his fpirit,

and my other letell tronke that standeth in Bengmin Antrubeses closet, with the outlandish things Thomas Lover shall have and if it be ordered in any other papeers to any other that must not stand so but as now orders. G. F.

and Sary thou may give Sary Frickenfeld half a gine for she hath been sarvesable to mee a honest carfull young woG. F.

man.

make no noyes of thes things but do them in the life as I have orderd them and when all is on and cleared what remenes to the printing of my books.

Bengmin Antrabus hath one 100 of mine take no yowes of them for it when you do receive it.

and in my cheast in Bengamin Antrabs chamber there is a letell gilt box with some gold in it, Sary Mead to take it and let it do it sarveses among the rest so far as it will go the box is seal

ed up.

G. F.

and let Thomas Docker that knoeth many of my Epeseles and writen bookes which he did wright com up to London to assist frends in sorting of my Epeseles and other writings and give him a gine.

G.F.

This is to be put up among G. F. seled up papers that pocket that Sary Mead hath.

I do order W. and Sarah Mead and J Lover to take care of all my books and Epeseles and papers that be at Benjimin Antrobis and at M M chamber and those that com from Swarthmor and my journal of my life and the paseges and travels of frends and to take them all into ther hands and all the over pluch of them the may have and keep together as a library when the have gatherd them together which is to be parted.

and for them to take charge of all my mony and defray all as I have ordered in my other papers and any thing of mine the may take, and god will and shall be ther reward, the 8 mo.

1688.

G. F.

Thomas Lover and John Rous may asist you and all the paseges and travils and sufferings of friends in the beging of the spreading of the troath which I have kept together will make a fine history and the may be had at Swarthmor with my other bookes, and if the com to London with they papers then the may be had either at W. M. or ben Antrubs closet for it is a fine thing to know the beging of

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fpirit, abufive in his language, and turbulent and inconfiftent in his conduct, the followers of fuch a prophet will be regarded with pity, and the system he established be treated with contempt, by every man who has any respect for rational religion, and the enlarged interefts of human society,

We cannot help remarking in this place, that George Fox when he commenced his miffion, was nothing more than a poor journeyman fhoemaker; but at his death he poffeffed confiderable property, which was neither acquired by inheritance, nor in the way of bufinefs.

the spreading of the Gospel after so long night of apostace since the Aposels days that now Christ reines as he did in the hearts of his people glory to the lord for ever amen,

The 8 mon. 1688

(To be continued.)

G.F.

Number VI. of the Churchman's Remembrancer, being a Collection of fcarce and valuable Tracts in defence of the Doctrine and Difcipline of the Church of England, 8vo, Pp. 134, Rivingtons,

HE Editors of this truly valuable collection, have commenced their fecond volume with a republication of that excellent performance "THE FAITH AND PRACTICE OF A CHURCH OF ENGLAND-MAN," written by Dr. William Stanley, formerly Dean of St. Afaph.

A biographical account of the author is prefixed to the traft, from which we learn, that

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Dr. Stanley was the fon of William Stanley, Gentle man, of Hinckley in Leicefterfhire; was educated at Ashley in Lancashire, and in 1663, at the age of fixteen, he was fent to St. John's College, Cambridge. In 1669, he was elected fellow of Corpus Chrifti College. He was ordained in 1672, became an Univerfity Preacher in 1676, and commenced B. D. in 1678. From the University he removed to the curacy of Much-Hadham in Hertfordshire, that eminent divine Dr. Goodman, being then Rector; and he was foon after prefented by the earl of Effex to the rectory of Raine-Parva in Effex, which living he refigned in 1682,

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for St. Mary Magdalen, old Fish-treet, London; and this he alfo quitted in 1690, on being collated by bifhop Comp ton to the rectory of Much-Hadham. In 1684, he was collated to the prebend of Caddington major, in St. Paul's cathedral, of which church he afterwards became canon-refidentiary. About 1687, he went to Holland as chaplain to the princefs of Orange, on which appointment the archbishop of Canterbury conferred on him the degree of Doctor of Divinity. He was much efteemed by the Princess, who, on her advancement to the Throne, promoted him to be Clerk of the closet, bestowed several other favours on him, and made one or two offers of epifcopal dignity, which, however, he declined.

In 1691, he was promoted to the archdeaconry of London; and on the death of Dr. Spencer in 1695, he was chofen without his knowledge to the maftership of Corpus Chrifti College. On his being elected vice-chancellor, the Univerfity paffed an extraordinary grace to admit him to the degree of D. D. with all its academical privileges to which the archiepifcopal faculty could not entitle him. In 1698, he refigned the mastership of the College, finding it to be incompatible with his other duties. But during his continuance there, he employed himself in making a Catalogue of the valuable manufcript library bequeathed to the College by archbishop Parker, which he afterwards printed at his own expenfe, in folio. He alfo prefented the College with a fet of filver gilt Communion Plate, which had belonged to queen Mary's private chapel, when fhe was princefs of Orange, and which fhe gave to Dr. Stanley on her coming to the crown of England, as a memorial of her favour and efteem. In 1706, his uncle bifhop Beveridge, advanced him to the deanry of St. Afaph, which dignity he held till his death in 1731, in the 85th year of his age. He was buried in the vaulting of St. Paul's Cathedral, under the South wing of the choir, among his old friends, bifhop Beveridge, dean Sherlock, dean Younger, Dr. Holder, and Sir Chriftopher Wren. Dr. Stanley married the daughter of Sir Francis Pemberton, chief juftice of the King's Bench, by whom he had three fons, Willian, Francis, and Thomas. "Many extenfive and important benefactions are recorded of Dr. Stanley, and many excellent defigns in which he was actively concerned. In 1692, he exerted himself to forward the printing of an edition of the Councils with Proteftant annotations, not only fubfcribing to the work, but obtaining by his interest at court, a grant to import what paper should

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