A full discovery and confutation of the wicked and damnable doctrines of the Quakers. As also, a plain vindication and confirmation of sundry fundamental points of the Christian religion, denyed or corrupted by the enemies of the truth in these times. Published for the benefit of such weak Christians, who are not so able to discover and oppugne the dangerous doctrines of subtil seducers when coloured over with fair words and pretences, and so are more apt to be taken in their snares. Whereunto is annexed an excellent discourse proving that singing of Psalmes is not only lawful, but an ordinance of God. / By Jonathan Clapham, a servant of Christ in the work and labour of the Gospel at Wramplingham in Norff.

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Author:	Clapham, Jonathan.
Title:	A full discovery and confutation of the wicked and damnable doctrines of the Quakers. As also, a plain vindication and confirmation of sundry fundamental points of the Christian religion, denyed or corrupted by the enemies of the truth in these times. Published for the benefit of such weak Christians, who are not so able to discover and oppugne the dangerous doctrines of subtil seducers when coloured over with fair words and pretences, and so are more apt to be taken in their snares. Whereunto is annexed an excellent discourse proving that singing of Psalmes is not only lawful, but an ordinance of God. / By Jonathan Clapham, a servant of Christ in the work and labour of the Gospel at Wramplingham in Norff.
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The general heads of the following TREATISE.

TO HIS HIGHNESSE The Lord Protector Of England, Scotland and Ireland, and the Dominions thereof.

TO THE Christian READER.

To the READER.

SECT. I. The Quakers proved to be enemies to the holy Scriptures.

SECT. II. The Quakers deny Christ come in the flesh, as also his Death, Resurre∣ction, Ascension, Intercession, and coming to Judgement.

SECT. III. The Quakers deny the Doctrine of the Trinity.

SECT. IV. The Quakers hold they are equal with God, and that the soul is one be∣ing with God.

SECT. V. The Quakers corrupt the Doctrine of Justification.

SECT. VI. The Quakers deny the Resurrection of the body, the last judgement, Heaven and Hell.

SECT. VII. The Quakers are enemies to all the Ordinances of Jesus Christ.

SECT. VIII. The Quakers pretend to Miracles.

SECT. IX. The Quakers are no truly mortified persons, notwithstanding their pretences to mortification, and how Popish Monks and others have out-stripped them therein.

SECT. X. The Quakers doctrine tendeth not to destroy sinne, although they raile against sinne; and how they destroy the true doctrine of Sanctification.

SECT. XI. The Quakers shewed to be the common sink of all the Heresies of our times, and a parallel betwixt them and former Hereticks.

SECT. XII. The Quakers are enemies to Civility and good manners.

SECT. XIII. The conclusion by way of Admonition to beware of the errours of the times, and in particular of Quakerisme; with a commendation of some antidotes, by way of preservative a∣gainst the same.

A TABLE Shewing some principal Doctrines of Re∣ligion cleared and confirmed in the former Treatise, with other useful things.

BOOKS Printed, and are to be sold by Adoniram Byfield, at the Bible in Popes-head Alley, neer Lumbardstreet.