A declaration of old Nick, prince of the air, and all his infernal crew, to the inhabitants of the whole world, but chiefly to the Quakers of Great Britain &c.

A declaration of old Nick, prince of the air, and all his infernal crew, to the inhabitants of the whole world, but chiefly to the Quakers of Great Britain &c.

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A DECLARATION OF OLD NICK, Prince of the Air, and all his Infernal crew, to the inhabitants of the whole world, but chiefly to the QƲAKERS of Great Britain &c

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A DECLARATION OF OLD NICK, Prince of the Air, and all his Infernal crew, to the inhabitants of the whole world, but chiefly to the QƲAKERS of Great Britain &c

WHereas it is well known to the whole universe, that our dominions extend from one end of the earth to the other, and that we are the first, and the most antient hellish Prince, that ever raigned on the earth, or in the hearts of the disobedient, and that our Kingdome is an everlasting Kingdome of darknesse, horror, burning pain, fire, stinch, and what not, which no honest body can deny: and seeing there is in this later age, and especially in these South countries, crept into our dominions, a fallacy, which is got into the hearts of some sorts of people, which do affirm, and say, they have new lights and inspirations, wherewith they begin to dazle, and blind the eyes and minds of our well affected subjects to our Kingdome, who are pursuing to their utmost power, and strive to be greatest, and most eminent in the same; these sorts we say do indeavour to bring them out of our old way of errour, blindnesse, sedition, treason, murder, and such like, which as far as we can apprehend, will be to the utter (if it were possible) overthrowing and subversion of us, and our territories, by their pretended holinesse of life; a false zeal, and a counterfeited Religion, if not timely prevented, we therefore seeing this danger approaching, and what is like to ensue, do declare, with all our infernal spirits and angels; that we ever were, are, and still will be utter enemies to all that is called good, honest piety, love, unity, peace, faith, obedience, holy life, and christianity, and whatsoever is contrary to our meaning and excellent nature.

And likewise we do declare, that whosoever shall attempt at any time, to usurp any power, beyond or above us, whereby to deprive us, or our successors of their undoubted government, thereby to procure any thing in that kind, to the advancement of their own interest; they shall suffer the most heavy hand of vengeance, curse, and burning with fire, and gnashing of teeth (for ever) that can be imagined or thought on.

And we do declare, that we will do our endeavour, by our own power, to root out of our Dominions, all [...]he reste, (called by them truth) & all that kind of Religion, which they so much brag & boast of, and pretend to have a right unto: and we do grant a toleration to all our subjects under our jurisdiction, to be of any judgment or belief they please; whether it be Atheistical, Papistical, Tyrannical, Turkish, Heathenish, Mahometical, Antichristian or Infidel, provided it be not Christianisme or Judaisme.

Item, We declare, that we will mantain and defend all manner of perjury, blasphemy, murder, sacrilege, witchcraft, conjuring, inchantments, sorcery, sedition, envy, backbiting, idolatry, adultery, oppression, pride, drunkennesse, covetousness, hypocrisie, and whatever is delightsome to the will, and satisfying of flesh and bloud with all manner of bestiality; that is, to defile themselves even with beasts, and with their own kin; by having to do with as many as their corrupt imagination can think upon, with all manner of ravishments.

Item, We Declare to all our obedient Servants, of what Degree, Condition, Age, or Sex they be: to Device, Plot, Counterplot, Undermine, Deceive, defraud, Cosin, Cog, Dissemble, Circumvent, Cony-catcht, Befool, Besot, Baffle, Cheat, and Delude, any other of what Nation soever they be.

Also we Declare by our Satanical power to use all the means possible to set whole Kingdoms together by the Ears, to devide the people one against another, and they against their lawful Governour, even to the Death, be it by Poysoning, Heading, Killing, or Hanging; and to stir them up to Rebellion, by insinuating into their minds, all m [...]ner of mischief, bloodymindednesse, Revenge, Quarreling, and Disobedience, to bring all things out of Order and Frame into confusion; to invent Lies, Forgeries, and to broach our damnable Doctrines, to fill their Ears and Hearts with Novelties, and Falshoods, to pretend one thing, and to mean another to dissemble to the life like as our beloved Son Judas did, with a Kiss.

Item, We declare to the World, that we would have all in the same as we are, and have been from the beginning, Lyars, Murderers, Perjurers, breakers of Oaths, Vows, and Covenants, Sabath breakers, to fast for Debate, and Strife, to feast to superfluity of Gormandising, Surfitings, Gluttony, Drunkennesse, even to excess.

All which we command and charge upon the incurring of our high displeasure of Everlasting Punishment to those that disobey our real meaning and intention.

Dated at the High Court of Gehenna the bottomless Pit, in the six thousand year of our Reign,

witness our self Great Belzebub Prince of Darkness, and our infernal Spirits.

Lucifer:

Satan:

Serpent:

Diablus;

Mammon:

Abadon:

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GIve no place to the Devil; Know yee not that to whom yee yield your selves Servants to obey, his Servants yee are to whom yee obey; the wages of Sin is death without

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Printed by George Morgan,

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A declaration of old Nick, prince of the air, and all his infernal crew, to the inhabitants of the whole world, but chiefly to the Quakers of Great Britain &c.

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1660

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A82109

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Wing D615

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Thomason 669.f.23[68]

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99870347

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99870347

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163725

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— A declaration of old Nick, prince of the air, and all his infernal crew, to the inhabitants of the whole world, but chiefly to the Quakers of Great Britain &c.,

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