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they fhould do the like: But Deceivers and Seducers are more fubtil, than to appear openly against the Scriptures; though they never walk according to the Laws of God or Men, further than they fee it conducing to their Self-Intereft and Advantage.

But, William, do ye not deliver what ye do (to the People, when ye Preach to them) in the Name of the Lord? No, fay'ft thou, we do not pretend to an Infallible Light within us; fo that by thy own Confeffion, ye are out of God, out of Chrift, and his Holy Spirit, and therefore out of his Name and Power, and fo go on in your own Name and Strength, in your own Wisdom, Arts, and Learned Acquirements; being made Minifters, not as Paul and the Apoles were, by the Will of God, but by the Will of Man: And fo ye fpeak of your felves, and not as the Oracles of God, or as of the Ability which God giveth, 1 Pet. 4. 11.

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There is one Question more, which, amongst fome Impertinencies about T. S. thou askeft ine, and is anfwered before, Haft thou a Light within thee, which we dark Creatures want?

Anfw. I have told thee already, that the Light, we teftifie of, is the true Light which Lighteth every Man that cometh into the World: And fines in Darkness; mark that, but the Darkness comprehendeth it not: And he was in the World, and the World was made by bim, and the World knew him not. And to this day he is not known nor received by the Worldlywife Mafter-builders, but flighted and rejected

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by them, because he is not of the World. Unto the fews he is a Stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks Foolishness, 1 Cor. 1. 23. But unto us that believe, faith Peter, he is precious, Pet. 2. 7. And again, Unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Chrift the Power of God, and the Wisdom of God, I Cor, 1. 24. Thus he was Preach'd by the Apoftles, and thus he is Preach'd by a Remnant, whom he hath fent forth, and doth accompany with his Holy Spirit in this Gofpel-Day.

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Now, William, does it not appear plainly, where this True Light Shines, viz. Within, in the Heart and Confcience, and that it manifefts all things that are reproveable: Lighteth every Man that cometh into the World: Declareth unto Man what is his Thought; and shews him what is good, and what the Lord requires of bim: And that, that which may be known of God, is manifeft in Men; for God hath fhewed it unto them? And yet how is it that thou calleft it an Unknown Light, and derideft and fcoffeft at it, and pretendeft not at all unto it? Is not the Reafon of thy fo doing apparent, because thou loveft it not; but loveft thy own Evil Deeds, the World and Darkness, more than this defpifed Light of Life; and wilt not receive it, nor bring thy Deeds to it, as thou oughteft to do, and try whether they are wrought in God? So this is the great Caufe of Divifions amongft People, that though the Grace of God, which bringeth Salvation, hath appeared unto All Men, and F 4 was

was the Apoftles Teacher; yet how few, comparatively fpeaking, come to receive it for their Teacher in this World? For never fince Man departed from it, and turn'd into Lascivioufnefs, Covetoufnefs, and Men's Inventions, hath it been minded and regarded by Multitudes, as it ought to have been: But having Itching Ears, they heap to themselves Teachers of Man's making, fuch as please them, and have their Perfons in Admiration for Advantage; and, like the Falfe Prophets of old, cry Peace, Peace, when there is no Peace, I mean no true Peace of Confcience; and call Chriftian, Chriftian, naming the Name of Chrift, but do not depart from Iniquity: Yea, they fay, as fome did in former Times, That they were Jews, and were not, but were the Synagogue of Satan; wherefore the Lord was difpleafed with them, and fpewed them out of his Mouth; as he will alfo, in his own Time, deal with those that are fuch as they were,

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Now, Friend William, Consider of all these things coolly, in Lowlinefs of Mind'; and think not thy felf too High, Great and Mighty, to be inform'd by a Peter or a John, though Ignorant and Unlearned Men, in Humane Arts and Languages; yet have been with Jefus, and laid down all to follow him, and do his Will; unto whom he promifed, that they fhould know of his Doctrine.

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The Secrets of the Lord are with them that fear him; the Meek he teacheth in his Way, Giveth Grace unto the Humble; but beholds the Proud afar off, and refifts them. Humble thy felf therefore under the Mighty Hand of God; for our God is a Confuming

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I am thy Well-wisher, and of all Mankind.

POSTSCRIPT.

J. G.

Hou calleft much for a plain Answer to THOU thy Eight Queries, which thou fenteft me in thy Third Letter; therefore take it now as follows:

Thou beginnet thus, What Jefus Chrift it is that he preached? I told thee before; but that it feems would not fatisfie thee: And therefore I fay, That we preach the fame Jefus Chrift, that was conceived by the Holy Ghoft, born of the Virgin Mary, fufered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried, Rofe again the third day, afcended into Heaven, and is on the Right Hand of the Majefty on High, and will come to judge Quick and Dead; this is our Interceffor, Advocate with the Father, our Mediator betwixt God and Man, the Man Chrift Jefus ; this is be, who of God is made unto us Wisdom, and Righteousness," and Sanctification, and Redemption, The Author and Finisher

Finisher of our Faith, our Hope of Glory, our Life, Light, Strength and Salvation; our Captain, Enfign, Deliverer, Preferver and Helper; without him we are as nothing, and can do nothing; He is the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. Thus I think I have answered not only thy First Query, but the Three next, all at once.

But as to thy words, of Chrift being a Man, Only by taking Humane Nature of the Virgin Mary, Where findeft thou this term, Only? I refuse fuch Unfcriptural, Ignorant and Unlearned Questions; and might ask thee, What he was before Mary was, feeing he was before Abrabam was?

As to his being in Heaven, I have plainly anfwered; and as to his being in and with bis People, I have cleared it before in this Book ; and tell thee now again, That he is in us, by bis Spirit in our Hearts, and opens our Underftandings, and the Eye of our Inward Man to bebold bis Spiritual Appearance, and our Ears to hear his Divine and Heavenly Voice.

As to thy Fifth Query, I anfwer, The Revealer of the Will of God, contained in the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Teftament, is a fufficient Infallible Rule of Faith and Life, and confequently for a Good Confcience; and all Scripture, given by Inspiration of God, is profitable for Doctrine, for Reproof, for Correction, and for Inftruction in Righteousness, and is the best Secondary Rule in the World.

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