The Jew outward being a glasse for the professors of this age : wherein if they read with meekness... such of them as have not overslipt the day of their visitation, may see their own spirits to their own everlasting advantage and comfort by learning subjection to that which hath power in it to destroy this evil spirit in them : containing some exceptions and arguments of the Jews against Christs appearance in that fleshly form of his in their dayes which the present professors may view and compare with their exceptions and arguments against his appearance in spirit in this age, that they may see and consider which of them are the more and the more weighty / by Isaac Penington, the younger.
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             The Jew outward being a glasse for the professors of this age : wherein if they read with meekness... such of them as have not overslipt the day of their visitation, may see their own spirits to their own everlasting advantage and comfort by learning subjection to that which hath power in it to destroy this evil spirit in them : containing some exceptions and arguments of the Jews against Christs appearance in that fleshly form of his in their dayes which the present professors may view and compare with their exceptions and arguments against his appearance in spirit in this age, that they may see and consider which of them are the more and the more weighty / by Isaac Penington, the younger.
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           THE
           JEVV
           OUTWARD
           :
           BEING
           A
           GLASSE
           FOR
           THE
           Professors
           of
           this
           Age
           :
           Wherein
           ,
           if
           they
           read
           with
           meekness
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           true
           light
           ,
           such
           of
           them
           as
           have
           not
           overslipt
           the
           day
           of
           their
           visitation
           ,
           may
           see
           their
           own
           spirits
           ,
           to
           their
           own
           everlasting
           advantage
           and
           comfort
           ,
           by
           learning
           subjection
           to
           that
           ,
           which
           hath
           power
           in
           it
           to
           destroy
           this
           evil
           spirit
           in
           them
           .
           CONTAINING
           Some
           EXCEPTIONS
           and
           ARGUMENTS
           of
           the
           
             Jews
             ,
          
           against
           Christs
           Appearance
           in
           that
           fleshly
           form
           of
           his
           in
           their
           dayes
           ,
           which
           the
           present
           Professors
           may
           view
           ,
           and
           compare
           with
           their
           Exceptions
           and
           Arguments
           against
           his
           Appearance
           in
           Spirit
           in
           this
           Age
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           see
           and
           consider
           which
           of
           them
           are
           the
           more
           ,
           and
           the
           more
           weighty
           .
           By
           
             Isaac
             Penington
             ,
          
           the
           Younger
           .
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             G.
             D.
          
           for
           
             Lodowick
             Lloyd
             ,
          
           and
           are
           to
           be
           sold
           at
           the
           Sign
           of
           the
           
             Castle
          
           in
           
             Cornhill
             ,
          
           1659.
           
        
      
       
       
       
         
           The
           PREFACE
           .
        
         
           THE
           Lord
           God
           of
           infinite
           goodness
           ,
           who
           hath
           ever
           dearly
           loved
           Mankind
           ,
           yet
           could
           never
           so
           appear
           to
           them
           since
           the
           transgression
           ,
           as
           to
           be
           owned
           by
           them
           ,
           till
           the
           vail
           was
           taken
           from
           before
           their
           hearts
           .
           
             Israel
          
           in
           
             Egypt
          
           hearkened
           not
           to
           
             Moses
             ,
          
           because
           of
           their
           anguish
           and
           bondage
           .
           When
           they
           were
           led
           out
           ,
           they
           were
           ever
           and
           anon
           murmuring
           ,
           and
           picking
           quarrels
           against
           him
           .
           
             Samuel
          
           they
           rejected
           (
           as
           the
           Lord
           laies
           to
           their
           charge
           )
           though
           they
           might
           excuse
           themselves
           ,
           and
           say
           they
           had
           just
           exceptions
           against
           his
           sons
           .
           
             Elijah
             ,
          
           that
           mighty
           man
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           great
           restorer
           of
           
             Israel
             ,
          
           and
           pleader
           against
           
             Baal
          
           by
           fire
           ,
           his
           life
           was
           sought
           for
           .
           And
           though
           there
           be
           not
           a
           particular
           record
           of
           their
           usage
           of
           the
           Prophets
           about
           those
           dayes
           ,
           yet
           in
           general
           he
           complains
           that
           they
           were
           all
           slain
           but
           himself
           ,
           
             1
             King.
             19.10
             .
             Micaiah
          
           was
           smote
           on
           the
           cheek
           and
           jeered
           by
           the
           false
           Prophet
           which
           smote
           him
           ,
           and
           said
           ,
           which
           way
           went
           the
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Lord
           from
           me
           to
           speak
           unto
           thee
           ?
           And
           he
           was
           commanded
           to
           be
           put
           in
           prison
           ,
           and
           fed
           with
           bread
           of
           affliction
           ,
           and
           water
           of
           affliction
           .
           
             Jeremiah
          
           was
           put
           in
           the
           dungeon
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           danger
           of
           his
           life
           :
           and
           by
           those
           few
           that
           were
           left
           ,
           that
           seemed
           singly
           to
           enquire
           by
           him
           concerning
           the
           will
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           (
           
             Jer.
             42.2
             ,
             3.
          
           )
           disdainfully
           rejected
           ,
           
             chap.
             43.2
             .
          
           What
           should
           I
           spend
           time
           in
           particular
           instances
           ?
           What
           Prophet
           can
           I
           except
           ?
           for
           though
           all
           their
           bad
           dealings
           with
           them
           ,
           are
           not
           related
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           yet
           Christ
           testifies
           that
           they
           did
           deal
           badly
           with
           them
           all
           ,
           some
           of
           them
           they
           stoned
           ,
           some
           of
           them
           they
           scourged
           in
           their
           Synagogues
           ,
           some
           of
           them
           they
           killed
           and
           crucified
           ,
           and
           others
           they
           persecuted
           from
           City
           to
           City
           .
           Yea
           ,
           saith
           
             Stephen
             ,
          
           which
           of
           the
           Prophets
           have
           not
           your
           fathers
           persecuted
           ?
           and
           they
           have
           stain
           them
           which
           shewed
           before
           of
           the
           coming
           of
           the
           Just
           one
           .
           Ye
           make
           it
           such
           a
           strange
           thing
           ,
           that
           if
           Christ
           had
           been
           a
           Prophet
           ,
           ye
           should
           not
           own
           him
           :
           why
           which
           of
           the
           Prophets
           was
           owned
           ?
           ye
           have
           still
           some
           exception
           or
           other
           against
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           not
           the
           Prophets
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           against
           our
           message
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           not
           the
           mind
           of
           God
           .
           Ye
           take
           arguments
           from
           one
           Prophets
           words
           ,
           to
           oppose
           another
           Prophet
           with
           ;
           and
           from
           one
           Prophets
           manner
           of
           coming
           ,
           to
           oppose
           another
           Prophets
           manner
           of
           coming
           .
           If
           
             John
          
           come
           neither
           eating
           nor
           drinking
           ,
           ye
           reject
           him
           for
           his
           austereness
           :
           if
           Christ
           come
           both
           eating
           and
           drinking
           ,
           ye
           reject
           him
           for
           his
           liberty
           and
           freedome
           in
           the
           life
           .
           Now
           what
           is
           the
           reason
           of
           this
           ?
           Christ
           himself
           gives
           the
           reason
           ,
           
             Mat.
             11.19
             .
             Wisdome
             is
             justified
             of
             her
             children
             .
          
           Ye
           are
           not
           the
           children
           of
           wisdom
           ,
           
           ye
           are
           not
           begotten
           of
           the
           life
           ,
           of
           the
           spirit
           of
           the
           Prophets
           ,
           and
           so
           cannot
           justifie
           that
           spirit
           .
           Ye
           have
           got
           the
           Letter
           of
           the
           Prophets
           ,
           ●e
           are
           born
           of
           that
           ;
           but
           ye
           are
           not
           born
           of
           the
           life
           ,
           ye
           are
           not
           born
           of
           the
           wisdome
           .
           And
           so
           ,
           whoever
           comes
           forth
           in
           the
           same
           birth
           from
           the
           Letter
           with
           you
           ,
           him
           ye
           can
           own
           :
           but
           if
           any
           Prophet
           come
           forth
           with
           that
           same
           spirit
           ,
           him
           ye
           cannot
           own
           .
           He
           that
           is
           born
           after
           the
           flesh
           ,
           cannot
           but
           persecute
           him
           that
           is
           born
           after
           the
           spirit
           :
           Jerusalem
           was
           all
           along
           the
           persecuter
           of
           the
           Prophets
           ,
           from
           the
           beginning
           to
           the
           end
           .
        
         
           And
           is
           this
           nothing
           to
           you
           ,
           O
           ye
           Professors
           of
           this
           age
           ?
           Search
           and
           see
           who
           have
           been
           the
           persecuters
           among
           you
           ,
           but
           they
           who
           have
           had
           the
           name
           of
           the
           Church
           and
           her
           Prophets
           ?
           Who
           hath
           slain
           the
           Witnesses
           ?
           The
           Church
           of
           
             Rome
          
           hath
           slain
           the
           Witnesses
           against
           her
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Protestants
          
           have
           slain
           the
           Witnesses
           against
           them
           .
           About
           the
           beginning
           of
           these
           troubles
           ,
           if
           a
           man
           were
           never
           so
           truly
           zealous
           ,
           yet
           if
           he
           could
           not
           conform
           to
           the
           Common-prayer-book
           and
           Ceremonies
           ,
           how
           was
           he
           persecuted
           ?
           A
           Non-conformist
           ,
           a
           Separatist
           ,
           a
           Brownist
           ,
           an
           Anabaptist
           (
           though
           owning
           the
           same
           Christ
           in
           his
           very
           heart
           and
           soul
           )
           yet
           because
           his
           practise
           was
           a
           testimony
           against
           the
           false
           Church-worship
           of
           the
           common
           
             Protestant
             ,
          
           must
           be
           hunted
           up
           and
           down
           to
           Courts
           ,
           imprisoned
           ,
           fixed
           ,
           banished
           .
           And
           to
           this
           day
           ,
           the
           Lord
           can
           bring
           forth
           no
           birth
           of
           his
           Spirit
           ,
           but
           the
           zealous
           Professor
           hates
           ,
           reviles
           ,
           and
           seeks
           to
           destroy
           .
           If
           the
           Lord
           lay
           any
           Law
           upon
           the
           Conscience
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           not
           suitable
           to
           their
           apprehensions
           from
           the
           Letter
           ,
           how
           do
           they
           reproach
           ,
           disdain
           ,
           revile
           ,
           and
           endeavour
           to
           render
           such
           odious
           to
           the
           Magistrates
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           People
           !
        
         
           But
           why
           should
           we
           wonder
           at
           these
           things
           ?
           There
           is
           no
           new
           thing
           under
           the
           Sun
           .
           The
           state
           of
           the
           world
           is
           just
           as
           it
           alwaies
           was
           .
           The
           power
           of
           Truth
           in
           every
           age
           ,
           hath
           been
           still
           opposed
           by
           those
           who
           cryed
           up
           the
           Form
           .
           It
           were
           a
           wonder
           if
           it
           should
           be
           otherwise
           .
           I
           should
           much
           more
           ,
           wonder
           ,
           if
           the
           Teachers
           and
           Professors
           of
           this
           age
           should
           own
           .
           Truth
           ,
           than
           that
           they
           fight
           against
           it
           and
           persecute
           it
           .
           Well
           friends
           and
           brethren
           ,
           be
           strong
           in
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           faithful
           to
           his
           Truth
           in
           the
           power
           of
           his
           might
           ;
           bear
           the
           reproach
           ,
           the
           afflictions
           of
           this
           age
           ,
           the
           persecutions
           of
           this
           your
           day
           :
           Verily
           your
           eyes
           shall
           see
           that
           there
           is
           a
           reward
           for
           the
           righteous
           ,
           and
           your
           hearts
           shall
           be
           satisfied
           with
           it
           ,
           when
           the
           children
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           (
           of
           this
           age
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           of
           Christs
           ,
           and
           all
           former
           ages
           )
           shall
           be
           shut
           out
           in
           utter
           darkness
           ,
           where
           shall
           be
           weeping
           ,
           and
           wailing
           ,
           and
           gnashing
           of
           teeth
           .
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           Some
           Exceptions
           and
           Arguments
           of
           the
           
             Jews
             ,
          
           against
           Christ's
           Appearance
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           THE
           Jews
           were
           once
           the
           only
           outward
           visible
           People
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           were
           chosen
           by
           God
           for
           a
           peculiar
           People
           ,
           who
           had
           the
           Promise
           of
           ,
           and
           expected
           the
           
             Messiah
             ,
          
           whose
           faith
           and
           hope
           of
           Salvation
           was
           in
           him
           ,
           yea
           ,
           and
           at
           that
           very
           time
           they
           were
           looking
           for
           him
           ;
           yet
           when
           he
           came
           ,
           he
           was
           
             a
             stone
             of
             stumbling
             ,
             and
             a
             rock
             of
             offence
          
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           they
           could
           by
           no
           means
           receive
           him
           .
           They
           were
           full
           of
           reasonings
           ,
           and
           doubts
           ,
           and
           contendings
           about
           it
           ,
           but
           could
           never
           with
           all
           their
           wisdom
           from
           the
           Letter
           ,
           determine
           that
           that
           was
           he
           .
           Though
           he
           lived
           as
           never
           man
           lived
           ,
           though
           he
           spake
           as
           never
           man
           spake
           ,
           though
           he
           did
           what
           never
           man
           did
           ;
           yet
           still
           some
           exception
           or
           other
           they
           had
           from
           the
           Letter
           of
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           to
           which
           his
           manner
           of
           appearance
           ,
           his
           conversation
           ,
           and
           his
           Doctrine
           did
           not
           suit
           in
           their
           judgment
           ;
           and
           so
           after
           many
           Disputes
           and
           Debates
           ,
           they
           at
           length
           deliver
           him
           up
           to
           death
           ,
           as
           a
           Blasphemer
           ,
           a
           deceiver
           ,
           a
           seducer
           of
           the
           People
           .
        
         
           Many
           Exceptions
           and
           Arguments
           they
           had
           against
           him
           ,
           against
           his
           
             Descent
             ,
          
           his
           
             Doctrine
             ,
          
           his
           
             Practises
             ,
          
           his
           
             Miracles
             ,
          
           his
           
             Followers
             ,
          
           &c.
           which
           I
           shall
           refer
           to
           Heads
           ,
           to
           make
           them
           more
           obvious
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           They
           excepted
           
             at
             his
             descent
             and
             kindred
             .
             Is
             not
             this
             the
             Carpenters
             Son
             ?
             Is
             not
             his
             Mother
             called
             Mary
             ?
             and
             his
             Brethren
             ,
          
           James
           ,
           
             and
          
           Joses
           ,
           
             and
          
           Simon
           ,
           
             and
          
           Judas
           ?
           
             And
             his
             Sisters
             are
             they
             not
             all
             with
             us
             ?
          
           Matt.
           13.55
           ,
           56.
           
           (
           What
           this
           the
           glorious
           
             Messiah
             ,
          
           the
           great
           King
           of
           Glory
           ,
           of
           whom
           all
           the
           Prophets
           have
           prophesied
           and
           spoke
           such
           great
           things
           !
           surely
           it
           cannot
           
           be
           .
           )
           
             And
             they
             were
             offended
             in
             him
             ,
          
           vers.
           57.
           
           It
           was
           this
           made
           them
           they
           could
           not
           receive
           that
           heavenly
           Doctrine
           of
           his
           ,
           which
           otherwise
           might
           have
           been
           life
           to
           them
           ,
           when
           he
           taught
           them
           that
           he
           was
           
             the
             bread
             of
             Life
             that
             came
             down
             from
             heaven
             :
          
           but
           they
           murmured
           because
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           said
           ,
           
             Is
             not
             this
             Jesus
             the
             son
             of
          
           Joseph
           ,
           
             whose
             Father
             and
             Mother
             we
             know
             〈◊〉
             How
             is
             it
             then
             that
             he
             saith
             ,
             I
             came
             down
             from
             heaven
             ,
          
           John
           6
           ,
           ●1
           ,
           42.
           
           So
           again
           ,
           John
           7.27
           .
           
             We
             know
             this
             man
             whence
             he
             is
             ;
             but
             when
             Christ
             cometh
             ,
             no
             man
             knoweth
             whence
             he
             is
             .
          
           This
           was
           a
           close
           Argument
           ,
           and
           was
           raised
           up
           to
           eat
           out
           a
           deep
           impression
           of
           his
           being
           the
           Christ
           ,
           as
           may
           appear
           from
           the
           foregoing
           verse
           .
           He
           speaketh
           indeed
           boldly
           ,
           and
           deep
           things
           ,
           &c.
           as
           if
           he
           were
           the
           Christ
           ;
           but
           how
           can
           he
           be
           he
           ,
           seeing
           it
           is
           known
           from
           whence
           he
           comes
           ?
        
         
           2.
           
           At
           his
           Country
           ,
           or
           place
           of
           his
           Education
           and
           residence
           ,
           which
           was
           
             Nazareth
             of
             Galilee
             .
             Can
             there
             any
             good
             thing
             come
             out
             of
             Nazareth
             ?
          
           John
           1.46
           .
           
             Shall
             Christ
             come
             out
             of
             Galilee
             ?
          
           John
           7.41
           .
           
             Search
             and
             look
             ;
             for
             out
             of
             Galilee
             ariseth
             no
             Prophet
             ,
          
           verse
           52.
           
        
         
           3.
           
           
             At
             the
             time
             and
             season
             of
             his
             Coming
             .
          
           He
           came
           (
           as
           to
           their
           sense
           )
           before
           
             Elias
             .
          
           With
           this
           Argument
           they
           pinched
           the
           Disciples
           ,
           as
           is
           signified
           in
           that
           Query
           of
           theirs
           to
           Christ
           ,
           
             Why
             then
             say
             the
             Scribes
             that
          
           Elias
           
             must
             first
             come
             ?
          
           Matt.
           17.10
           This
           could
           not
           but
           be
           a
           sore
           Argument
           in
           the
           mouth
           of
           the
           Scribes
           ,
           who
           might
           reason
           with
           the
           Disciples
           on
           this
           wise
           :
           What
           poor
           ,
           ignorant
           ,
           sottish
           ,
           deluded
           People
           are
           you
           ,
           to
           own
           this
           man
           for
           your
           Master
           ,
           and
           take
           him
           for
           the
           Messiah
           ?
           
             Elias
          
           must
           first
           come
           ,
           and
           restore
           all
           things
           .
           If
           this
           man
           preached
           never
           so
           heavenly
           Doctrine
           ,
           and
           did
           never
           so
           many
           Miracles
           ,
           yet
           if
           he
           pretend
           to
           be
           the
           
             Messiah
             ,
          
           he
           can
           be
           but
           a
           Deceiver
           ;
           for
           the
           true
           
             Messiah
          
           comes
           not
           before
           
             Elias
          
           ;
           and
           every
           one
           knows
           that
           
             Elias
          
           is
           not
           yet
           come
           ,
           nor
           his
           work
           of
           restoring
           all
           things
           ,
           so
           much
           as
           begun
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           His
           
             Doctrine
          
           administred
           abundance
           of
           offence
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           they
           were
           continually
           stumbling
           at
           it
           .
           That
           heavenly
           doctrine
           mentioned
           a
           little
           before
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           
             the
             bread
             of
             life
             ,
          
           they
           murmured
           at
           it
           ,
           
             John
          
           6.41
           .
           When
           he
           did
           but
           say
           ,
           
             God
             was
             his
             father
             ,
          
           they
           presently
           flew
           out
           upon
           him
           ,
           and
           said
           he
           
             made
             himself
             equal
             with
             God
             ,
             John
          
           5.18
           .
           When
           he
           said
           ,
           
             Destroy
             this
             Temple
             ,
             and
             in
             three
             dayes
             I
             will
             raise
             it
             up
          
           ;
           they
           misunderstood
           him
           ,
           and
           brought
           it
           forth
           as
           an
           argument
           against
           him
           at
           
           the
           time
           of
           his
           suffering
           ,
           
             Mat.
          
           26.61
           .
           And
           cast
           it
           as
           a
           jear
           in
           his
           teeth
           ,
           
             Mat.
          
           27.40
           .
           When
           he
           did
           but
           say
           to
           the
           man
           sick
           of
           the
           palsie
           ,
           
             Son
             thy
             sins
             are
             forgiven
             thee
          
           ;
           the
           Scribes
           and
           Pharisees
           presently
           exclaimed
           against
           him
           ,
           
             who
             is
             this
             which
             speaketh
             blasphemies
             ?
             who
             can
             forgive
             sins
             ,
             but
             God
             alone
             ?
             Luke
          
           5.21
           .
           and
           chap.
           7.49
           .
           When
           he
           preached
           very
           powerfully
           against
           
             covetousness
             ,
          
           the
           Pharisees
           
             derided
             him
             ,
             Luke
          
           16.14
           .
           Yea
           ,
           when
           he
           did
           but
           preach
           a
           Parable
           or
           two
           about
           
             the
             Widdow
             of
             Sarepta
             ,
             and
             Naaman
             the
             Syrian
          
           (
           it
           coming
           a
           little
           close
           to
           their
           State
           )
           
             all
             they
             in
             the
             Synagogue
             were
             so
             filled
             with
             wrath
             ,
             that
             they
             rose
             up
             and
             thrust
             him
             out
             of
             the
             City
             ,
             and
             led
             him
             unto
             the
             brow
             of
             the
             hill
             to
             cast
             him
             down
             headlong
             ,
             Luke
          
           4.28
           ,
           29.
           
           At
           his
           saying
           that
           
             Abraham
             rejoyced
             to
             see
             his
             day
             ,
             and
             he
             saw
             it
             ,
             and
             was
             glad
          
           ;
           the
           Jews
           replyed
           ,
           
             Thou
             art
             not
             yet
             fifty
             years
             old
             ,
             and
             hast
             thou
             seen
             Abraham
             ?
             John
          
           8.57
           .
           How
           absurd
           and
           impossible
           was
           this
           to
           them
           ,
           that
           a
           man
           of
           not
           fifty
           years
           ,
           should
           say
           that
           Abraham
           (
           who
           lived
           so
           many
           ages
           before
           )
           saw
           his
           day
           ;
           And
           instead
           of
           giving
           them
           an
           argument
           to
           demonstrate
           it
           to
           them
           ,
           he
           only
           returns
           them
           a
           more
           confident
           affirmation
           ,
           
             Verily
             ,
             Verily
             ,
             I
             say
             unto
             you
             ,
             before
             Abraham
             was
             I
             am
             ;
             vers.
          
           58.
           which
           so
           enraged
           them
           ,
           that
           they
           took
           up
           stones
           to
           cast
           at
           him
           ,
           
             vers.
          
           59.
           
           Now
           mark
           ,
           the
           life
           speaks
           what
           it
           sees
           and
           knows
           ,
           and
           so
           it
           gives
           forth
           its
           Testimony
           :
           the
           wise
           professor
           not
           being
           in
           the
           life
           ,
           he
           cannot
           know
           or
           receive
           the
           testimony
           ,
           but
           calls
           for
           arguments
           and
           damonstrations
           to
           his
           wise
           eye
           ,
           the
           life
           refuseth
           to
           answer
           him
           ,
           but
           instead
           thereof
           ,
           only
           affirmeth
           the
           thing
           more
           strongly
           &
           confidently
           ;
           this
           (
           being
           so
           far
           from
           that
           which
           he
           looks
           for
           and
           requires
           to
           satisfie
           him
           )
           kindles
           disdain
           and
           rage
           in
           him
           :
           and
           he
           looks
           upon
           the
           life
           ,
           for
           this
           way
           of
           proceeding
           ,
           as
           worthy
           to
           be
           stoned
           .
           What
           ,
           when
           they
           should
           lay
           before
           Christ
           a
           fair
           argument
           ,
           whereby
           they
           might
           plainly
           convince
           him
           by
           evident
           reason
           ,
           that
           he
           could
           not
           see
           
             Abrahams
          
           day
           ;
           and
           he
           instead
           of
           answering
           it
           ,
           should
           only
           bring
           forth
           a
           more
           confident
           affirmation
           .
           Would
           not
           mens
           wisdome
           in
           this
           age
           ,
           even
           hiss
           at
           such
           a
           thing
           ?
           yet
           this
           was
           the
           way
           of
           the
           life
           then
           ,
           in
           that
           day
           ;
           and
           the
           life
           may
           at
           his
           pleasure
           ,
           take
           the
           same
           way
           again
           now
           ,
           to
           offend
           the
           wise
           and
           knowing
           .
        
         
           When
           he
           spake
           of
           his
           being
           
             the
             good
             Shepheard
             ,
          
           and
           of
           his
           
             laying
             down
             his
             life
             for
             the
             Sheep
          
           (
           and
           of
           the
           Hirelings
           fleeing
           in
           time
           of
           danger
           to
           save
           himself
           )
           
             John
          
           10
           ,
           
             vers.
          
           11.12
           .
           &c.
           many
           
           of
           the
           Jews
           said
           ,
           
             he
             hath
             a
             Devil
             ,
             and
             is
             mad
             ,
             why
             hear
             ye
             him
             ?
          
           vers.
           20.
           
           Many
           of
           them
           that
           were
           then
           the
           people
           of
           God
           (
           the
           separated
           people
           :
           for
           the
           Jews
           were
           a
           people
           seperated
           from
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           studied
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           observed
           the
           Ordinances
           of
           
             Moses
          
           )
           looked
           upon
           Christ
           ,
           as
           a
           man
           not
           fit
           to
           be
           heard
           speak
           ,
           but
           as
           a
           mad
           man
           ,
           as
           one
           that
           had
           a
           Devil
           ,
           as
           one
           that
           might
           have
           great
           power
           of
           deceit
           from
           the
           Devil
           ,
           to
           bewitch
           men
           from
           truth
           ;
           
             why
             hear
             ye
             him
             ?
          
           what
           good
           can
           ye
           expect
           from
           him
           ?
           
             He
             hath
             a
             Devil
             ,
             and
             is
             mad
             .
          
           O
           how
           desperately
           will
           bold
           flesh
           venture
           to
           judge
           of
           the
           life
           and
           power
           of
           God
           ,
           when
           it
           hath
           got
           a
           little
           knowledge
           from
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           a
           way
           of
           worship
           ,
           duties
           ,
           and
           ordinances
           !
        
         
           When
           he
           said
           ,
           
             I
             and
             my
             Father
             are
             one
             ,
             John
          
           10.30
           .
           
             they
             took
             up
             stones
             again
             to
             stone
             him
             ,
          
           vers.
           31.
           and
           made
           no
           question
           but
           they
           did
           well
           in
           doing
           of
           it
           ,
           as
           appears
           by
           their
           answer
           to
           his
           demand
           ;
           for
           which
           of
           his
           good
           works
           they
           stoned
           him
           ?
           They
           reply
           very
           confidently
           ,
           
             for
             a
             good
             work
             we
             stone
             thee
             not
             ,
             but
             for
             Blasphemy
             ,
             and
             because
             thou
             being
             a
             man
             ,
             makest
             thy self
             God
             ,
          
           vers.
           32
           ,
           33.
           
           And
           when
           he
           said
           ,
           
             If
             a
             man
             keep
             my
             saying
             ,
             he
             shall
             never
             see
             death
             ,
             John
          
           8.51
           .
           Then
           said
           the
           Jews
           unto
           him
           ,
           
             now
             we
             know
             that
             thou
             hast
             a
             Devil
             .
             Abraham
             is
             dead
             ,
             and
             the
             Prophets
             are
             dead
             ,
             who
             makest
             thou
             thy self
             ?
          
           vers.
           53.
           
           Were
           not
           
             Abraham
          
           and
           the
           Prophets
           holy
           men
           ?
           had
           not
           they
           the
           sayings
           of
           God
           ?
           and
           did
           not
           they
           keep
           the
           sayings
           of
           God
           ?
           yet
           they
           are
           dead
           .
           Such
           a
           kind
           of
           speech
           as
           this
           must
           needs
           be
           from
           the
           Devil
           .
           Now
           thou
           makest
           manifest
           from
           what
           Spirit
           thou
           speakest
           ,
           
             Now
             know
             we
             that
             thou
             hast
             a
             Devil
             .
          
           And
           indeed
           how
           could
           the
           professors
           of
           that
           age
           digest
           such
           things
           ,
           being
           so
           contrary
           to
           what
           appeared
           to
           them
           ,
           to
           be
           certain
           truth
           in
           the
           Scriptures
           .
        
         
           And
           there
           were
           many
           other
           things
           as
           hard
           to
           them
           ,
           though
           the
           exceptions
           which
           might
           or
           did
           arise
           in
           their
           minds
           ,
           are
           not
           particularly
           mentioned
           :
           as
           when
           he
           saith
           ,
           
             I
             am
             the
             door
             of
             the
             Sheep
             .
             All
             that
             came
             before
             me
             are
             thieves
             and
             robbers
             ,
             but
             the
             Sheep
             did
             not
             hear
             them
             ,
             John
          
           10.7
           ,
           8.
           
           How
           offensive
           must
           this
           Doctrine
           needs
           have
           been
           to
           them
           ,
           going
           carnally
           to
           understand
           and
           reason
           about
           it
           ?
           What
           were
           all
           the
           Prophets
           and
           holy
           men
           before
           thee
           ,
           thieves
           and
           robbers
           ?
           did
           the
           truth
           never
           come
           ,
           till
           thou
           broughtst
           it
           ?
           What
           became
           of
           our
           Fore-fathers
           in
           former
           ages
           ?
           were
           they
           none
           of
           them
           Gods
           Sheep
           ?
           did
           none
           of
           them
           find
           
           the
           door
           ?
           for
           thou
           saist
           thou
           art
           
             the
             door
             ,
          
           and
           thou
           hast
           been
           but
           of
           late
           .
           And
           whereas
           thou
           saist
           ,
           the
           Sheep
           did
           not
           hear
           them
           ,
           that
           's
           utterly
           false
           :
           for
           they
           did
           hear
           
             Moses
             ,
          
           and
           they
           did
           hear
           the
           
             Prophets
          
           :
           and
           we
           have
           their
           writings
           ,
           and
           will
           keep
           to
           them
           for
           all
           thee
           ,
           let
           who
           will
           be
           thy
           Sheep
           .
           When
           he
           said
           ,
           that
           he
           
             came
             not
             to
             send
             peace
             but
             division
             ,
             Mat.
          
           10.25
           .
           How
           readily
           might
           they
           reply
           ,
           that
           his
           own
           mouth
           discovered
           him
           ,
           not
           to
           be
           the
           
             Messiah
             ,
          
           the
           Saviour
           ,
           the
           peace-maker
           ,
           but
           the
           worker
           of
           divisions
           ,
           the
           causer
           of
           breaches
           in
           families
           ;
           setting
           three
           against
           two
           ,
           and
           two
           against
           three
           ,
           
             Luke
          
           21.51
           .
           When
           he
           said
           ,
           
             whosoever
             committeth
             sin
             is
             the
             servant
             of
             sin
             ,
             John
          
           8.34
           .
           Might
           not
           they
           well
           except
           against
           this
           ,
           as
           condemning
           the
           whole
           generation
           of
           the
           righteous
           ,
           and
           making
           null
           the
           way
           of
           sacrifices
           which
           God
           had
           appointed
           for
           sins
           committed
           at
           any
           time
           by
           his
           people
           ,
           which
           could
           not
           but
           presuppose
           their
           commission
           of
           sin
           ?
           did
           not
           
             Abraham
             ,
             Isaac
             ,
             David
             ,
             Moses
             ,
          
           &
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Prophets
           all
           commit
           sin
           ,
           and
           were
           they
           servants
           of
           sin
           ?
           He
           taught
           also
           ,
           that
           
             the
             children
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             should
             be
             cast
             into
             utter
             darkness
             ,
             Mat.
          
           8.12
           .
           Oh
           how
           harsh
           would
           this
           sound
           in
           the
           ears
           of
           the
           zealous
           professing
           Jew
           ,
           who
           was
           waiting
           and
           hoping
           for
           the
           Kingdome
           !
           So
           in
           his
           Doctrine
           there
           seemed
           many
           contradictions
           to
           the
           fleshly
           understanding
           ,
           for
           one
           while
           he
           said
           ,
           
             I
             Judge
             no
             man
             ,
          
           for
           I
           came
           not
           to
           condemn
           the
           World
           :
           and
           yet
           was
           he
           not
           continually
           judging
           and
           condemning
           the
           Scribes
           ,
           the
           Pharisees
           ,
           the
           Priests
           ,
           the
           Lawyers
           ,
           and
           that
           whole
           generation
           of
           professors
           ?
           So
           again
           he
           came
           to
           seek
           and
           save
           that
           which
           was
           lost
           ,
           to
           preach
           the
           Gospel
           of
           peace
           :
           and
           yet
           another
           while
           he
           saith
           ,
           he
           came
           not
           to
           send
           peace
           but
           a
           sword
           ,
           and
           to
           kindle
           a
           fire
           ,
           and
           to
           set
           men
           at
           variance
           ,
           &c.
           
           Again
           ,
           one
           while
           he
           said
           ,
           
             I
             and
             my
             Father
             are
             one
             ,
          
           another
           time
           ,
           
             my
             Father
             is
             greater
             than
             I
          
           ;
           one
           while
           he
           bid
           men
           do
           as
           the
           Scribes
           and
           Pharisees
           ,
           taught
           ;
           another
           while
           he
           bid
           men
           beware
           of
           the
           Leaven
           ,
           or
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Prarisees
           and
           Saduces
           ,
           
             Mat.
          
           16.12
           .
        
         
           But
           to
           what
           purpose
           should
           I
           heap
           up
           any
           more
           instances
           ?
           O
           thou
           that
           readest
           this
           ,
           wait
           to
           know
           in
           thy self
           the
           ear
           that
           cannot
           hear
           Christs
           Doctrin
           ,
           and
           while
           thou
           condemnest
           the
           Jews
           ,
           do
           not
           run
           into
           the
           same
           error
           of
           unbelief
           and
           gain-saying
           ,
           but
           wait
           to
           know
           the
           voice
           of
           Christ
           in
           this
           day
           ,
           and
           to
           receive
           the
           ear
           that
           can
           hear
           it
           ,
           for
           though
           thou
           shouldest
           be
           willing
           to
           hear
           ,
           yet
           thou
           canst
           not
           ,
           till
           thy
           ear
           be
           opened
           .
           
             Nicodemus
          
           who
           
           could
           acknowledge
           Christ
           
             a
             teacher
             come
             from
             God
             ,
          
           yet
           could
           not
           receive
           the
           doctrine
           of
           the
           new
           birth
           from
           him
           ,
           
             John
          
           3.4
           .
           and
           there
           were
           many
           things
           the
           disciples
           themselves
           were
           not
           able
           to
           bear
           ,
           for
           when
           ,
           at
           a
           certain
           time
           ,
           he
           spake
           of
           
             giving
             his
             flesh
             to
             eat
             ,
          
           not
           only
           the
           Jews
           ,
           
             John
          
           6.52
           .
           but
           they
           also
           stumbled
           ,
           
             ver.
          
           61.
           and
           who
           is
           there
           among
           professors
           ,
           that
           can
           now
           bear
           it
           ,
           or
           receive
           Christs
           own
           interpretation
           of
           it
           ?
           who
           saith
           ,
           that
           
             the
             flesh
          
           (
           which
           they
           understood
           )
           
             profiteth
             nothing
             ,
          
           but
           the
           flesh
           which
           he
           meant
           was
           
             spirit
             and
             life
             ,
          
           ver.
           63.
           
        
         
           5.
           
           
             At
             his
             practises
             ,
             and
             conversation
             ,
             How
             is
             it
             that
             he
             eateth
             and
             drinketh
             ,
             with
             Publicans
             and
             sinners
             ,
          
           Mark
           2.16
           .
           
             Behold
             a
             gluttenous
             man
             ,
             and
             a
             wine
             bibber
             ,
             a
             friend
             of
             Publicans
             and
             sinners
             ,
          
           Luke
           7.14
           .
           
             This
             man
             if
             he
             were
             a
             Prophet
             ,
             would
             have
             known
             who
             ,
             and
             what
             manner
             of
             woman
             this
             is
             that
             toucheth
             him
             ;
             for
             she
             is
             a
             sinner
             ,
          
           Luke
           7.39
           .
           At
           the
           Publicans
           and
           sinners
           drawing
           nigh
           to
           hear
           him
           ,
           the
           Pharisees
           and
           Scribes
           were
           offended
           ,
           and
           murmured
           saying
           ,
           
             This
             man
             receiveth
             sinners
             ,
          
           and
           
             eateth
             with
             them
             ,
          
           Luke
           15.1
           ,
           2.
           and
           when
           he
           went
           to
           
             Zacheus
          
           house
           ,
           
             they
             all
             murmured
             ,
             saying
             ,
             that
             he
             was
             gone
             to
             be
             Guest
             with
             a
             man
             that
             is
             a
             sinner
             ,
          
           Luke
           19.7
           .
        
         
           Again
           ,
           because
           he
           healed
           on
           the
           Sabbath
           ,
           and
           justified
           his
           disciples
           in
           plucking
           of
           ears
           of
           corn
           on
           the
           Sabbath
           ,
           
             they
             were
             filled
             with
             madness
             ,
             and
             communed
             what
             they
             might
             do
             to
             him
             ,
          
           Luke
           6.
           
             ver.
          
           3.
           
             and
             ver.
          
           10
           ,
           11.
           
             and
             took
             counsell
             how
             they
             might
             destroy
             him
             ,
          
           Mark
           3.5
           ,
           6.
           
           Another
           time
           ,
           the
           Ruler
           of
           the
           Synagogue
           spake
           with
           indignation
           about
           it
           ,
           
             Luke
          
           13.14
           .
           Yea
           ,
           
             the
             Jews
             did
             persecute
             Jesus
             ,
             and
             sought
             to
             slay
             him
             because
             he
             had
             healed
             a
             man
             ,
             and
             bid
             him
             take
             up
             his
             bed
             and
             walkon
             the
             Sabbath
             day
             ,
          
           John
           5.
           
             ver.
          
           8
           ,
           16.
           and
           some
           of
           them
           made
           it
           a
           strong
           argument
           against
           him
           ,
           
             this
             man
             is
             not
             of
             God
             ,
             because
             he
             keepeth
             not
             the
             Sabbath
             day
             ,
          
           John
           9.16
           .
           What
           come
           from
           God
           ,
           and
           be
           a
           breaker
           of
           his
           Ordinances
           ?
           Can
           these
           two
           stand
           together
           ?
           Read
           and
           consider
           ,
           what
           more
           strict
           Ordinance
           of
           God
           under
           the
           Law
           ,
           than
           the
           Sabbath
           ?
           What
           one
           Ordinance
           more
           conducing
           to
           the
           honour
           and
           worship
           of
           God
           ?
           Did
           not
           their
           whole
           religion
           and
           worship
           much
           depend
           upon
           it
           ?
           How
           could
           this
           possibly
           but
           be
           a
           great
           offence
           to
           them
           in
           that
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           Litteral
           Wisdome
           from
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           wherein
           they
           stood
           ?
           Yet
           Christ
           ,
           in
           his
           fleshly
           appearance
           ,
           was
           Lord
           of
           the
           Sabbath
           ;
           and
           in
           his
           spiritual
           appearance
           he
           doth
           not
           lose
           his
           dominion
           .
        
         
         
           Again
           they
           excepted
           against
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           did
           not
           teach
           his
           disciples
           to
           fast
           and
           pray
           as
           
             John
          
           did
           ,
           Luke
           5.33
           .
           but
           could
           suffer
           them
           to
           transgress
           the
           traditions
           of
           the
           Elders
           ,
           Mat.
           15.2
           .
           he
           was
           not
           strict
           after
           the
           
             Jewish
          
           way
           of
           devotion
           ,
           not
           strict
           after
           
             Johns
          
           way
           neither
           ;
           but
           against
           the
           traditions
           of
           the
           godly
           Elders
           of
           the
           
             Jewish
          
           Church
           ,
           against
           sanctifying
           of
           the
           Lords
           Sabbath
           (
           justifying
           his
           disciples
           in
           plucking
           ears
           of
           corn
           thereon
           ,
           whereas
           their
           fore-fathers
           the
           Jews
           ,
           were
           not
           so
           much
           as
           to
           gather
           Manna
           on
           that
           day
           )
           against
           fasting
           and
           prayer
           ,
           for
           he
           justified
           his
           disciples
           in
           that
           they
           did
           not
           fast
           and
           pray
           as
           
             John
          
           did
           ,
           saying
           ,
           how
           could
           they
           while
           the
           bride-groom
           was
           with
           them
           ?
           Mat.
           9.15
           .
           and
           consider
           which
           way
           the
           Jews
           (
           in
           the
           state
           they
           stood
           )
           could
           understand
           such
           an
           answer
           as
           this
           ,
           to
           rest
           sastified
           therewith
           ?
        
         
           6.
           
           They
           excepted
           
             against
             his
             Miracles
             ,
          
           partly
           because
           he
           did
           them
           on
           the
           Sabbath
           day
           ,
           
             John
          
           9.16
           .
           whereupon
           they
           concluded
           he
           could
           not
           be
           of
           God
           (
           for
           if
           he
           had
           been
           of
           God
           ,
           he
           would
           have
           observed
           the
           day
           which
           God
           commanded
           )
           &
           if
           he
           wrought
           them
           not
           by
           the
           power
           of
           God
           ,
           by
           whose
           power
           then
           must
           he
           work
           them
           ?
           So
           they
           concluded
           ,
           
             He
             casteth
             out
             Devils
             ,
             through
             the
             Prince
             of
             Devils
             ,
          
           Mat.
           9.34
           .
           
             he
             hath
             Belzebub
             ,
          
           and
           
             by
             the
             Prince
             of
             Devils
             casteth
             he
             out
             Devils
             ,
          
           Mark
           .
           3.32
           .
           and
           having
           thus
           concluded
           in
           themselves
           ,
           there
           was
           no
           ear
           open
           in
           them
           ,
           to
           hear
           any
           thing
           that
           might
           be
           said
           to
           the
           contrary
           .
           And
           again
           partly
           ,
           because
           he
           did
           not
           answer
           their
           wils
           ,
           in
           giving
           them
           such
           a
           sign
           as
           they
           required
           :
           for
           this
           was
           still
           their
           tone
           ,
           
             Master
             ,
             we
             would
             see
             a
             sign
             from
             thee
             ,
          
           Mat.
           12.38
           .
           
             what
             sign
             shewest
             thou
             unto
             us
             ,
             seeing
             that
             thou
             dost
             these
             things
             ?
          
           John
           2.18
           .
           and
           they
           more
           particularly
           express
           what
           sign
           they
           would
           have
           ,
           they
           would
           have
           
             a
             sign
             from
             heaven
             ,
          
           Luke
           11.18
           .
           
             What
             sign
             shewest
             thou
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             see
             and
             beleeve
             thee
             ?
          
           John
           6.30
           .
           We
           are
           ready
           to
           be
           convinced
           ,
           we
           are
           ready
           to
           beleeve
           ,
           If
           thou
           would
           give
           us
           sufficient
           ground
           of
           beleiving
           in
           thee
           .
           As
           for
           all
           thy
           healing
           people
           ,
           and
           casting
           out
           Devils
           ,
           Belzebub
           (
           the
           Prince
           of
           Devils
           )
           may
           furnish
           thee
           with
           power
           )
           therewith
           ,
           to
           deceive
           and
           bewitch
           us
           from
           the
           Law
           and
           Ordinances
           of
           
             Moses
          
           (
           which
           we
           are
           sure
           are
           of
           God
           )
           but
           shew
           us
           a
           sign
           from
           heaven
           ,
           or
           else
           blame
           us
           not
           for
           not
           leaving
           
             Moses
          
           to
           run
           after
           thee
           .
        
         
           7.
           
           They
           excepted
           
             at
             the
             Testimony
             ,
             which
             the
             Spirit
             of
             God
             in
             him
             ,
             gave
             concerning
             him
             .
          
           When
           he
           spake
           the
           inward
           Testimony
           ,
           which
           the
           spirit
           of
           God
           gave
           from
           within
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             I
             am
             
             the
             light
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             he
             that
             followeth
             me
             ,
             shall
             not
             walk
             in
             darkness
             ,
             but
             shall
             have
             the
             light
             of
             life
             ,
          
           John
           8.13
           .
           they
           presently
           cried
           out
           
             thou
             bearest
             record
             of
             thy self
             ,
             thy
             record
             is
             not
             true
             ,
          
           verse
           14.
           mark
           his
           answer
           ,
           
             It
             is
             written
             in
             your
             law
             ,
             that
             the
             Testimony
             of
             two
             men
             is
             true
             ,
             I
             am
             one
             that
             bear
             witness
             of
             my self
             ,
             and
             the
             Father
             that
             sent
             me
             beareth
             witness
             of
             me
             ,
          
           verse
           17.18
           .
           How
           would
           such
           an
           answer
           pass
           now
           in
           these
           dayes
           ,
           though
           the
           same
           life
           should
           speak
           it
           ?
           would
           not
           the
           wise
           professors
           of
           this
           age
           even
           hoot
           at
           it
           ?
           yet
           the
           thing
           is
           known
           at
           this
           day
           ,
           even
           the
           life
           which
           the
           Father
           begets
           ,
           and
           the
           Fathers
           testifying
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           with
           it
           :
           and
           thou
           that
           readest
           this
           ,
           mightest
           know
           it
           ,
           couldest
           thou
           wait
           in
           the
           loss
           of
           thine
           own
           life
           ,
           (
           wisdome
           ,
           and
           knowledg
           )
           for
           it
           .
        
         
           8.
           
           They
           excepted
           
             against
             his
             disciples
             and
             followers
             ,
          
           which
           were
           women
           ,
           Publicans
           and
           sinners
           ,
           the
           common
           people
           ,
           yea
           the
           meanest
           ,
           the
           poorest
           ,
           and
           most
           Ignorant
           (
           in
           their
           account
           )
           who
           were
           fittest
           to
           be
           deluded
           and
           led
           away
           .
           
             Are
             ye
             also
             deceived
             ?
             Have
             any
             of
             the
             Rulers
             ,
             or
             of
             the
             Pharisees
             beleeved
             on
             him
             ?
             but
             this
             people
             who
             knoweth
             not
             the
             law
             ,
             are
             cursed
             ,
          
           John
           7.47
           ,
           48
           ,
           49.
           the
           common
           people
           ,
           the
           ignorant
           people
           ,
           the
           unsetled
           people
           ,
           such
           as
           know
           not
           the
           law
           ,
           such
           as
           understand
           not
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           they
           run
           after
           him
           ,
           and
           cry
           him
           up
           :
           but
           which
           of
           the
           Setled
           ones
           ,
           which
           of
           the
           truly
           Zealous
           ones
           ,
           which
           of
           the
           Wise
           men
           in
           the
           knowledge
           of
           the
           Law
           and
           Prophets
           ,
           which
           of
           the
           orthodox
           Scribes
           and
           Pharisees
           ,
           who
           keep
           close
           to
           
             Moses
             ,
          
           which
           of
           these
           beleeve
           in
           him
           ?
           whom
           of
           them
           can
           he
           deceive
           ?
           As
           for
           the
           heady
           people
           ,
           who
           (
           for
           want
           of
           knowledge
           of
           the
           Scriptures
           )
           are
           ready
           to
           run
           after
           every
           new
           fangle
           ,
           they
           are
           not
           worth
           the
           minding
           ,
           they
           are
           
             accursed
             ,
          
           and
           therefore
           no
           marvel
           though
           God
           give
           them
           up
           to
           follow
           this
           deceiver
           ,
           &
           to
           cry
           up
           his
           new
           Light
           ,
           and
           forsake
           the
           good
           old
           Light
           of
           
             Moses
          
           &
           the
           Prophets
           .
        
         
           9.
           
           They
           excepted
           against
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           did
           not
           rebuke
           his
           disciples
           ,
           and
           the
           multitude
           (
           spreading
           their
           garments
           ,
           cutting
           down
           branches
           from
           the
           trees
           and
           strowing
           them
           in
           the
           way
           )
           with
           the
           children
           that
           cried
           
             Hosanna
          
           to
           him
           ,
           as
           he
           rode
           on
           the
           Asse
           Colt
           to
           
             Jerusalem
             :
          
           but
           he
           rather
           justified
           them
           ,
           
             Luke
          
           19.31
           .
           and
           
             Mat
          
           21.15
           ,
           16.
           what
           a
           ridiculous
           ,
           and
           vainglorious
           peice
           of
           pageantry
           would
           this
           seem
           to
           the
           fleshly
           wise
           eye
           ?
        
         
           10.
           
           That
           he
           did
           not
           shew
           sufficient
           authority
           for
           what
           he
           did
           .
           
           
             By
             what
             authority
             dost
             thou
             these
             things
             ?
             and
             who
             gave
             thee
             this
             authority
             ,
          
           &c.
           Mark
           11.28
           .
           Thou
           takest
           upon
           thee
           great
           authority
           over
           the
           people
           of
           God
           ,
           over
           their
           Teachers
           ,
           yea
           over
           Gods
           Temple
           ,
           Sabbath
           ,
           and
           Ordinances
           ;
           but
           where
           's
           thy
           authority
           so
           to
           do
           ?
           Shew
           us
           that
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           11.
           
           They
           excepted
           when
           he
           spoke
           of
           his
           sufferings
           and
           death
           ,
           
             We
             have
             heard
             in
             our
             Law
             ,
             that
             Christ
             abideth
             for
             ever
             ;
             and
             how
             saist
             thou
             ,
             the
             Son
             of
             Man
             must
             be
             lift
             up
             ?
             Who
             is
             the
             son
             of
             man
             ?
          
           John
           12.34
           .
           Sure
           he
           that
           is
           to
           be
           lift
           up
           ,
           cannot
           be
           the
           Christ
           which
           is
           to
           abide
           for
           ever
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           die
           :
           So
           that
           here
           (
           in
           one
           breath
           )
           thou
           hast
           overthrown
           all
           that
           thou
           hast
           been
           setting
           up
           by
           thy
           Preaching
           and
           Miracles
           .
           Now
           which
           way
           could
           they
           understand
           this
           thing
           ?
           Nay
           the
           very
           Disciples
           themselves
           could
           not
           swallow
           it
           ,
           but
           were
           startled
           at
           it
           ,
           and
           Christ
           was
           fain
           to
           hide
           it
           a
           long
           time
           from
           them
           .
           And
           yet
           if
           there
           be
           any
           thing
           held
           forth
           now
           in
           these
           dayes
           by
           the
           same
           spirit
           ,
           (
           as
           concerning
           light
           and
           perfection
           ,
           or
           other
           truths
           which
           are
           seen
           in
           the
           spirit
           )
           because
           men
           cannot
           apprehend
           them
           with
           their
           carnal
           understanding
           ,
           and
           make
           them
           agree
           with
           their
           carnal
           knowledge
           of
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           what
           liberty
           do
           they
           take
           to
           themselves
           to
           speak
           both
           against
           the
           truth
           it self
           ,
           and
           also
           against
           them
           who
           have
           seen
           these
           things
           in
           the
           spirit
           ,
           and
           speak
           them
           from
           the
           spirit
           ?
           Now
           whosoever
           becomes
           a
           Disciple
           ,
           must
           wait
           in
           the
           obedience
           to
           know
           the
           doctrine
           ,
           and
           not
           think
           to
           enter
           with
           that
           wisdome
           ,
           and
           carnal
           reasoning
           from
           Scriptures
           ,
           which
           the
           Scribes
           and
           Pharisees
           ,
           and
           Professors
           of
           that
           age
           were
           shut
           out
           with
           .
        
         
           There
           were
           many
           other
           things
           which
           they
           could
           not
           but
           except
           against
           ,
           as
           at
           his
           answers
           to
           their
           questions
           ,
           to
           which
           sometimes
           he
           was
           silent
           and
           gave
           no
           answer
           at
           all
           .
           At
           other
           times
           ,
           he
           answered
           not
           directly
           ,
           but
           in
           Parables
           (
           and
           how
           offensive
           is
           this
           to
           mans
           wisdome
           ,
           who
           requires
           a
           positive
           and
           direct
           answer
           ?
           )
           And
           sometimes
           his
           answers
           might
           seem
           quite
           from
           the
           thing
           ,
           as
           
             John
          
           12.34
           ,
           35.
           
        
         
           His
           not
           giving
           respect
           to
           persons
           (
           for
           it
           was
           a
           known
           thing
           of
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           regarded
           not
           mens
           persons
           ,
           
             Mat.
          
           22.16
           .
           )
           could
           not
           be
           very
           pleasing
           to
           them
           ,
           who
           loved
           greetings
           ,
           and
           sought
           honor
           one
           of
           another
           .
           He
           shewed
           not
           respect
           to
           
             Herod
          
           the
           King
           ,
           (
           but
           spake
           contemptuously
           of
           him
           ,
           as
           men
           would
           account
           it
           )
           
             Go
             saith
             he
             ,
             and
             tell
             that
             Fox
             .
          
           He
           did
           not
           shew
           respect
           to
           the
           reverend
           and
           grave
           Doctors
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           nay
           nor
           to
           the
           High
           Priest
           himself
           .
           
           Nay
           he
           did
           not
           shew
           respect
           to
           his
           own
           Disciples
           ,
           but
           said
           to
           
             Peter
             ,
          
           (
           when
           he
           mildly
           and
           affectionately
           desired
           his
           death
           might
           be
           avoided
           )
           
             Get
             thee
             behind
             me
             Satan
             .
          
           How
           harsh
           and
           rough
           a
           reply
           might
           this
           seem
           ?
           If
           
             Peter
          
           had
           erred
           ,
           through
           his
           affection
           and
           tenderness
           to
           his
           Master
           ,
           a
           meek
           spirit
           would
           gently
           have
           informed
           him
           ;
           but
           to
           call
           him
           Devil
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           get
           thee
           behind
           me
           ;
           what
           kind
           of
           spirit
           doth
           this
           favour
           of
           ,
           would
           that
           professing
           Jew
           say
           ,
           who
           knoweth
           not
           the
           true
           meekness
           ,
           but
           seeks
           after
           a
           fleshly
           meekness
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           servant
           to
           the
           fleshly
           wisdome
           and
           prudence
           ,
           but
           not
           true
           born
           ?
           Nay
           he
           did
           not
           speak
           respectively
           to
           his
           own
           Mother
           ,
           (
           as
           mans
           spirit
           ,
           by
           its
           rule
           of
           respect
           would
           judge
           and
           condemn
           him
           )
           but
           said
           ,
           Woman
           ,
           what
           have
           I
           to
           do
           with
           thee
           ?
           
             John
          
           2.4
           .
           and
           in
           a
           manner
           denied
           all
           his
           relations
           ,
           
             Mat.
          
           12.48
           .
        
         
           Lastly
           ,
           (
           to
           instance
           no
           more
           )
           at
           his
           harsh
           censures
           of
           all
           the
           Professors
           of
           that
           age
           ,
           (
           which
           observed
           the
           Law
           of
           
             Moses
             ,
          
           and
           
             Israels
          
           Statutes
           )
           with
           all
           their
           laborious
           and
           godly
           Teachers
           ,
           justifying
           none
           but
           himself
           ,
           and
           what
           he
           taught
           ,
           and
           a
           few
           of
           his
           followers
           .
           He
           told
           them
           that
           they
           had
           not
           the
           
             love
             of
             God
             in
             them
             ,
          
           John
           5.42
           .
           Did
           not
           this
           (
           think
           ye
           )
           seem
           to
           them
           a
           very
           harsh
           charge
           ?
           And
           why
           not
           the
           love
           of
           God
           ?
           because
           they
           did
           not
           follow
           him
           ,
           and
           his
           new
           Doctrine
           ?
           yea
           ,
           would
           they
           be
           ready
           to
           say
           ,
           they
           did
           love
           God
           ,
           and
           kept
           his
           Commandements
           ,
           Sabbaths
           ,
           and
           Ordinances
           ,
           which
           he
           transgressed
           .
        
         
           He
           laid
           this
           also
           to
           their
           charge
           ,
           that
           they
           did
           not
           believe
           
             Moses
             ,
          
           John
           5.46
           .
           What
           an
           unjust
           charge
           might
           this
           seem
           ,
           when
           they
           were
           so
           zealous
           for
           
             Moses
             ,
          
           and
           their
           very
           dislike
           of
           him
           ,
           and
           controversie
           against
           him
           ,
           was
           for
           the
           sake
           of
           the
           Law
           and
           Ordinances
           of
           
             Moses
             ?
          
        
         
           Another
           charge
           he
           laid
           to
           them
           was
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           not
           the
           children
           of
           
             Abraham
             ,
          
           or
           of
           God
           ,
           but
           of
           the
           Devil
           ,
           
             John
          
           8.
           ver.
           39
           ,
           42
           ,
           44.
           
           What
           a
           rash
           censorious
           man
           might
           they
           account
           him
           thus
           to
           speak
           of
           them
           ,
           who
           were
           the
           human
           seed
           of
           
             Abraham
             ,
          
           who
           were
           such
           strict
           observers
           of
           Gods
           Laws
           and
           Ordinances
           ,
           (
           which
           is
           the
           property
           of
           his
           children
           )
           and
           such
           enemies
           to
           the
           Devil
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           not
           be
           drawn
           from
           the
           truths
           ,
           and
           way
           of
           worship
           taught
           by
           
             Moses
          
           and
           the
           Prophets
           ,
           no
           not
           by
           all
           the
           Miracles
           he
           could
           work
           ?
        
         
           He
           called
           them
           
             a
             faithless
             and
             perverse
             Generation
             ,
          
           Ma
           1
           t.
           17.17
           .
        
         
         
           He
           told
           them
           that
           they
           did
           not
           
             know
             God
             ,
          
           though
           they
           said
           with
           confidence
           that
           he
           was
           their
           God
           ,
           John
           12.54
           ,
           55.
           
           How
           could
           they
           bear
           this
           ?
           They
           had
           been
           studying
           the
           law
           and
           Prophets
           ,
           and
           had
           a
           great
           stock
           of
           knowledge
           from
           thence
           ,
           and
           were
           strict
           and
           exact
           in
           worship
           (
           some
           of
           them
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           
             Paul
             ,
          
           might
           be
           
             according
             to
             the
             Law
             blameless
          
           )
           and
           now
           to
           be
           told
           they
           did
           not
           know
           God
           ?
           Nay
           ,
           he
           that
           aboundeth
           in
           knowledge
           ,
           devotion
           ,
           and
           worship
           ,
           yet
           being
           not
           in
           the
           life
           and
           pure
           Power
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           hath
           not
           one
           dram
           of
           the
           true
           knowledge
           .
        
         
           He
           told
           them
           that
           they
           should
           
             dye
             in
             their
             sins
             ,
          
           John
           8.21
           .
           (
           O
           hard
           word
           ,
           and
           severe
           judgement
           !
           )
           And
           yet
           he
           had
           told
           them
           a
           little
           before
           that
           he
           judged
           no
           man
           ,
           
             ver.
          
           15.
           yea
           they
           did
           think
           themselves
           exceedingly
           wronged
           by
           him
           ,
           and
           thought
           that
           no
           man
           that
           had
           any
           thing
           of
           God
           in
           him
           could
           speak
           such
           things
           ,
           but
           only
           one
           that
           was
           an
           enemy
           to
           the
           people
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           led
           by
           the
           spirit
           of
           Satan
           .
           To
           this
           effect
           they
           expresse
           themselves
           ,
           
             verse
          
           48.
           of
           that
           
             Chap.
             
             Say
             we
             not
             well
             ,
             that
             thou
             art
             a
             Samaritan
             ,
             and
             hath
             a
             Devil
             !
          
        
         
           Yea
           when
           Christ
           charged
           them
           with
           
             going
             about
             to
             kill
             him
             ,
          
           they
           seemed
           to
           themselves
           so
           clear
           in
           their
           own
           consciences
           ,
           that
           they
           answered
           ,
           
             thou
             hast
             a
             Devil
             ,
             who
             goes
             about
             to
             kill
             thee
             ?
          
           John
           7.29
           .
           how
           easily
           might
           they
           closeup
           the
           controversie
           ,
           and
           by
           this
           very
           thing
           conclude
           him
           to
           be
           a
           false
           Prophet
           ?
           He
           sayes
           we
           went
           about
           to
           till
           him
           ,
           when
           (
           God
           knows
           )
           there
           was
           not
           such
           a
           thing
           in
           our
           hearts
           .
           Can
           this
           man
           be
           a
           true
           Prophet
           ?
           yet
           Christ
           knew
           the
           prefessing
           Jews
           to
           be
           the
           Murtherer
           ,
           and
           in
           and
           for
           his
           Religion
           sake
           still
           seeking
           to
           slay
           him
           .
           And
           there
           is
           no
           such
           murtherer
           of
           Christ
           (
           the
           life
           )
           upon
           the
           earth
           ,
           as
           the
           zealous
           Professor
           and
           worshipper
           out
           of
           the
           life
           .
           He
           that
           is
           in
           the
           life
           cannot
           persecute
           any
           man
           ;
           he
           that
           is
           out
           of
           the
           life
           ,
           cannot
           but
           persecute
           him
           that
           is
           in
           the
           life
           .
           Hereby
           the
           true
           and
           false
           christian
           may
           be
           discrened
           ,
           by
           the
           weakest
           simple
           and
           single
           eye
           .
        
         
           And
           then
           for
           their
           teachers
           and
           expounders
           of
           the
           law
           ,
           how
           exceeding
           bitter
           did
           be
           seem
           against
           them
           ?
           and
           how
           heavy
           things
           was
           he
           continually
           laying
           to
           their
           charge
           ?
           He
           called
           them
           
             blind
             Guids
             ,
             Hypocrites
             ,
             painted
             Sepulchres
             ,
             Graves
             which
             appears
             not
             ,
          
           and
           pronounced
           woe
           upon
           woe
           against
           them
           .
           Read
           that
           one
           place
           ,
           Mat.
           23.33
           ,
           
             Ye
             Serpents
             ,
             ye
             Generation
             of
             Vipers
             ,
             how
             can
             ye
             escape
             the
             damnation
             of
             Hell
             ?
          
           What
           
           speak
           thus
           of
           our
           zealous
           Teachers
           ,
           who
           study
           the
           Law
           ,
           are
           strict
           in
           practising
           of
           the
           Ordinances
           ,
           and
           take
           such
           pains
           to
           ininstruct
           us
           in
           the
           mind
           of
           God
           ,
           from
           
             Moses
          
           and
           the
           Prophets
           ?
           was
           such
           a
           man
           as
           this
           fit
           to
           live
           ?
           Nay
           and
           he
           does
           not
           shew
           a
           Gospel
           spirit
           ,
           mark
           how
           sharp
           and
           bitter
           his
           words
           came
           from
           him
           (
           for
           indeed
           a
           sharper
           speech
           ,
           with
           greater
           vehemency
           and
           indignation
           of
           spirit
           ,
           can
           hardly
           be
           spoken
           )
           and
           they
           might
           seem
           to
           aggravate
           this
           sharp
           condemnation
           of
           his
           ,
           from
           his
           own
           confession
           :
           he
           himself
           had
           confessed
           that
           they
           sate
           in
           
             Moses
          
           chair
           (
           now
           he
           might
           have
           shewn
           some
           honour
           to
           
             Moses
          
           chair
           ,
           and
           to
           their
           office
           ,
           which
           was
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           doubtless
           good
           )
           and
           not
           have
           gone
           about
           to
           make
           them
           thus
           odious
           in
           the
           eyes
           of
           the
           people
           .
           Nay
           he
           himself
           had
           bid
           men
           do
           as
           they
           said
           ,
           but
           in
           
             ver.
          
           3.
           of
           that
           Chap.
           Now
           was
           it
           likely
           that
           ever
           men
           should
           mind
           what
           they
           said
           ,
           or
           observe
           their
           doctrine
           ,
           when
           he
           had
           thus
           represented
           them
           ,
           
             as
             oppressors
             of
             the
             conscience
             ,
          
           ver.
           4.
           
             as
             devourers
             of
             widdows
             houses
             ,
             and
             making
             long
             prayers
             in
             Hypocrisie
             ,
          
           ver.
           15.
           
             as
             making
             their
             proselytes
             more
             the
             children
             of
             hell
             then
             themselves
             ,
          
           ver.
           15.
           
             as
             neglecters
             of
             the
             weightier
             matters
             of
             the
             Law
             ,
             Judgement
             ,
             Mercy
             and
             Faith
             ,
          
           ver.
           2.3
           .
           
             as
             appearing
             righteous
             to
             men
             ,
             but
             full
             of
             Hypocrisie
             and
             iniquity
             ,
          
           ver.
           28.
           
             as
             of
             the
             same
             generation
             that
             killed
             the
             Prophets
             ,
          
           ver.
           31.32
           .
           
             as
             d●ceivers
             ,
             as
             such
             as
             led
             into
             the
             ditch
             ,
             (
             and
             bid
             men
             beware
             of
             their
             leaven
          
           )
           were
           not
           these
           good
           kind
           of
           incouragements
           for
           People
           to
           hear
           them
           ?
           Yea
           he
           charged
           them
           with
           
             shutting
             up
             the
             Kingdome
             of
             heaven
             against
             men
             ,
             and
             not
             going
             in
             themselves
             ,
             nor
             suffering
             men
             to
             enter
             that
             were
             going
             in
             ,
          
           ver.
           13.
           
           How
           could
           they
           observe
           what
           they
           taught
           without
           hearing
           them
           ?
           and
           would
           Christ
           wish
           any
           to
           hear
           such
           men
           as
           these
           ?
           Yet
           for
           all
           this
           ,
           without
           doubt
           they
           were
           not
           without
           their
           justifications
           against
           Christ
           in
           these
           respects
           ,
           and
           also
           had
           their
           charges
           (
           on
           the
           other
           hand
           )
           ready
           against
           him
           .
           Now
           how
           did
           they
           shut
           up
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           Heaven
           against
           men
           ?
           Did
           not
           they
           teach
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           direct
           men
           to
           the
           Ordinances
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           open
           the
           Prophets
           words
           to
           them
           ?
           was
           this
           shutting
           up
           the
           Kindome
           of
           heaven
           ?
           And
           would
           not
           they
           suffer
           men
           to
           enter
           ?
           Why
           ,
           their
           work
           was
           to
           win
           people
           to
           their
           profession
           ,
           they
           would
           compass
           Sea
           and
           Land
           to
           make
           a
           proselyte
           .
           How
           stifly
           might
           the
           Jews
           have
           pleaded
           against
           Christ
           ,
           that
           he
           did
           slander
           their
           godly
           Ministers
           ,
           who
           were
           very
           painful
           and
           zealous
           in
           opening
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           
           and
           teaching
           the
           way
           of
           God
           ?
           nay
           he
           himself
           could
           not
           deny
           but
           they
           taught
           well
           :
           for
           he
           himself
           saith
           ,
           
             whatsoever
             they
             bid
             you
             observe
             ,
             that
             observe
             and
             do
             ,
             Mat.
          
           23.3
           .
           But
           mark
           now
           ,
           that
           ye
           may
           understand
           the
           thing
           ,
           it
           is
           thus
           .
           Any
           teaching
           ,
           or
           expounding
           of
           Scriptures
           out
           of
           the
           life
           ,
           shuts
           up
           the
           Kingdome
           :
           for
           the
           Life
           is
           the
           Kingdome
           :
           and
           words
           from
           the
           life
           yeild
           the
           savour
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           :
           but
           words
           out
           of
           it
           (
           though
           never
           so
           good
           and
           true
           )
           reach
           not
           to
           the
           life
           in
           another
           ,
           but
           only
           build
           up
           a
           knowledge
           in
           the
           contrary
           wisdome
           ,
           and
           teach
           to
           hold
           the
           truth
           in
           the
           unrighteousness
           ,
           where
           Satans
           Kingdome
           stands
           ,
           and
           where
           he
           hath
           the
           dominion
           over
           all
           that
           is
           brought
           thither
           .
           And
           so
           this
           kind
           of
           teaching
           and
           knowledg
           shuts
           up
           the
           door
           and
           way
           of
           life
           ;
           and
           must
           be
           lost
           ,
           before
           the
           Kingdome
           can
           be
           found
           .
        
         
           They
           shut
           up
           the
           true
           Kingdome
           ,
           but
           they
           opened
           another
           Kingdome
           ,
           they
           opened
           the
           Kingdome
           another
           way
           ,
           (
           which
           was
           in
           truth
           shutting
           of
           it
           ,
           )
           and
           they
           had
           Disciples
           and
           Children
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ▪
           whom
           they
           tickled
           with
           the
           hope
           of
           life
           ,
           and
           fed
           with
           promises
           and
           comforts
           :
           but
           these
           the
           Lord
           would
           shut
           out
           .
           
             Many
             shall
             come
             from
             the
             East
             and
             West
             ,
             and
             shall
             sit
             down
             with
             Abraham
             ,
             and
             Isaac
             ,
             and
             Jacob
             ,
             in
             the
             Kingdome
             of
             Heaven
             :
             but
             the
             Children
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             ,
             shall
             be
             cast
             out
             into
             utter
             darkness
             ,
             Mat.
          
           8.11
           ,
           12.
           
           This
           is
           as
           true
           at
           this
           day
           ,
           in
           this
           present
           dispensation
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           then
           in
           that
           dispensation
           ,
           though
           men
           make
           it
           a
           great
           accusation
           against
           us
           ,
           charging
           us
           that
           we
           say
           none
           are
           the
           people
           of
           God
           but
           our selves
           ,
           and
           as
           if
           all
           were
           damned
           but
           we
           .
           These
           are
           mens
           harsh
           and
           unsavory
           expressions
           ;
           we
           use
           not
           to
           speak
           after
           this
           manner
           ,
           but
           soberly
           open
           the
           state
           of
           the
           thing
           ,
           as
           it
           stands
           in
           the
           truth
           (
           and
           as
           it
           hath
           been
           revealed
           unto
           us
           ,
           by
           him
           who
           is
           true
           ,
           and
           cannot
           lie
           ,
           )
           which
           is
           thus
           :
        
         
           That
           through
           which
           men
           are
           saved
           ,
           is
           the
           dispensation
           of
           truth
           in
           their
           age
           .
           The
           measure
           of
           light
           ,
           which
           God
           gives
           forth
           in
           every
           age
           ;
           that
           is
           the
           means
           and
           proper
           way
           of
           Salvation
           in
           that
           age
           :
           and
           what
           ever
           men
           get
           ,
           or
           profess
           of
           the
           knowledg
           of
           truth
           ,
           declared
           in
           former
           ages
           ,
           yet
           making
           use
           of
           that
           to
           withstand
           the
           present
           dispensation
           of
           truth
           in
           their
           age
           ,
           they
           cannot
           thereby
           be
           saved
           ,
           but
           may
           thereby
           be
           hardened
           against
           that
           which
           should
           save
           them
           .
           And
           this
           we
           are
           assured
           of
           from
           the
           Lord
           ,
           that
           as
           the
           Jews
           could
           not
           be
           saved
           by
           the
           Law
           of
           
             Moses
          
           (
           making
           use
           of
           it
           in
           opposition
           to
           the
           shining
           of
           the
           light
           of
           God
           in
           the
           Prophets
           
           in
           their
           present
           ages
           )
           nor
           afterwards
           could
           be
           saved
           by
           magnifiing
           and
           observing
           both
           the
           words
           of
           
             Moses
          
           and
           the
           Prophets
           ,
           and
           their
           belief
           from
           thence
           of
           a
           
             Messiah
          
           to
           come
           ,
           (
           making
           use
           of
           these
           things
           to
           oppose
           that
           appearance
           of
           Christ
           in
           the
           flesh
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           dispensation
           of
           their
           day
           then
           .
           )
           No
           more
           can
           any
           Professors
           be
           saved
           now
           ,
           by
           belief
           of
           a
           Christ
           come
           ,
           or
           any
           thing
           which
           they
           can
           learn
           or
           practise
           from
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           making
           use
           thereof
           to
           oppose
           the
           dispensation
           of
           this
           day
           ;
           which
           dispensation
           is
           the
           immediate
           and
           powerful
           breaking
           forth
           of
           the
           light
           of
           the
           Spitit
           ,
           in
           the
           hearts
           of
           Gods
           people
           (
           who
           have
           earnestly
           sought
           ,
           and
           in
           much
           sorrow
           and
           perplexity
           of
           Spirit
           ,
           longed
           and
           waited
           for
           him
           )
           after
           this
           long
           dark
           night
           of
           the
           Antichristian
           apostacy
           .
        
         
           There
           remain
           yet
           some
           other
           exceptions
           against
           him
           ,
           about
           the
           time
           of
           his
           suffering
           death
           ,
           with
           his
           hard
           usage
           ,
           which
           would
           not
           wholly
           be
           passed
           over
           .
        
         
           As
           first
           ,
           his
           disrespective
           or
           irreverend
           answering
           of
           the
           high
           Priest
           ,
           (
           as
           it
           seemed
           to
           them
           )
           when
           he
           asked
           him
           of
           his
           Doctrine
           ,
           
             John
          
           18.
           
             vers.
          
           19.
           
           His
           answer
           was
           ,
           that
           
             he
             spake
             openly
             in
             the
             World
             ,
             not
             in
             secret
             ,
             why
             askest
             thou
             me
             ?
             ask
             them
             that
             heard
             me
          
           ;
           whereupon
           one
           of
           the
           Officers
           struck
           him
           ,
           saying
           ;
           
             Answerest
             thou
             the
             high
             Priest
             so
          
           ?
           vers.
           22.
           
           The
           plainness
           and
           simplicity
           of
           the
           life
           (
           which
           bows
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           cannot
           regard
           man
           in
           the
           transgression
           )
           seems
           rude
           and
           unmannerly
           to
           the
           lofty
           Spirit
           of
           the
           world
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           His
           silence
           at
           the
           Testimonies
           brought
           against
           him
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           high
           Priest
           when
           he
           questioned
           him
           ,
           
             Mark
          
           14.60
           ,
           61.
           
           Indeed
           either
           the
           speaking
           or
           silence
           in
           the
           life
           ,
           is
           offensive
           to
           the
           carnal
           professor
           ,
           who
           knoweth
           not
           the
           Law
           of
           the
           life
           in
           this
           particular
           ,
           but
           can
           either
           speak
           or
           be
           silent
           according
           to
           his
           own
           will
           .
           This
           is
           the
           difference
           between
           the
           true
           and
           the
           false
           Christian
           ;
           The
           false
           Christian
           ,
           his
           knowledg
           and
           Religion
           stands
           in
           his
           own
           will
           ,
           in
           his
           own
           understanding
           ,
           (
           he
           speaks
           in
           his
           own
           time
           )
           both
           which
           are
           crucified
           in
           him
           that
           is
           born
           of
           the
           Spirit
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           When
           he
           did
           speak
           the
           truth
           of
           himself
           ,
           the
           high
           Priest
           
             rent
             his
             cloaths
             ,
          
           and
           charged
           him
           with
           blasphemy
           ,
           
             Mat.
          
           26.64
           .
           And
           those
           that
           were
           by
           ,
           fell
           in
           with
           the
           high
           Priest
           ,
           and
           said
           he
           was
           
             guilty
             of
             death
             ,
          
           vers.
           66.
           
           Then
           they
           
             spet
             on
             his
             face
             and
             buffetted
             him
             ,
             and
             smote
             him
             ,
             and
             mocked
             him
             ,
             and
             blindfolded
             
             him
             ,
             and
             struck
             him
             on
             the
             face
             ,
             bidding
             him
             prophesie
             ,
             who
             smote
             him
             ,
             Mat.
          
           26.67
           ,
           68.
           and
           
             Luke
          
           22.63
           ,
           64.
           
        
         
           When
           they
           brought
           him
           to
           
             Pilate
             ,
          
           they
           would
           have
           
             Pilate
          
           take
           it
           for
           granted
           that
           he
           was
           an
           evil
           doer
           ,
           and
           worthy
           of
           death
           ,
           for
           when
           
             Pilate
          
           asked
           for
           their
           accusation
           against
           him
           ,
           they
           answer
           ,
           
             if
             he
             were
             not
             a
             Malefactor
             ,
             we
             would
             not
             have
             delivered
             him
             up
             unto
             thee
             ,
             John
          
           18.29
           ,
           30.
           
           
             Pilate
          
           refusing
           so
           to
           proceed
           in
           judgment
           ,
           (
           
             vers.
          
           31.
           )
           they
           begin
           to
           bring
           in
           their
           charges
           ,
           
             we
             found
             this
             fellow
             perverting
             the
             Nation
             ,
             and
             forbidding
             to
             give
             tribute
             to
             Caesar
             ,
             saying
             ,
             that
             he
             himself
             is
             Christ
             a
             King
             ,
             Luke
          
           23.2
           .
           
             Pilate
          
           examines
           him
           herein
           ,
           but
           professes
           he
           can
           find
           no
           fault
           in
           him
           at
           all
           ,
           
             John
          
           18.38
           .
           Then
           the
           chief
           Priests
           accused
           him
           of
           many
           other
           things
           ,
           (
           
             Mark
          
           15.3
           .
           and
           were
           more
           fierce
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             he
             stirreth
             up
             the
             people
             ,
             teaching
             throughout
             all
             Jury
             ,
             beginning
             from
             Galilee
             to
             this
             place
             .
          
           (
           This
           indeed
           was
           his
           great
           offence
           ,
           he
           taught
           with
           the
           authority
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           not
           as
           the
           Scribes
           .
           )
           Then
           
             Pilate
          
           sent
           him
           to
           
             Herod
          
           (
           where
           the
           chief
           Priests
           and
           Scribes
           stood
           vehemently
           accusing
           him
           )
           who
           questioned
           him
           much
           ,
           but
           he
           answered
           him
           nothing
           .
           And
           
             Herod
             ,
             with
             his
             men
             of
             War
             ,
             set
             him
             at
             naught
             ,
             and
             mocked
             him
             ,
             and
             arayed
             him
             in
             a
             gorgeous
             robe
             ,
             and
             sent
             him
             back
             to
             Pilate
             ,
             Luke
          
           23.9
           ,
           10
           ,
           11.
           
           
             Pilate
          
           professed
           that
           he
           could
           not
           find
           him
           guilty
           of
           this
           second
           charge
           neither
           of
           perverting
           the
           people
           ,
           
             vers.
          
           14.
           therefore
           chastising
           him
           ,
           he
           would
           release
           him
           ,
           
             vers.
          
           16.
           
           But
           the
           people
           (
           by
           the
           perswasion
           of
           the
           chief
           Priests
           and
           Elders
           )
           cried
           all
           at
           once
           ,
           
             Away
             with
             this
             man
             ,
             and
             release
             unto
             us
             Barbas
             ,
          
           vers.
           18.
           but
           let
           him
           be
           crucified
           ,
           
             crucifie
             him
             ,
             crucifie
             him
             ,
          
           vers.
           21.
           &c.
           Now
           when
           
             Pilate
          
           had
           scourged
           him
           ,
           and
           the
           Souldiers
           had
           stripped
           him
           ,
           and
           put
           on
           him
           a
           Scarlet
           Robe
           ,
           and
           had
           put
           a
           Crown
           of
           platted
           Thornes
           on
           his
           head
           ,
           and
           a
           Reed
           in
           his
           right
           hand
           ,
           and
           had
           bowed
           the
           knee
           to
           him
           in
           
             Mockery
             ,
          
           and
           spit
           on
           him
           ,
           and
           smote
           him
           with
           a
           Reed
           ,
           he
           brings
           him
           forth
           to
           them
           again
           ,
           hoping
           this
           might
           appease
           there
           malice
           ,
           and
           they
           might
           be
           content
           to
           spare
           his
           being
           crucified
           .
           They
           tell
           him
           they
           have
           a
           Law
           ,
           and
           by
           their
           Law
           he
           ought
           to
           dye
           ,
           because
           he
           made
           himself
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           
             John
          
           19.
           vers.
           4.
           to
           8.
           (
           see
           how
           they
           turn
           and
           wind
           every
           way
           to
           make
           the
           innocent
           an
           offender
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           some
           Law
           ,
           of
           one
           kind
           or
           other
           ,
           take
           hold
           of
           him
           !
           )
           But
           when
           all
           their
           accusations
           would
           not
           prevail
           with
           
             Pilate
             ,
          
           but
           still
           (
           from
           the
           sense
           of
           his
           innocency
           )
           
           he
           had
           a
           mind
           to
           release
           him
           ,
           they
           use
           another
           subtile
           artifice
           ,
           telling
           him
           ,
           
             if
             he
             let
             this
             man
             go
             ,
             he
             was
             not
             Caesars
             friend
             ,
             John
          
           19.12
           .
           This
           carries
           it
           with
           
             Pilate
             ,
          
           now
           he
           disputes
           no
           further
           ,
           but
           delivers
           him
           up
           to
           their
           will
           ,
           
             Luke
          
           23.5
           .
        
         
           Now
           thou
           ,
           who
           readest
           this
           ,
           take
           heed
           of
           judging
           the
           Jews
           for
           all
           this
           wickedness
           ,
           while
           the
           same
           nature
           is
           alive
           in
           thee
           ,
           which
           did
           all
           this
           in
           them
           :
           for
           assuredly
           thou
           (
           in
           whom
           that
           nature
           ,
           which
           did
           it
           in
           them
           ,
           is
           not
           subdued
           )
           wouldst
           have
           done
           the
           same
           thing
           ,
           hadst
           thou
           lived
           in
           those
           dayes
           .
           Thou
           that
           disdainest
           and
           persecutest
           the
           appearance
           of
           Christ
           in
           this
           age
           ,
           whuldst
           have
           disdained
           ,
           &
           have
           persecuted
           his
           appearance
           in
           that
           age
           ,
           do
           not
           deceive
           thy
           Soul
           .
        
         
           The
           Jews
           did
           as
           little
           think
           ,
           that
           ever
           they
           should
           have
           put
           a
           Prophet
           ,
           or
           any
           good
           man
           to
           death
           (
           much
           less
           the
           
             Messiah
          
           )
           as
           thou
           canst
           :
           yea
           ,
           they
           could
           blame
           their
           Fathers
           for
           killing
           the
           Prophets
           ,
           and
           say
           ;
           if
           they
           had
           lived
           in
           those
           dayes
           ,
           they
           would
           not
           have
           done
           it
           :
           and
           yet
           dost
           thou
           not
           read
           what
           they
           did
           ?
           The
           persecuting
           Spirit
           was
           ever
           blind
           ,
           and
           could
           in
           no
           age
           read
           its
           evil
           and
           bitter
           nature
           ,
           and
           its
           enmity
           against
           the
           life
           and
           power
           .
           Be
           not
           thou
           blind
           in
           thy
           day
           (
           as
           they
           were
           in
           theirs
           )
           and
           an
           enemy
           under
           pretence
           of
           being
           a
           friend
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           Another
           exception
           or
           argument
           against
           him
           about
           the
           time
           of
           his
           suffering
           death
           ,
           was
           ,
           that
           he
           did
           not
           put
           forth
           his
           power
           to
           save
           himself
           from
           the
           cross
           ,
           
             he
             saved
             others
             ,
             let
             him
             save
             himself
             ,
          
           if
           he
           be
           Christ
           the
           chosen
           of
           God
           ,
           
             Luke
          
           23.35
           .
           Is
           it
           likely
           that
           this
           is
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           did
           so
           many
           miracles
           by
           the
           power
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           cannot
           now
           save
           himself
           from
           the
           cross
           ?
           This
           his
           suffering
           death
           on
           the
           Cross
           did
           a
           little
           stumble
           some
           of
           the
           Disciples
           (
           as
           may
           appear
           ,
           
             Luke
          
           24.20
           ,
           21.
           )
           and
           was
           enough
           to
           have
           overturned
           the
           faith
           (
           of
           any
           )
           which
           stood
           not
           in
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           power
           .
           The
           Souldiers
           also
           could
           mock
           and
           manage
           this
           argument
           against
           him
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             If
             thou
             be
             the
             King
             of
             the
             Jews
             ,
             save
             thy self
             ,
             Luke
          
           23.37
           .
           And
           they
           that
           passed
           by
           ,
           reviled
           him
           ,
           wagging
           their
           heads
           and
           saying
           ,
           
             Thou
             that
             destroyest
             the
             Temple
             ,
             and
             buildest
             it
             in
             three
             dayes
             ,
             save
             thy self
             ;
             If
             thou
             be
             the
             Son
             of
             God
             ,
             come
             down
             from
             the
             Cross
             ,
             Mat.
          
           27.39
           ,
           40.
           
           Likewise
           the
           chief
           Priests
           with
           the
           Scribes
           and
           Elders
           ,
           mocked
           among
           themselves
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             he
             saved
             others
             ,
             himself
             he
             cannot
             save
             .
             Let
             Christ
             the
             King
             of
             Israel
             descend
             now
             from
             the
             Cross
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             see
             and
             believe
             ,
             Mark
             .
          
           15.31
           ,
           32.
           
           One
           of
           the
           
           Thieves
           also
           railed
           on
           him
           saying
           ,
           
             If
             thou
             be
             the
             Christ
             save
             thy self
             and
             us
             ,
             Luke
          
           23.39
           .
           And
           when
           he
           cryed
           out
           to
           his
           God
           ,
           
             Eli
             ,
             Eli
             ,
          
           &c.
           they
           derided
           him
           ,
           
             This
             man
             calleth
             for
             Elias
             ,
             let
             us
             see
             whether
             Elias
             will
             come
             to
             save
             him
             ,
             Mat.
          
           27.47
           ,
           49.
           
           And
           after
           he
           was
           dead
           ,
           the
           chief
           Priests
           and
           Pharisees
           spake
           of
           him
           ,
           as
           of
           a
           known
           deceiver
           ,
           
             vers.
          
           63.
           
           And
           seem
           in
           a
           pious
           zeal
           for
           the
           Church
           ,
           to
           take
           care
           that
           there
           be
           no
           further
           occasion
           after
           his
           death
           ,
           for
           the
           reviving
           and
           spreading
           of
           his
           deceit
           and
           errors
           ,
           
             vers.
          
           64.
           
           Thus
           the
           holy
           one
           ,
           the
           pure
           one
           ,
           the
           just
           and
           true
           one
           ,
           (
           in
           whose
           heart
           and
           mouth
           was
           no
           guile
           found
           )
           was
           numbred
           among
           transgressors
           ,
           accounted
           a
           deceiver
           ,
           and
           put
           to
           death
           as
           a
           blasphemer
           by
           the
           zealous
           priests
           and
           professors
           of
           that
           age
           ,
           who
           were
           so
           confident
           of
           the
           righteousness
           of
           their
           cause
           (
           on
           the
           behalf
           of
           the
           Law
           of
           
             Moses
             ,
          
           and
           their
           Sabbaths
           ,
           Temple
           ,
           &c.
           )
           against
           him
           ,
           that
           when
           
             Pilate
          
           washed
           his
           hands
           as
           clear
           of
           his
           bloud
           ,
           all
           the
           people
           answered
           and
           said
           ,
           
             his
             bloud
             be
             on
             us
             ,
             and
             on
             our
             children
             ,
             Mat.
          
           27.25
           .
        
         
           Now
           let
           men
           consider
           what
           the
           great
           exceptions
           are
           ,
           which
           they
           have
           against
           the
           living
           appearance
           of
           Christ
           in
           his
           Spirit
           (
           now
           towards
           the
           close
           of
           the
           apostacy
           )
           and
           against
           us
           his
           witnesses
           ,
           whom
           the
           Lord
           hath
           called
           forth
           to
           testifie
           to
           his
           name
           .
           Many
           exceptions
           men
           have
           against
           our
           
             Persons
             ,
          
           our
           
             Doctrine
             ,
          
           our
           
             Practises
             ,
          
           for
           
             want
             of
             miracles
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           Is
           this
           generation
           more
           wise
           ,
           or
           just
           in
           their
           exceptions
           then
           the
           former
           was
           ?
           Consider
           the
           main
           ones
           a
           little
           .
        
         
           Their
           great
           exceptions
           against
           our
           
             Doctrine
          
           are
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           
             That
             we
             preach
             up
             a
             light
             within
             ,
             and
             that
             he
             that
             receiveth
             that
             light
             receiveth
             a
             perfect
             gift
             ;
             and
             growing
             up
             in
             it
             ,
             groweth
             up
             to
             perfection
             ,
             which
             in
             this
             life
             (
             through
             faith
             and
             obedience
             to
             this
             light
             or
             perfect
             gift
             )
             may
             be
             attained
             ,
             and
             the
             body
             of
             sin
             put
             off
             ,
             and
             the
             new
             man
             Christ
             put
             on
             .
          
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           Indeed
           we
           cannot
           but
           preach
           up
           the
           light
           within
           ,
           and
           declare
           unto
           men
           how
           great
           things
           it
           hath
           done
           for
           us
           ,
           even
           that
           which
           we
           could
           never
           by
           any
           means
           meet
           with
           ,
           from
           any
           light
           without
           .
           And
           this
           is
           perfect
           ,
           and
           tends
           to
           make
           perfect
           ,
           carrying
           on
           its
           work
           daily
           .
           Now
           he
           that
           feels
           its
           virtue
           ,
           cannot
           doubt
           of
           its
           power
           .
           He
           that
           seeth
           the
           body
           of
           sin
           daily
           going
           off
           ,
           cannot
           doubt
           but
           he
           may
           be
           stripped
           .
           Indeed
           if
           a
           man
           strive
           against
           sin
           in
           his
           own
           will
           ,
           (
           and
           by
           his
           own
           gathered
           knowledg
           )
           
           he
           cannot
           get
           much
           ground
           ,
           and
           so
           it
           is
           hard
           for
           him
           to
           believe
           perfection
           .
           But
           he
           that
           feels
           unity
           with
           that
           which
           is
           perfect
           ,
           cannot
           but
           acknowledg
           that
           it
           is
           able
           to
           perfect
           him
           ,
           and
           in
           faith
           and
           patience
           is
           encouraged
           to
           hope
           and
           wait
           for
           it
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           
             That
             we
             deny
             that
             Christ
             which
             dyed
             at
             Jerusalem
             ,
             and
             his
             imputed
             righteousness
             ,
             and
             set
             up
             an
             inherent
             righteousness
             .
          
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           We
           know
           no
           other
           Christ
           then
           that
           which
           dyed
           at
           
             Jerusalem
             ,
          
           only
           we
           confess
           our
           cheif
           knowledg
           of
           him
           is
           in
           Spirit
           .
           And
           as
           Christ
           said
           in
           the
           dayes
           of
           his
           flesh
           ,
           that
           the
           way
           to
           know
           his
           Father
           ,
           was
           to
           know
           him
           ;
           and
           that
           he
           that
           knew
           him
           ,
           knew
           the
           father
           also
           .
           So
           we
           now
           witness
           ,
           that
           the
           way
           to
           know
           Christ
           is
           to
           know
           the
           Spirit
           ;
           and
           that
           he
           that
           knoweth
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           knoweth
           Christ
           also
           ,
           with
           whom
           Christ
           is
           one
           ,
           and
           from
           whom
           he
           cannot
           be
           seperated
           .
           And
           as
           for
           
             imputed
             righteousness
             ,
          
           it
           is
           too
           pretious
           a
           thing
           to
           us
           for
           to
           be
           denyed
           by
           us
           .
           That
           which
           we
           deny
           is
           mens
           putting
           of
           it
           out
           of
           its
           place
           ,
           applying
           it
           to
           them
           who
           are
           not
           in
           the
           true
           faith
           ,
           and
           walk
           not
           in
           the
           true
           light
           :
           for
           in
           the
           true
           light
           (
           where
           the
           fellowship
           is
           with
           the
           Father
           and
           the
           Son
           )
           there
           alone
           the
           bloud
           cleanseth
           ,
           1
           
             John
          
           1.7
           .
           and
           there
           alone
           the
           righteousness
           is
           imputed
           to
           him
           ,
           who
           is
           cleansed
           by
           the
           bloud
           in
           the
           light
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           him
           who
           knows
           it
           not
           .
           And
           as
           for
           
             inherent
             righteousness
             ,
          
           we
           meddle
           not
           with
           that
           word
           ,
           but
           this
           we
           say
           ;
           That
           our
           life
           exceedingly
           lies
           in
           feeling
           the
           righteousness
           of
           Christ
           wrought
           ,
           and
           revealed
           in
           us
           ;
           and
           we
           wish
           men
           could
           come
           out
           of
           the
           reasoning
           about
           it
           ,
           into
           the
           feeling
           of
           the
           same
           thing
           with
           us
           :
           for
           then
           we
           are
           sure
           they
           would
           not
           so
           sharply
           ,
           nor
           so
           long
           contend
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           
             That
             we
             deny
             the
             Ordinances
             and
             means
             of
             Salvation
             .
          
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           We
           deny
           nothing
           that
           the
           Apostles
           or
           Christians
           formerly
           practised
           ,
           nor
           do
           we
           deny
           any
           thing
           that
           any
           now
           practise
           in
           the
           light
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           faith
           :
           but
           the
           setting
           up
           of
           such
           things
           in
           the
           will
           ,
           that
           we
           deny
           ;
           or
           the
           imitating
           these
           without
           the
           command
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           that
           we
           deny
           also
           .
           And
           this
           we
           testifie
           ,
           that
           Antichrist
           crept
           in
           here
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           are
           his
           great
           cover
           to
           keep
           men
           from
           the
           life
           ,
           and
           therefore
           warn
           men
           to
           mind
           the
           life
           ,
           and
           to
           take
           heed
           they
           be
           not
           kept
           from
           the
           substance
           by
           the
           shadows
           ,
           where
           Antichrist
           lies
           lurcking
           to
           bewitch
           from
           the
           substance
           .
           And
           we
           are
           sure
           that
           these
           in
           Antichrists
           hands
           ,
           are
           not
           the
           means
           of
           Salvation
           ;
           but
           keep
           from
           the
           sight
           
           of
           the
           holy
           City
           ,
           where
           the
           life
           and
           Salvation
           is
           .
           And
           we
           read
           that
           the
           
             outward
             Court
          
           was
           given
           to
           the
           
             Gentiles
          
           ;
           who
           
             trod
             under
             foot
             the
             holy
             City
             ,
             Revel.
          
           11.2
           .
           And
           we
           have
           found
           by
           experience
           ,
           that
           while
           we
           our selves
           were
           crying
           up
           the
           outward
           Court
           ,
           we
           did
           trample
           under
           foot
           the
           holy
           City
           ,
           though
           we
           then
           knew
           it
           not
           .
        
         
           Their
           exceptions
           against
           our
           
             Persons
          
           are
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           
             ignorant
             ,
             illiterate
             ,
          
           and
           also
           
             unsetled
             Persons
          
           (
           who
           have
           still
           been
           seeking
           up
           and
           down
           ,
           
             &c.
          
           )
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           What
           Persons
           are
           fittest
           for
           God
           to
           make
           use
           of
           ,
           towards
           the
           recovery
           of
           his
           People
           out
           of
           the
           Apostacy
           ?
           Doth
           not
           God
           chuse
           that
           which
           is
           weak
           ,
           and
           mean
           ,
           and
           contemptible
           ,
           that
           his
           glory
           might
           the
           more
           appear
           ?
           Is
           not
           this
           a
           more
           likely
           way
           for
           him
           to
           steal
           upon
           the
           World
           ,
           then
           if
           he
           appeared
           in
           the
           wise
           and
           learned
           ones
           ?
           And
           among
           whom
           is
           his
           appearing
           to
           be
           expected
           ?
           among
           those
           who
           are
           setled
           upon
           their
           lees
           in
           the
           Apostacy
           ;
           or
           among
           those
           who
           have
           mourned
           ,
           panted
           ,
           and
           sought
           to
           come
           out
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           could
           not
           be
           setled
           without
           his
           appearing
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           fixing
           of
           their
           feet
           upon
           the
           Rock
           .
           But
           have
           we
           been
           unsetled
           ,
           since
           God
           hath
           fastned
           us
           on
           the
           living
           Foundation
           ?
           Nay
           ,
           here
           is
           no
           more
           going
           out
           ,
           but
           he
           that
           abides
           faithful
           ,
           remains
           a
           pillar
           in
           the
           house
           of
           God
           .
        
         
           Men
           except
           likewise
           against
           our
           
             practises
             ,
          
           as
           that
           we
           shew
           not
           
             respect
             to
             persons
             ,
          
           and
           that
           we
           are
           not
           
             strict
          
           (
           after
           their
           manner
           )
           
             in
             duties
             ,
          
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           We
           have
           heard
           that
           voice
           ,
           
             Fear
             God
             ,
             and
             give
             Glory
             to
             him
             ,
             Revel.
          
           14.7
           .
           (
           not
           only
           as
           it
           is
           written
           there
           ,
           but
           in
           Spirit
           :
           )
           and
           where
           the
           Lord
           is
           exalted
           ,
           the
           glory
           of
           the
           creature
           falls
           :
           read
           
             Isa.
          
           2.
           how
           all
           falls
           in
           that
           day
           ,
           that
           God
           alone
           might
           be
           exalted
           .
           And
           we
           cannot
           ,
           in
           this
           mighty
           day
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           any
           longer
           give
           to
           man
           that
           honour
           which
           he
           hath
           gathered
           in
           the
           fall
           ,
           and
           which
           pleaseth
           the
           fallen
           nature
           ,
           and
           not
           that
           which
           is
           borne
           of
           God
           .
           And
           for
           
             duties
             ,
          
           we
           have
           bewailed
           (
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           the
           Lord
           )
           our
           former
           running
           into
           duties
           without
           his
           Spirit
           :
           and
           we
           must
           confess
           we
           can
           only
           pray
           in
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           sing
           in
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           wait
           in
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           speak
           in
           the
           Spirit
           (
           as
           that
           gives
           utterance
           )
           and
           not
           of
           our selves
           ,
           or
           when
           we
           will
           ,
           but
           as
           we
           feel
           life
           (
           strength
           and
           power
           from
           on
           high
           )
           leading
           and
           assisting
           us
           .
           And
           our
           religion
           consists
           neither
           in
           willing
           nor
           running
           ,
           but
           in
           waiting
           on
           the
           Spirit
           and
           power
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           to
           
           work
           all
           in
           us
           and
           for
           us
           .
           All
           these
           things
           we
           look
           upon
           to
           be
           our
           duty
           ,
           and
           practise
           them
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           likewise
           excepted
           against
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           do
           not
           
             work
             Miracles
             .
          
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           We
           point
           to
           that
           which
           wrought
           all
           the
           outward
           Miracles
           formerly
           ,
           and
           which
           now
           worketh
           great
           inward
           Miracles
           in
           spirit
           :
           and
           we
           are
           sure
           the
           same
           power
           (
           which
           we
           have
           received
           the
           Gospel
           in
           )
           is
           of
           the
           same
           healing
           virtue
           .
           But
           that
           power
           worketh
           according
           to
           the
           purpose
           of
           its
           own
           will
           ,
           and
           not
           according
           to
           the
           will
           of
           man
           (
           yea
           though
           
             Paul
          
           had
           the
           gift
           of
           healing
           ,
           yet
           he
           
             left
             Trophimus
             at
             Miletum
             sick
             ,
          
           2
           Tim.
           4.20
           .
           )
           neither
           was
           the
           will
           or
           wisdome
           of
           man
           satisfied
           in
           all
           those
           Miracles
           which
           Christ
           and
           the
           Apostles
           wrought
           .
           It
           is
           enough
           for
           us
           to
           feel
           and
           live
           in
           the
           moving
           of
           the
           power
           ,
           in
           which
           we
           rejoyce
           and
           are
           more
           satisfied
           (
           that
           by
           it
           our
           names
           are
           written
           in
           the
           Book
           of
           Life
           )
           then
           we
           could
           by
           any
           such
           outward
           and
           visible
           appearance
           and
           manifestation
           of
           it
           .
           But
           if
           we
           did
           work
           outward
           Miracles
           ,
           yet
           if
           thou
           hadst
           not
           an
           inward
           eye
           to
           see
           them
           with
           ,
           thou
           wouldst
           not
           be
           able
           to
           distinguish
           by
           what
           power
           they
           were
           wrought
           .
        
         
           To
           what
           purpose
           should
           I
           mention
           any
           more
           particulars
           ?
           Is
           it
           not
           enough
           ?
           O
           fear
           before
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           do
           not
           lose
           the
           present
           dispensation
           of
           life
           through
           mistake
           (
           or
           because
           ye
           cannot
           have
           things
           suited
           to
           your
           corrupt
           wills
           )
           but
           know
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           which
           is
           an
           inward
           dispensation
           ,
           and
           doth
           not
           consist
           in
           outward
           shadows
           ,
           but
           in
           inward
           virtue
           ,
           life
           and
           power
           :
           for
           
             the
             Kingdome
             of
             God
             is
             righteousness
             ,
             and
             peace
             ,
             and
             joy
             in
             the
             holy
             Spirit
             .
          
           Come
           to
           wait
           for
           that
           ,
           to
           feel
           that
           ,
           to
           unite
           there
           ;
           and
           then
           we
           shall
           not
           differ
           about
           that
           which
           is
           outward
           .
           But
           it
           is
           Antichrists
           way
           (
           by
           the
           Magistrates
           power
           )
           to
           force
           an
           agreement
           about
           the
           outward
           ,
           which
           destroyes
           that
           tenderness
           of
           conscience
           which
           prefer
           vs
           the
           inward
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           let
           me
           put
           one
           Question
           to
           you
           ;
           Where
           is
           the
           deceit
           of
           the
           ages
           after
           Christ
           to
           be
           expected
           ?
           Did
           the
           Jews
           deny
           
             Moses
          
           and
           the
           Prophets
           Writings
           ,
           or
           Ordinances
           ?
           nay
           were
           they
           not
           very
           zealous
           for
           these
           ?
           and
           were
           not
           these
           their
           cover
           ,
           under
           which
           they
           persecuted
           Christ
           ,
           and
           vented
           all
           their
           malice
           against
           him
           ?
           So
           can
           it
           be
           expected
           now
           ,
           that
           the
           Deceivers
           of
           this
           age
           should
           deny
           the
           Apostles
           writings
           ,
           or
           the
           practises
           therein
           mentioned
           ?
           Or
           is
           it
           not
           rather
           to
           be
           expected
           ,
           that
           under
           their
           crying
           up
           of
           these
           ,
           they
           should
           hide
           their
           enmity
           against
           the
           life
           ?
           Search
           and
           see
           ,
           hath
           not
           every
           after-age
           of
           Professors
           took
           up
           the
           
           words
           and
           practises
           of
           them
           who
           were
           persecuted
           in
           the
           foregoing
           age
           ,
           and
           under
           the
           profession
           of
           those
           words
           and
           practises
           ,
           have
           hid
           their
           spirit
           of
           persecution
           ?
           There
           is
           a
           remnant
           only
           among
           Professors
           to
           be
           saved
           ,
           the
           generallity
           of
           them
           have
           still
           been
           persecuters
           ,
           creeping
           into
           the
           form
           ,
           getting
           that
           for
           a
           cover
           upon
           their
           backs
           ,
           and
           then
           fighting
           against
           the
           life
           and
           power
           .
           O
           wait
           on
           the
           Lord
           in
           his
           fear
           ,
           that
           ye
           may
           be
           found
           worthy
           to
           know
           the
           persecuted
           truth
           on
           the
           one
           hand
           ,
           and
           the
           persecuting
           spirit
           on
           the
           other
           hand
           in
           this
           day
           of
           large
           profession
           ,
           and
           also
           of
           bitter
           persecution
           !
        
         
           Now
           what
           might
           be
           the
           cause
           ,
           or
           how
           could
           it
           come
           to
           pass
           ,
           that
           the
           zealous
           Worshippers
           of
           that
           age
           should
           thus
           err
           in
           their
           zeal
           ,
           and
           be
           thus
           heady
           and
           rash
           against
           him
           ,
           whom
           they
           looked
           for
           to
           be
           their
           Saviour
           ?
           How
           came
           they
           thus
           to
           
             err
             in
             vision
             ,
             and
             stumble
             in
             judgment
          
           in
           so
           weighty
           a
           matter
           ?
           Shew
           unto
           us
           the
           cause
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           see
           whether
           the
           same
           cause
           be
           not
           in
           us
           ?
           for
           undoubtedly
           if
           it
           be
           ,
           it
           will
           produce
           the
           same
           effect
           ,
           and
           so
           we
           may
           ignorantly
           draw
           upon
           our
           heads
           the
           same
           heavy
           wrath
           in
           our
           day
           ,
           that
           they
           did
           in
           their
           day
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           The
           causes
           were
           very
           many
           ,
           I
           may
           mention
           some
           few
           of
           the
           principal
           ones
           ,
           which
           if
           they
           be
           seen
           into
           and
           removed
           ,
           (
           by
           that
           power
           which
           is
           able
           to
           do
           it
           )
           such
           as
           are
           of
           a
           more
           inferiour
           influence
           ,
           will
           not
           be
           able
           to
           stand
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           One
           cause
           of
           their
           blind
           zeal
           ,
           and
           bitterness
           against
           Christ
           ,
           was
           ,
           
             Their
             ignorance
             of
             the
             Scriptures
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             power
             of
             God
             .
          
           If
           they
           had
           known
           the
           Scriptures
           in
           the
           true
           light
           ,
           they
           could
           not
           but
           have
           known
           Christ
           ,
           from
           whom
           the
           Scriptures
           were
           given
           forth
           ;
           And
           if
           they
           had
           known
           the
           power
           of
           God
           ,
           they
           could
           not
           but
           have
           known
           him
           who
           came
           in
           the
           power
           ,
           yea
           who
           was
           the
           power
           .
           They
           had
           knowledge
           enough
           of
           both
           these
           one
           way
           ,
           that
           is
           in
           the
           Letter
           ;
           They
           knew
           the
           words
           of
           Scripture
           (
           they
           could
           make
           large
           expositions
           of
           them
           )
           they
           knew
           what
           was
           said
           in
           Scripture
           concerning
           the
           power
           of
           God
           ,
           but
           they
           knew
           not
           the
           thing
           it self
           ;
           and
           so
           turned
           against
           it
           ,
           and
           made
           use
           of
           the
           words
           (
           which
           came
           from
           it
           ,
           and
           testified
           of
           it
           )
           against
           it
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           A
           second
           cause
           of
           this
           their
           sad
           miscarriage
           in
           their
           zeal
           ,
           was
           ,
           
             Their
             putting
             the
             Law
             and
             Ordinancee
             ,
             and
             Writings
             of
             the
             Prophets
             out
             of
             their
             proper
             place
             .
          
           They
           exceedingly
           magnified
           ,
           and
           cryed
           them
           up
           ,
           in
           that
           carnal
           way
           wherein
           they
           apprehended
           and
           practised
           them
           ,
           but
           understood
           not
           the
           right
           end
           and
           use
           of
           
           them
           .
           And
           by
           these
           means
           ,
           practising
           the
           shadows
           in
           the
           carnal
           mind
           ,
           they
           lost
           the
           substance
           ,
           which
           the
           proper
           use
           of
           the
           shadows
           was
           to
           have
           pointed
           them
           unto
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           
             Their
             high
             conceits
             of
             the
             goodness
             of
             their
             state
             in
             relation
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             certainty
             of
             their
             knowledge
             of
             the
             truths
             of
             God
             from
          
           Moses
           
             and
             the
             Prophets
             .
          
           They
           were
           confident
           that
           they
           knew
           God
           aright
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           was
           their
           father
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           were
           his
           children
           and
           people
           .
           And
           so
           Christ
           appearing
           in
           a
           seeming
           contrariety
           to
           these
           (
           notwithstanding
           all
           his
           powerful
           preaching
           and
           miracles
           )
           they
           made
           no
           question
           but
           they
           might
           boldly
           conclude
           him
           ,
           not
           to
           be
           of
           God
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           
             Christs
             coming
             in
             a
             way
             that
             they
             looked
             not
             for
             him
             .
          
           They
           had
           concluded
           from
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           how
           Christ
           must
           appear
           ,
           and
           he
           coming
           in
           a
           far
           different
           manner
           ,
           they
           could
           not
           own
           him
           ,
           but
           looked
           upon
           him
           as
           a
           Deceiver
           ,
           one
           that
           pretended
           to
           be
           Christ
           ,
           but
           was
           not
           like
           to
           what
           the
           Scripture
           said
           of
           Christ
           .
           So
           what
           the
           Scripture
           saith
           of
           Christs
           second
           coming
           ,
           is
           hid
           as
           much
           from
           the
           carnal
           eye
           of
           professors
           in
           this
           age
           ,
           as
           what
           was
           said
           concerning
           his
           first
           coming
           ,
           was
           hid
           from
           them
           in
           their
           age
           ;
           and
           he
           will
           steal
           upon
           them
           as
           a
           Thief
           ,
           at
           a
           time
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           way
           ,
           and
           after
           a
           manner
           that
           they
           expect
           not
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           (
           Which
           is
           the
           main
           one
           ,
           and
           the
           cause
           of
           all
           the
           former
           )
           
             Because
             they
             were
             from
             the
             light
             within
             ,
          
           from
           the
           true
           light
           in
           their
           own
           hearts
           and
           consciences
           .
           The
           light
           within
           is
           the
           great
           Ordinance
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           proper
           means
           to
           give
           the
           knowledge
           of
           him
           ,
           (
           2.
           
             Cor.
          
           4.6
           .
           )
           without
           which
           it
           was
           never
           received
           under
           any
           dispensation
           :
           for
           the
           light
           that
           shines
           abroad
           (
           or
           from
           without
           )
           can
           alone
           be
           known
           and
           received
           by
           the
           light
           that
           shines
           within
           .
           Christ
           himself
           opens
           this
           in
           a
           Parable
           ;
           
             The
             light
             of
             the
             body
          
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           
             is
             the
             eye
             ;
             if
             therefore
             thine
             eye
             be
             single
             ,
          
           (
           clear
           ,
           without
           beams
           or
           moats
           )
           
             thy
             whole
             body
             shall
             be
             full
             of
             light
             ,
          
           Mat.
           6.22
           .
           But
           if
           that
           be
           evil
           ,
           if
           that
           be
           dark
           ,
           if
           that
           be
           closed
           by
           the
           God
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           all
           
             Moses
          
           words
           ,
           all
           the
           Prophets
           words
           ,
           yea
           all
           Christs
           and
           his
           Apostles
           words
           ,
           cannot
           give
           thee
           light
           .
           Can
           I
           see
           the
           light
           of
           the
           Sun
           ,
           Moon
           ,
           or
           Stars
           ,
           (
           or
           of
           any
           fire
           or
           candle
           )
           if
           I
           have
           not
           a
           natural
           eye
           ,
           and
           if
           that
           natural
           eye
           be
           not
           open
           ?
           So
           neither
           can
           I
           see
           the
           light
           of
           any
           dispensation
           of
           life
           ,
           if
           I
           have
           not
           an
           eye
           within
           me
           open
           ,
           wherewith
           to
           see
           it
           .
           So
           that
           that
           which
           gives
           me
           the
           sight
           of
           the
           things
           of
           God
           ,
           is
           the
           eye
           which
           God
           hath
           given
           me
           .
           By
           that
           may
           be
           read
           the
           eternal
           power
           and
           God-head
           
           in
           the
           creatures
           ,
           in
           the
           Books
           of
           
             Moses
          
           and
           the
           Prophets
           ,
           in
           the
           writings
           of
           the
           Evangelists
           and
           Apostles
           ,
           as
           the
           spirit
           leads
           and
           opens
           .
           Yea
           the
           same
           spirit
           that
           opened
           to
           these
           without
           Books
           ,
           may
           again
           open
           to
           any
           of
           us
           without
           Books
           at
           his
           pleasure
           ,
           (
           and
           will
           not
           be
           limited
           to
           Books
           )
           and
           we
           then
           may
           read
           also
           as
           they
           did
           ,
           even
           within
           in
           the
           spirit
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           immediate
           life
           ;
           but
           without
           this
           ,
           can
           none
           of
           the
           things
           of
           God
           be
           read
           aright
           .
           Now
           the
           God
           of
           this
           world
           had
           blinded
           this
           eye
           in
           the
           Jews
           ,
           yea
           they
           themselves
           had
           
             stopped
             their
             ears
             ,
             and
             closed
             their
             eyes
             ,
          
           &c.
           they
           would
           not
           see
           this
           way
           ,
           they
           would
           not
           be
           converted
           and
           healed
           this
           way
           .
           They
           would
           keep
           up
           the
           knowledge
           ,
           which
           they
           had
           gathered
           from
           
             Moses
          
           and
           the
           Prophets
           without
           this
           eye
           ;
           and
           with
           that
           they
           would
           see
           ,
           or
           not
           at
           all
           .
        
         
           Thus
           being
           from
           the
           light
           within
           ,
           they
           could
           not
           see
           the
           place
           of
           life
           within
           ,
           where
           life
           is
           to
           be
           received
           :
           they
           could
           not
           see
           the
           wombe
           of
           wisdom
           ,
           which
           is
           within
           ,
           and
           so
           could
           not
           enter
           into
           it
           ,
           and
           be
           born
           again
           .
           And
           being
           not
           born
           of
           the
           wisdome
           ,
           how
           could
           they
           justifie
           the
           wisdome
           ?
           being
           not
           born
           of
           the
           light
           ,
           how
           could
           they
           know
           or
           own
           Christ
           ,
           whose
           coming
           and
           appearance
           was
           in
           the
           light
           ?
           For
           that
           appearance
           of
           Christ
           the
           life
           ,
           in
           that
           body
           of
           flesh
           ,
           could
           not
           be
           discerned
           by
           all
           mens
           wisdome
           in
           the
           letter
           ,
           (
           the
           Disciples
           themselves
           came
           not
           so
           to
           know
           it
           )
           but
           
             my
             Father
             which
             is
             in
             Heaven
             hath
             revealed
             it
             to
             you
             .
          
           And
           mark
           it
           ,
           the
           Disciples
           ,
           who
           were
           illiterate
           and
           not
           so
           knowing
           of
           the
           Scriptures
           that
           were
           written
           of
           Christ
           ,
           yet
           they
           knew
           Christ
           :
           and
           the
           Scribes
           and
           Pharisees
           ,
           which
           were
           very
           skilful
           in
           the
           letter
           ,
           could
           not
           know
           him
           .
           What
           was
           the
           reason
           ?
           The
           reason
           lay
           in
           the
           difference
           of
           the
           eye
           ,
           or
           light
           wherewith
           they
           looked
           :
           the
           one
           looked
           with
           an
           outward
           eye
           ,
           the
           other
           with
           an
           inward
           eye
           .
           And
           a
           little
           inward
           light
           wil
           do
           that
           ,
           which
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           outward
           light
           will
           not
           do
           .
           And
           this
           I
           can
           certainly
           affirm
           ,
           that
           all
           the
           light
           that
           men
           can
           gather
           from
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           cannot
           give
           them
           the
           knowledge
           of
           Christ
           as
           he
           hath
           appeared
           in
           this
           age
           ,
           nay
           nor
           as
           he
           hath
           appeared
           in
           any
           age
           since
           the
           daies
           of
           the
           Apostles
           :
           but
           a
           little
           true
           inward
           light
           will
           give
           the
           knowledge
           of
           this
           thing
           ,
           and
           open
           those
           Scriptures
           infallibly
           (
           in
           its
           season
           )
           which
           all
           the
           Generations
           of
           wise
           and
           learned
           men
           have
           been
           controverting
           and
           disputing
           about
           ,
           in
           that
           wisdome
           and
           searching
           spirit
           which
           is
           never
           to
           understand
           them
           .
           This
           then
           is
           the
           main
           and
           full
           reason
           of
           this
           deep
           error
           of
           
           the
           Jews
           ,
           and
           their
           desperate
           splitting
           upon
           the
           rock
           ,
           which
           would
           have
           saved
           them
           ,
           
             They
             were
             begotten
             of
             the
             Letter
             which
             was
             given
             forth
             in
             former
             ages
             ,
             but
             not
             of
             the
             life
             which
             was
             raised
             up
             in
             their
             age
          
           :
           and
           so
           they
           knew
           not
           how
           to
           turn
           to
           the
           light
           within
           ,
           which
           alone
           was
           able
           to
           give
           them
           the
           true
           and
           certain
           knowledge
           of
           the
           things
           of
           God
           .
        
         
           Now
           consider
           these
           things
           well
           .
           O
           ye
           Professors
           of
           this
           age
           ,
           and
           take
           heed
           that
           ye
           do
           not
           fall
           after
           the
           same
           example
           of
           unbeleif
           .
           
             Be
             not
             high
             minded
             ,
             but
             fear
             .
          
           Be
           not
           so
           confident
           of
           what
           you
           have
           gathered
           by
           your
           wisdom
           for
           truth
           from
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           (
           after
           the
           manner
           that
           they
           were
           ,
           of
           what
           they
           had
           gathered
           by
           their
           wisdome
           )
           but
           fear
           lest
           ye
           should
           be
           mistaken
           ,
           as
           they
           were
           :
           and
           wait
           for
           the
           opening
           of
           that
           eye
           in
           you
           ,
           which
           was
           shut
           in
           them
           ,
           even
           the
           true
           eye
           ,
           in
           the
           true
           Light
           ,
           by
           the
           holy
           anointing
           ,
           where
           there
           never
           was
           ,
           nor
           can
           be
           any
           mistake
           .
           The
           Jews
           fell
           
             by
             unbeleif
          
           ;
           unbeleif
           of
           what
           ?
           They
           beleeved
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           they
           beleeved
           according
           to
           that
           knowledg
           they
           had
           gathered
           from
           the
           Scriptures
           :
           but
           they
           did
           not
           beleeve
           in
           the
           living
           word
           .
           They
           had
           a
           knowledge
           abiding
           in
           them
           ,
           which
           they
           had
           gathered
           from
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           but
           they
           had
           not
           the
           living
           word
           abiding
           in
           them
           ;
           and
           so
           their
           faith
           was
           but
           unbeleif
           :
           (
           for
           the
           living
           faith
           ,
           stands
           in
           beleif
           of
           the
           living
           word
           in
           the
           heart
           ,
           which
           the
           Scriptures
           direct
           to
           ;
           without
           the
           knowledge
           of
           which
           ,
           all
           knowledge
           of
           words
           is
           vain
           ;
           and
           without
           faith
           in
           which
           ,
           all
           faith
           is
           vain
           also
           )
           Now
           saith
           the
           Apostle
           to
           the
           Gentile-Christians
           ,
           
             Thou
             standest
             by
             faith
             ,
          
           Rom.
           11.20
           .
           by
           what
           Faith
           ?
           By
           Faith
           in
           that
           word
           in
           the
           heart
           ,
           which
           they
           neglected
           and
           turned
           from
           ,
           
             Rom.
          
           10.8
           .
           for
           
             Moses
          
           had
           taught
           them
           ,
           after
           the
           Laws
           and
           Ordinances
           ,
           about
           worship
           and
           sacrifices
           ,
           that
           the
           word
           that
           they
           were
           to
           obey
           and
           do
           (
           the
           word
           that
           could
           give
           them
           life
           ,
           and
           make
           them
           obedient
           to
           all
           the
           commandements
           without
           )
           was
           in
           their
           heart
           and
           mouth
           ,
           
             Deut.
          
           30.14
           .
           and
           so
           the
           Prophet
           
             Micah
             ,
          
           when
           they
           proposed
           sacrifices
           ,
           and
           Oil
           ,
           to
           please
           God
           with
           ,
           he
           brings
           them
           to
           this
           which
           was
           given
           to
           them
           in
           common
           with
           mankind
           ,
           
             Mich.
          
           6.8
           .
           for
           all
           Ordinances
           and
           Laws
           ,
           and
           observations
           ,
           and
           practises
           without
           ,
           are
           but
           to
           bring
           to
           the
           life
           within
           ,
           which
           is
           to
           be
           found
           again
           there
           ,
           where
           it
           was
           lost
           ,
           and
           still
           lies
           slain
           and
           hid
           (
           even
           in
           the
           feild
           ,
           or
           house
           where
           it
           was
           lost
           .
           )
           And
           he
           that
           seeks
           abroad
           ,
           never
           finds
           it
           ;
           but
           when
           the
           candle
           is
           lighted
           in
           his
           own
           house
           ,
           and
           he
           searches
           narrowly
           in
           the
           feild
           in
           his
           own
           
           heart
           ,
           and
           the
           eternal
           eye
           begins
           to
           open
           in
           him
           ,
           then
           he
           cries
           out
           ,
           God
           was
           in
           this
           place
           ,
           and
           I
           was
           not
           aware
           of
           it
           Ah
           how
           the
           enemy
           bewiched
           me
           ,
           to
           run
           from
           mountain
           to
           mountain
           ,
           and
           from
           hill
           to
           hill
           ,
           and
           hath
           hereby
           covered
           my
           eye
           from
           beholding
           the
           mountain
           of
           the
           Lords
           house
           ,
           and
           from
           feeling
           the
           spring
           of
           my
           life
           ,
           which
           I
           further
           and
           further
           ran
           from
           ,
           all
           the
           while
           I
           was
           seeking
           abroad
           .
           Therefore
           O
           ye
           Professors
           ,
           be
           not
           so
           conceited
           like
           the
           Jews
           ,
           and
           running
           after
           them
           into
           their
           desolation
           and
           misery
           ,
           but
           learn
           wisdome
           by
           their
           fall
           !
           Do
           not
           you
           set
           up
           your
           Ordinances
           and
           Scriptures
           ,
           after
           the
           manner
           that
           they
           set
           up
           theirs
           :
           for
           this
           is
           your
           Danger
           :
           for
           this
           I
           clearly
           ,
           in
           the
           Light
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           testifie
           to
           you
           :
           that
           if
           ye
           gather
           a
           knowledge
           and
           wisdom
           from
           the
           letter
           of
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           after
           the
           manner
           that
           they
           did
           ,
           without
           knowledge
           of
           the
           word
           within
           ,
           and
           without
           a
           light
           within
           from
           that
           word
           ,
           ye
           lose
           the
           living
           faith
           ,
           ye
           are
           but
           dead
           branches
           ,
           and
           all
           your
           knowledge
           of
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           practises
           ,
           and
           Faith
           ,
           and
           Duties
           ,
           
             &c.
          
           that
           ye
           here
           hold
           and
           observe
           ,
           are
           but
           for
           the
           fire
           ;
           and
           the
           flames
           of
           eternal
           wrath
           ,
           shall
           kindle
           more
           fiercely
           upon
           you
           because
           of
           them
           ,
           then
           upon
           the
           Jews
           :
           for
           ye
           stumble
           at
           the
           same
           stumbling
           stone
           ,
           at
           which
           they
           stumbled
           and
           fell
           ,
           and
           it
           will
           fall
           upon
           you
           also
           .
           And
           as
           you
           have
           more
           Scriptures
           ,
           then
           they
           had
           ,
           and
           the
           experience
           of
           their
           fall
           to
           warn
           you
           :
           so
           your
           destruction
           will
           be
           exceeding
           dreadful
           if
           ye
           neglect
           so
           great
           salvation
           ,
           where
           of
           at
           this
           day
           there
           are
           so
           many
           living
           &
           powerful
           witnesses
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           known
           and
           owned
           to
           be
           in
           the
           light
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           though
           despised
           in
           your
           exalted
           and
           conceited
           wisdom
           .
        
         
           Now
           to
           help
           any
           honest
           and
           single
           hearts
           among
           you
           ,
           over
           this
           great
           stumbling
           block
           of
           a
           light
           within
           ,
           consider
           these
           few
           things
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           all
           the
           knowledge
           (
           all
           the
           true
           knowledge
           )
           that
           ever
           ye
           had
           of
           God
           was
           from
           a
           light
           within
           .
           I
           do
           not
           deny
           that
           ye
           might
           receive
           your
           knowledge
           through
           the
           Scriptures
           (
           and
           some
           warmth
           formerly
           in
           those
           things
           which
           ye
           call
           Ordinances
           ,
           and
           duties
           )
           but
           that
           whereby
           ye
           received
           the
           knowledge
           ,
           was
           the
           light
           within
           ,
           the
           eye
           that
           God
           secretly
           opened
           in
           your
           spirits
           .
           This
           was
           the
           way
           ye
           then
           came
           by
           it
           ,
           though
           ye
           perhaps
           might
           feel
           the
           thing
           ,
           but
           not
           know
           how
           ye
           came
           by
           it
           :
           even
           as
           a
           Babe
           may
           see
           truly
           ,
           but
           doth
           not
           understand
           its
           own
           eye
           ,
           or
           knows
           how
           it
           sees
           .
        
         
         
           2.
           
           While
           this
           eye
           was
           kept
           open
           in
           you
           ,
           your
           knowledge
           was
           true
           in
           its
           measure
           ,
           and
           serviceable
           to
           you
           ,
           and
           did
           draw
           you
           neerer
           to
           God
           ,
           making
           ye
           truly
           tender
           ,
           meek
           ,
           sweet
           ,
           humble
           ,
           patient
           ,
           loving
           ,
           gentle
           ,
           and
           full
           of
           pretious
           breathings
           towards
           God
           ,
           and
           after
           righteousness
           .
           O
           how
           lovely
           were
           you
           to
           God
           in
           this
           state
           !
           
             when
             Israel
             was
             a
             child
             ,
             I
             loved
             him
             .
          
           God
           remembreth
           at
           this
           day
           the
           kindness
           of
           your
           youth
           ,
           and
           is
           seeking
           after
           you
           ,
           O
           why
           do
           ye
           so
           harden
           your
           hearts
           against
           him
           !
        
         
           3.
           
           That
           wherever
           this
           eye
           is
           shut
           ,
           the
           vertue
           of
           the
           true
           knowledg
           is
           lost
           ,
           and
           the
           sweet
           fruits
           thereof
           wither
           .
           The
           outward
           part
           of
           the
           knowledg
           may
           be
           retained
           ,
           yea
           ,
           perhaps
           much
           increased
           ,
           but
           the
           life
           is
           gone
           ,
           and
           the
           pure
           sweet
           Savouriness
           (
           to
           God
           )
           vanished
           .
           And
           if
           this
           eye
           were
           but
           a
           little
           opened
           again
           in
           you
           ,
           your
           death
           and
           unsavouriness
           might
           be
           soon
           seen
           and
           felt
           by
           you
           in
           all
           your
           knowledge
           ,
           duties
           ,
           ordinances
           ,
           yea
           in
           your
           very
           graces
           and
           experiences
           .
           You
           have
           a
           faith
           still
           ,
           yea
           ,
           but
           it
           wants
           the
           savour
           of
           your
           former
           faith
           :
           ye
           have
           some
           kind
           of
           love
           ,
           gentleness
           ,
           and
           meekness
           ;
           yea
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           but
           a
           thing
           formed
           by
           the
           fleshly
           wisdome
           
             and
             reasoning
             ,
          
           but
           not
           natural
           from
           the
           living
           spring
           ,
           not
           such
           as
           ye
           once
           felt
           ,
           &c.
           for
           the
           true
           and
           living
           eye
           being
           shut
           ,
           that
           which
           is
           then
           best
           (
           or
           afterwards
           attained
           )
           is
           held
           but
           in
           the
           dead
           part
           ,
           and
           serves
           but
           to
           feed
           death
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           The
           great
           work
           and
           design
           of
           the
           enemy
           of
           your
           Souls
           ,
           is
           not
           to
           steal
           away
           the
           bulk
           of
           your
           knowledg
           ,
           or
           to
           draw
           you
           from
           ordinances
           ,
           or
           duties
           ,
           but
           to
           steal
           the
           life
           out
           of
           your
           Spirits
           .
           This
           I
           have
           experimented
           from
           my
           child-hood
           ,
           I
           might
           still
           have
           knowledg
           enough
           of
           any
           kind
           ,
           but
           that
           which
           I
           wanted
           was
           life
           ,
           and
           I
           was
           still
           sick
           under
           all
           the
           sorts
           of
           knowledge
           that
           ever
           I
           met
           with
           ,
           and
           under
           all
           ordinances
           and
           duties
           ,
           for
           want
           of
           life
           .
           The
           Lord
           had
           given
           my
           soul
           a
           taste
           of
           true
           life
           ,
           whereby
           I
           became
           unsatisfied
           without
           it
           ,
           and
           no
           manner
           of
           knowledge
           or
           enjoyment
           could
           take
           me
           up
           by
           the
           way
           :
           yea
           ,
           when
           through
           extremity
           ,
           I
           seemed
           willing
           to
           be
           content
           with
           any
           thing
           ,
           yet
           still
           my
           heart
           was
           sick
           after
           that
           one
           thing
           ,
           which
           alone
           could
           truly
           ease
           and
           satisfie
           it
           .
           Now
           if
           the
           enemy
           can
           but
           prevail
           herein
           ,
           to
           blind
           the
           inward
           eye
           ,
           and
           steal
           away
           the
           life
           within
           ,
           he
           hath
           enough
           .
           Then
           abound
           ,
           as
           much
           as
           thou
           wilt
           ,
           in
           knowledg
           ,
           in
           zeal
           ,
           in
           duties
           ,
           in
           ordinances
           ,
           in
           reading
           Scriptures
           ,
           praying
           ,
           
           meditating
           ,
           &c.
           thou
           art
           the
           surer
           his
           hereby
           ,
           and
           so
           much
           the
           better
           servant
           to
           him
           :
           for
           how
           much
           the
           richer
           thou
           art
           in
           knowledge
           ,
           experiences
           ,
           hopes
           and
           assurance
           (
           without
           the
           life
           and
           power
           )
           so
           much
           the
           more
           acceptable
           ,
           and
           honourable
           ,
           and
           useful
           art
           thou
           in
           his
           kingdome
           .
        
         
           Therefore
           see
           where
           ye
           are
           ;
           Is
           the
           inward
           eye
           open
           in
           you
           ?
           do
           ye
           know
           the
           light
           within
           ?
           (
           surely
           he
           that
           sees
           by
           a
           light
           within
           ,
           can
           hardly
           speak
           evil
           of
           it
           !
           )
           or
           hath
           the
           enemy
           ,
           by
           some
           of
           his
           artifices
           ,
           drawn
           a
           vail
           over
           that
           eye
           ,
           wherewith
           ye
           once
           saw
           in
           some
           measure
           ?
           O
           be
           not
           slight
           in
           a
           matter
           of
           so
           great
           weight
           !
           O
           please
           not
           your selves
           with
           the
           eye
           of
           the
           perishing
           wisdome
           ,
           with
           deaths
           eye
           ,
           and
           with
           deaths
           knowledge
           of
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           speaks
           great
           words
           of
           the
           fame
           of
           true
           wisdome
           ,
           but
           is
           a
           stranger
           and
           enemy
           to
           the
           thing
           !
           O
           ,
           life
           is
           pretious
           ,
           eternal
           life
           is
           pretious
           .
           To
           have
           the
           word
           of
           God
           abiding
           in
           the
           heart
           ,
           and
           to
           feel
           the
           true
           light
           giving
           the
           true
           life
           ,
           who
           can
           set
           a
           value
           on
           this
           !
           Ah
           do
           not
           loose
           your
           Souls
           for
           a
           trifle
           ,
           for
           a
           little
           such
           knowledge
           of
           Scriptures
           as
           the
           earthly
           part
           can
           gather
           !
           (
           This
           I
           cannot
           but
           exceedingly
           despise
           ,
           although
           the
           Scriptures
           I
           truly
           honour
           ,
           for
           their
           testimony
           of
           that
           whereby
           I
           live
           )
           if
           ye
           see
           not
           the
           way
           of
           life
           by
           the
           inward
           light
           (
           which
           alone
           can
           shew
           it
           )
           ye
           loose
           your
           Souls
           .
           If
           the
           God
           of
           the
           World
           hath
           blinded
           that
           eye
           in
           you
           ,
           what
           are
           all
           your
           treasures
           of
           wisdome
           and
           knowledg
           ?
           What
           are
           all
           your
           hopes
           ?
           and
           what
           will
           become
           of
           you
           ?
           All
           these
           sparks
           of
           your
           own
           kindling
           from
           Scripture
           ,
           will
           not
           secure
           you
           from
           the
           bed
           of
           sorrow
           .
           O
           several
           sorts
           of
           professors
           why
           will
           ye
           dye
           with
           the
           uncircumcised
           ?
           why
           will
           ye
           go
           down
           into
           the
           pit
           ,
           among
           them
           that
           know
           not
           the
           Lord
           ?
        
         
           But
           what
           shall
           I
           say
           to
           this
           generation
           ?
           The
           spiritually-wise
           foreseeth
           the
           storm
           ,
           and
           hideth
           himself
           ;
           but
           the
           spiritually-foollish
           run
           on
           headily
           ,
           and
           are
           punished
           .
           The
           cloudes
           have
           long
           been
           gathering
           ,
           but
           the
           sick
           eye
           cannot
           discern
           the
           signs
           and
           seasons
           of
           the
           times
           ,
           and
           so
           because
           judgment
           comes
           not
           as
           men
           expected
           ,
           they
           grow
           hard
           ,
           and
           wear
           off
           the
           the
           sense
           ,
           wherewith
           they
           were
           somewhat
           affected
           at
           the
           first
           threatning
           of
           it
           .
           But
           assuredly
           both
           judgment
           and
           mercy
           hasten
           ,
           and
           they
           will
           come
           ,
           and
           will
           not
           tarry
           .
        
         
           For
           the
           same
           Lord
           God
           Almighty
           ,
           which
           confounded
           the
           
           heathens
           Babel
           (
           when
           their
           sins
           and
           vain
           confidence
           was
           ripe
           )
           which
           they
           built
           to
           prevent
           any
           future
           floud
           .
           For
           though
           they
           once
           had
           the
           true
           knowledg
           of
           God
           from
           an
           inward
           light
           ,
           
             Rom.
          
           1.21
           .
           yet
           they
           soon
           left
           that
           ,
           
             not
             liking
             to
             retain
             God
             in
             their
             knowledge
             ,
          
           vers.
           28.
           but
           running
           out
           into
           
             imaginations
             ,
          
           and
           so
           building
           a
           
             Babel
             ,
          
           whereby
           their
           foolish
           hearts
           became
           darkned
           to
           the
           light
           ,
           which
           God
           had
           made
           to
           shine
           in
           them
           ,
           which
           shewed
           what
           might
           be
           known
           of
           God
           unto
           them
           ,
           
             vers.
          
           19.
           
        
         
           Yea
           the
           Lord
           God
           which
           overthrew
           the
           Jews
           Babel
           ,
           which
           they
           had
           built
           from
           their
           knowledg
           of
           the
           Laws
           and
           ordinances
           of
           
             Moses
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Scriptures
           written
           to
           them
           (
           they
           running
           out
           into
           imaginations
           also
           )
           whereby
           they
           likewise
           thought
           to
           prevent
           
             the
             overflowing
             scourge
          
           from
           coming
           near
           them
           ,
           
             Isa.
          
           28.15
           .
        
         
           The
           same
           God
           will
           overthrow
           the
           Christians
           
             Babel
             ,
          
           which
           they
           have
           built
           from
           the
           Prophets
           and
           Apostles
           words
           ,
           (
           by
           their
           own
           imaginations
           ,
           and
           conceivings
           ,
           in
           the
           high
           mindedness
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           fear
           )
           whereby
           they
           think
           to
           escape
           the
           deluge
           of
           eternal
           wrath
           :
           (
           for
           their
           City
           also
           shall
           be
           
             thrown
             down
             with
             violence
             ,
             and
             shall
             be
             found
             no
             more
             at
             all
             ,
             Revel.
          
           18.21
           .
           )
           And
           the
           great
           work
           o●
           this
           day
           is
           to
           discover
           the
           rottenness
           of
           their
           wall
           ,
           and
           the
           untemperedness
           of
           the
           morter
           wherewith
           they
           have
           dawbed
           it
           .
           He
           that
           readeth
           let
           him
           understand
           :
           but
           the
           uncircumcised
           in
           heart
           and
           ears
           ,
           cannot
           .
        
         
           THE
           END