Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	call_v	people_n	quaker_n	2,523	5	9.6997	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49443	The Presbyter's antidote choaking himself. Or Stephen Scandrett confuting himself in his erroneous bundle of confusion and absurdities, still'd, An antidote against Quakerism being a brief collection of some of his errors, blasphemies, and self-contradictions. Together with some interlineary notes upon them.	Ludgater, Robert, d. 1695.	1669 (1669)	Wing L3456A; ESTC R221782	7,051	1

God's S. S. He sees good to suffer Corruptions in part mortified in his Saints to keep them humble * False Doctrine pag. 6 3. The God of all Grace open your Understanding to see your Duty and obey fully p. 52. Note Do you think this man doth Heartily pray for such a full Obedience when he has such an high esteem of Corruptions S. S. Sin is not done away in this Life * False it shall in the next p. 64. A Believer dies unto sin by degrees so at his Death sin is forever totally abolished p. 64. Note See their Confusion here one while after Death another while at Death S. S. To the Last Trump will sin be in the Saints p. 64. which Last Trump is at the end of the World when the Dead shall arise p. 85. No unclean thing shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven Christ is to present us Holy Unblameable Unreprovable a Glorious Church not having Spot or Wrinkle p. 64. Note Where then are all the deceased Saints since the beginning And where must they be till this last Trump he speaks of if sin shall be in them in the mean while wherewith they cannot enter the Kingdom doth not this Doctrine imply a Purgatory herein judge Christian Reader and Protestant S. S. Faith it self can be imperfect 1 Thes 3.10 imperfection is sin Pag. 67 68. The work or thing wrought is alwayes perfect for its part nature or kind as a Bud is a perfect Bud the least Drachm of Grace true Pag. 68. Note Faith which is the Gift of God is of a pure and sinless Nature so imperfection where it imports only the want of full growth or maturity of that which in its kind is pure is not sin S. S. Job abhors to entertain such a thought as being perfect Pag. 72. Job 23.10 11. I shall come forth as Gold my foot hath held his steps Pag. 72. Let not any pretend to be well grown in Grace that will not look on himself as imperfect Pag. 72. God speaking true Job was perfect that is well grown in Grace Pag. 72. Job denying himself to be perfect if he speak truth was not perfect if falshood he was perfect * see what Bedlam stuff is here against Perfection Pag. 72. God speaking true he was perfect that is upright sincere well grown in Grace Pag. 72. Cum multis alijs quae nunc perscribere longum est S. S. his Definitions and Titles he puts upon the Light in every Man viz. Dictates and Directions of every man's Heart a created mutable light revealed by the Spirit which may dictate Sin and Error P. 25 28 29. a corrupt Judge P. 28. Paul's thoughts Where will you believe S. S here his present best light was positively for persecuting the Church Pag. 29. Real Darkness Pag. 29. fallible it self P. 35. the Dictates of mens dark Understandings their own Apprehensions P. 36. A false Rule pag. 39. Shallow dim light p. 46. Sand p. 62. Law of Nature Scanty light pag. 35. But in plain contradiction to these see what better Titles he gives the Light in every man viz Reason a Principle of Knowledge P. 3. a common Operation of the Spirit of God a Light wrought by the Spirit of God Pag. 24 27 28. common Convictions of the Spirit or here Pag. 38. common Illuminations to taste of the heavenly Gift and Powers of the World to come Pag. 41. Christ lighteth every man c. Pag. 2. Here he hath a little mended the matter but in Pag. 35.36 he again blasphemously opposeth the Light within in this manner viz. If this be a trying Rule then a man may do whatsoever is right in his own Eyes then Heresie is no Sin nor Drunkness nor Whoredom nor Theft * or in these Blasphemies here which to us are no wonderments seeing he cannot discern between the Counsels of Light and Darkness in the heart not having an Infallible Spirit as he confesseth in p. 27 31. so the Reader may judge whence his Book came nor self Murder by fasting as long as done according to his light within And S. S. adds That the Light within may approve of sin as it did of Persecution in Saul Pag. 36. See what horrible Blasphemies these are and what Trust or Confidence is to be had in this man who thus saith and unsaith one while confessing to the Illumination of Christ in every man another while thus horribly accusing it of Heresie Drunkenness c. as approving thereof and of Persecution What are these Doctrines but Fruits of a Dark Envious Blasphemous Drunken Spirit let all unbyassed Readers judge And let the Heathen judge S. S. with their light so much despised by him Sperne repugnando tibi tu contrarius esse Conveniet nulli qui secum dissidet ipse Cato Scorn to thy self by thwarting Cross to be Who falls out with himself with none can ' gree We desire to know which of you S. Scandrett ' s Brethren the Presbyterians do own his Antidote against Quakerism as he calls it and whether any of you Non-conformist Teachers dare stand by him in all his Doctrines recorded in the said Book for we have a further Answer reserved unto it which if need require we can divulge but it were better for him and you that some of you did perswade S. Scandret to call in his said Book or otherwise shew your dislike of it it being such a bundle of confusion Errors Lyes and Abuses against Truth and as called Quakers that it would be more ingenuous and less disparagement to you and him to call it in again for the light of Truth is over it all and People are so wearied and grown to s●… of such pretended Antidotes that many are wiser then bestow 16. or 18. pence upon such a B●…le of 〈◊〉 Confusion and gross Darkness which the Light of Truth hath discovered and will expel to the 〈◊〉 From some of us concerned in the Narrative of the two Disputes in Essex Entituled The Glory of Christ's Light within expelling Darkness