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A44794	The heart of New-England hardned through wickednes in answer to a book, entituled the Heart of New-England rent, published by John Norton appointed thereunto by the General Court. The doctrine of the Quakers uindicated [sic], his ignorance manifested, and his lying doctrines brought to light and judged with the word of truth, and truth cleared from his aspersions and slanders. By him that waits to see the throne of righteousness exalted above all deceit. Francis Howgill.	Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669.	1659 (1659)	Wing H3166; ESTC R223647	32,471	42

in the operation thereof being in the transgression it convicteth reproveth accuseth and condemneth for evil and therefore it cannot be the light of life to him till it be received closed with obeyed and followed and then the back is turned upon the transgression and man is come out of the darkness and therefore the Apostle spoke well and understandingly according to knowledge that which was ordained for life wrought death in him that was because the Law was against him and he in the contrary nature to it the ignorance of many wise men so accounted in this generation is such that when they see or feel contrary effects they judge there must needs be contrary subjects or objects because there are different effects for now the same light which shewes evil and accuses for it and judges for it there is one operation and excuses him that loves it and obeyes it here is another operation that which convinceth the world of sin of Righteousness of Judgement and that which consolates and gives peace to the believer is the self same spirit so here is not two spirits or two lights so that he which kindles a fire in the Earth and appears in flames of fire and rendreth vengeance upon all them that obey not the Gospel which is the Power of God here is one work or operation of Christ the same bringeth Peace Joy and gladness and refreshment and makes the springs of life to buble up in them that believe here is another operation yet the same Christ these things I write to inform thee and all where this may come that that is truely an appearance of Christ which sheweth sin and condemns it in any measure and he alone is the Judge of the quick and the dead and if all Judgement be committed to the Son then to be Judged for lying for stealing and for wronging any man it is the work of Christ and the work of the Son Oh man thou hast much to repent of and thy ignorance is great which hath called Christ the light or the light of Christ or the light of life darkness and contradistinct to the Spirit and worse then grosse darkness so this is thy conclusion against the first of John and the 9. that Christ hath not enlightned every man or all men that come into the world but all men so qualified of every sort so then by thy conclusion the first of John and the 9. verse gives an uncertain sound like the 17. of John and 22 so then its qualifications of men that procures light from Christ and so it s not of Grace but of debt but if it be of debt which is owing unto a Person so qualified then it is not of gift but thou errs in thy Judgement for it is by the gift of righteousness that Justification comes upon all that believes it is not this or that qualification before their conversion which is any cause of Gods enlightning them but it is the free love of God unto man without exceptions or respect of Persons that he hath lighted every man to the intent that all and every man might see his Error and depart from it and turn to him that shewes him it who would have all men saved and come to the knowledge of the Truth and such is the large love of God unto whole man-kind which thou wouldst restrict and bind up to such and such Persons so qualified as though qualifications of Persons were a Meritorious cause wherefore Christ was bound to give them light this is rank Popery and not according to the Doctrine of godliness And thou citest the 2 Pet. 1. 19. We have a more sure word of prophesie where unto you do well that you take heed as unto a light that shineth in a dark place untill the day dawn and the day Star arise in your hearts hence it is inferred thou saith that after the reception of the Spirit there is no need to attend to the Scripture and so thou goes on and sayes the word of prophesie is the Scripture of the Old Testament that thou art to take heed unto untill the day dawned and the day Star arised in their hearts and that untill signifies for ever Asw. And here thou art in confusion I know none that makes any such inference but thy self for the Scripture is seen most clearly who know the day dawn and the day-star arisen in their hearts and first thou sayes we are to understand the Word of Prophecy the whole Scripture and then in the same page saith that Peter expounds the word prophesie of the Old Testament onely so then Peters Exposition by thy account and thine is different thou sayes he spoke of the Old Testament and thy interpretation is of the whole Scripture but thou hast mist it both of Peter and thy self for Peter wrote unto People in that Epistle in several States yet they all might be said to be believers according to a proportion of faith given unto them and in that which thou hast cited 2 P●t. 1. 19. we have also a more sure word of Prophesie Here is to be understood first a sure word Secondly a more sure word for the Apostle in that Chapter speaking of their diligence towards them that did believe and declared unto them that they had not followed devised fables when we made known unto you the Power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ but are eye witnesses of his Majesty verse 16. and heard the voice from this excellent glory this is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased when we were with him in the Mount this was as sure a word to the Apostles as any that ever the Prophets had spoken before was to them and so the Old Testament could not be more sure then this which they had from the excellent glory but this was not so sure unto them to whom Peter wrote and this was only the Apostles Declaration but the word of prophesie unto which he exhorted them unto was nearer them then any of the Prophets words or the Apostles Testimony of what they had heard in the Mount the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of prophesie to wit that which bears witness against sin and to righteousness from this the Prophets spoke and this was that publike thing or Spirit and they that speak not from it speak from a private spirit of their own and this word of Prophesie or that wherein they could see or foresee things to come they were to take heed unto as unto a light which shined in a dark place and this was the more sure word which he directed to which in all thy Book thou quarels against and through this they saw the appearance and knew the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in Power and great Glory and did see the day dawn and the day Star arise in their hearts and they were to attend to this not onely before but also after for by the Word of his Testimony the Saints did overcome and

calls a Political Church which must all be scattered with the breath of his mouth and with the brightness of his coming whom thou yet Judges to be gross darkness In thy 18th page in the 44th page thou speaks That visible Political Church Church-Officers and Church-Ordinances are Gospel Institutions appointed by Christ to continue to the end of the world and that Command which Paul gave to Timothy is to be kept and that visible Political Church Estate is to continue to the end of the world Answ. I see thou art ignorant of God Christ Heaven Church Church-Officers Ordinances and Institutions the Churches of Christ were established by and in the Power of God and the Ministers thereof ministred walked and ruled in the Power of God and the Ordinances and Institutions of the true Church of God are pure and spiritual but the Church that thou art pleading for the continuation thereof is a Political Church Political Ordinances Political Officers Political Institutions Political Pastors and Teachers the Lords Supper a Political Ordinance Baptism a Political Ordinance the spiritual Councel which Paul gave to Timothy about the Elders of the Church and about the Holy Practise which they were to walk in and the godly conversation this thou calls Political nay furthermore thou saist Heaven stands in Policy and in thy fourth Chap. saith To Christ belongs the prerogative of being the onely Politician these and the like damnable doctrines and heresies thou hast uttered forth and these must be proved from the first of Tim. 3. 1● and Chap. 3. did Paul when he wrote to Timothy when he gave him direction about Elders and such as took care of the Church of God did he say a Bishop is a Political Officer and must be blameless or did he say a Deacon is a Polical Officer and must be grave And therefore Reader thou may read these Scriptures 1 Tim. 6. 14. 1 Cor. 14. 33. and thou maist see this Sophister and this man that is void of understanding who cryeth up the Scripture for a Rule of life and yet holds such a Church such Pastors such Officers such Ordinances such Institutions which the Scripture makes no mention of and therefore this man having made a Monstrous body a Politick Church he imagines a head like it and therefore blasphemously saith Christ is the greatest Politician much I need not say unto this black dark stuff which is to be confounded which is imaginary and deceit which the wrath of God must scatter but this I say to thee there was no Officers in the Church of Christ but they were Ministers made so by the Spirit and were made so by the Holy Ghost and were Ministers of the Spirit and not of the Letter and some were Elders and Ruled in the Church and Churches which was sanctified by God the Father and preserved in Christ Jesus and these were spiritual and not Political but thou hast cleared and quitted your selves from being any such Church and that which you call the Sacrament which thou calls visible and Political and brings 1 Cor. 12. for thy proof did Paul say as often as ye eat this Political bread and drink this visible Political Cup you shew forth the Lords death till he come and did Christ when he sent forth his Disciples to preach and to Baptize in the 28th of Matth. 19. which thou pleads must continue until the end of the world did he send them and say go and Teach and Preach the visible Politick Word of the kingdom and Baptize them with visible Political water and that this should continue to the end of the world And little marvel if the Throne of Sathan be exalted among you and such Ministers as thou who Ministers deceit and unrighteousness and ungodliness art set to be a Teacher and appointed so by the General Court who cannot speak a form of sound words but like a Phylosopher a Star-ga●er an Astrologian or a Stage-player which them that reads thy book will see thy tract frothed with such black dark sentences which are like Enchantments As for Beckold and Knipperdolling and Quintinius and Poquius thou might have taken up thy Pen ere now and not have brought all this rambling stuff out of the History of the Germans which thou wouldst cast upon our backs the Bishops used to cast it upon your backs and you upon the Baptists backs but now we must bear all and ●●ou in envy unto us that thereby thou might represent us odious to the world hath made them all Quakers and saith they are our Predecessours take them to thy self and joyn them to your Political Church and your Political Ordinances and your Politick Doctrines which is of the same nature with theirs which you maintain and uphold with carnal weapons as they did theirs And last of all thou art coming to the Magistrates power in matters of Religion under the Gospel and thou saith Notwithstanding manifold evils prevails and the wiles of the Devil are great and malignant and heresie which is a horrid aspect yet thou saith There is Balm in Gilead and a Physician there and the Balm and the Physician is that thou saith God hath armed the Magistrate with Civil power for the defence of Religion through the Concurrences of Devine Benediction and the Magi●trate is to vindicate the truth of God and also exercise his Power for curing the Offenders and for his proof he brings 1 Tim. 1. 2● of whom is Hymenius and Alexander whom I have delivered up unto Sathan Ans It seems your Gospel that you preach hath not power in it to prevail against Heresie neither your weapons are able to prevail which are but carnal and so the Power to suppress Heresie and Convince Gain-sayers is wholly without you and though you Censure and Excommunicate and deliver up to Sathan as you say yet you being in Sathans power that which is against you hath Power over you and therefore you are fain to cry up the Beasts power which alwayes made War with the Saints under the name of Hereticks and you say that in exercising of his Power is but defensive I say yes it is offensive and distructive to the Government of Christ and his Prerogative unto whom all Power belongs both in Heaven and Earth and the Government lies upon his shoulders who is a wonderful Councellor of whose Government there is no end and he is able to defend his Church and further more to take away thy objection is willing and furthermore hath promised to keep his Church that the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it and therefore thou who would have the civil Magistrate to intrude into those things which belongs not to him would have them Usurpers and Traytors unto Christ the Prince of Peace and the King of his People and head of the Church his body unto whom absolute Power and Soveraignity belongeth and Glory which he will not give to another And as for all the proofs which thou brings of