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A50867	An account of Mr. Lock's religion, out of his own writings, and in his own words together with some observations upon it, and a twofold appendix : I. a specimen of Mr. Lock's way of answering authors ..., II. a brief enquiry whether Socinianism be justly charged upon Mr. Lock.	Milner, John, 1628-1702.; Locke, John, 1632-1704. Selections. 1700.	1700 (1700)	Wing M2075; ESTC R548	126,235	194

Particularly Will Mr. Lock say that he was not cloath'd with it after his Resurrection If so I ask whether he will not plainly contradict our Blessed Saviour who told his Disciples after his being risen from the Dead that he had Flesh and Bones S. Luke 24. 39. It may then concern him to explain himself as to this also Mr. Lock 's Meaning also is not very plain when he says that the chief End of Christ's coming was to be a King and to be receiv'd as such It is most true that the Prophets foretold that he should be a King and it may be said that he came to fulfil the Prophecies that had been of him as it is also true that he was a King But I do not remember that it is said that the chief End of his coming was to be a King It is written that he came into the World to save Sinners to seek and to save that which was lost that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting Life that he was manifested to take away our Sins and to dissolve the works of the Devil 1 Joh. 3. 5 8. that he appear'd to put away Sin by the sacrifice of himself Heb. 9. 26. And when Pilate ask'd him whether he was a King he did not answer For this cause came I into the World that I might be a King but For this cause I came into the World that I should bear witness to the Truth S. John 18. 37. Among these several Ends I do not find the being a King expresly mention'd for one as every one of these is much less is it call'd the chief End Finally Mr. Lock himself Reasonab of Christian. p. 241. mentions something else as the great End His words are Pardon and Forgiveness of Sins and Salvation by him was the great End of his coming CHAP. VII Of our Advantages by Christ. IT will possibly he ask'd What Advantage have we by Jesus Christ Answ. 1. He found the World in a state of Darkness and Error in reference to the true God but the clear Revelation he brought with him dissipated the Darkness made the one invisible true God known to the World 2. A clear knowledge of their Duty was before wanting to Mankind but now there needs no more but to read the inspired Books all the Duties of Morality lie there clear and plain and easie to be understood There is not I think any of the Duties of Morality which he has not somewhere or other by himself and his Apostles inculcated over and over again to his Followers in express terms 3. The outward Forms of worshipping the Deity wanted a Reformation to this also our Saviour brought a Remedy in a plain spiritual and suitable Worship 4. Another great Advantage receiv'd by him is the great Encouragement he brought to a vertuous and pious Life great enough to surmount the Difficulties and Obstacles that lie in the way to it viz. by bringing Life and Immortality to light and by putting into the Scale on the side of Vertue an exceeding and immortal weight of Glory 5. One Advantage more we have by Jesus Christ is the promise of Assistance If we do what we can he will give us his Spirit to help us to do what and how we should Thus Mr. Lock Reason of Christian. p. 257 263 267 284 285 286 287 290 291 292. See also p. 234. OBSERVATIONS Here where Mr. Lock is treating purposely and largely of the Advantages that we have by Christ it is justly thought strange that he should not once make mention of his being a propitiation through faith in his blood Rom. 3. 25. A propitiation for our Sins yea also for the sins of the whole World 1 Joh. 2. 2. Our having Redemption through his Blood the forgiveness of Sins Eph. 1. 7. Col. 1. 14. Such an unconceivable Advantage as this that we have by him should not have been forgotten If Mr. Lock say that otherwhere in his Reasonableness of Christianity he doth mention our Redemption by Christ I grant it but 1. I do not at present remember that he any where in it mentions Redemption through his blood 2. If he do speak of it otherwhere how easie had it been for him to have nam'd it here among other Advantages and to have referr'd his Reader to the places where he had spoken of it If Mr. Lock say again that he set down as much as his Argument requir'd I answer That he did not Having moved the Question What Advantages we have by Christ and making it his business to answer it his Argument requir'd that such a transcendent Advantage as this should not have been omitted The truth is innumerable are the Advantages that we have by Christ so that it would not have been expected that he should give an account of them all To instance in some Beside the Benefits mention'd above we have by him Vocation Repentance Justification Peace with God Adoption Sanctification Audience of our Prayers Acceptance of our Persons Victory over Persecutions Afflictions and Death it self Salvation or Glorification c. And therefore that Mr. Lock though he intimates that our Advantages by Christ are great and many should insist only upon four or five and overlook all the rest especially that he should take no notice of that which is the foundation of many of the other viz. Christ's redeeming us by his Blood and being the Propitiation for our Sins is thought strange by others whatsoever he himself may think of it CHAP. VIII Of the Death and Satisfaction of Christ. HE that hath incurred Death by his own Transgression cannot lay down his Life for another as our Saviour professeth he did Mr. Lock Reasonab of Christian. p. 208. He declares Joh. 10. 1. 21. the laying down his life for both Jews and Gentiles Ibid. p. 118. He freely gave up himself to Death for us Second Vindicat. of Reason of Christian. p. 400. The Design of his coming was to be offer'd up a Lamb blameless and void of offence Ibid. p. 75. Satisfaction may plainly be collected out of several places in my Reasonab of Christian. Some whereof which I took out of the Gospels I mention'd in my Vindication p. 5. and others of them which I took out of the Epistles which I shall point out to you now As I say the design of our Saviour's coming was to be offer'd up and again I speak of the work of our Redemption words which in the Epistles are taken to imply Satisfaction Second Vindicat. of the Reasonab of Christian. p. 157. Thus Mr. Lock OBSERVATIONS It had been taken notice of that Mr. Lock mentioning the Advantages of Christ's coming into the World hath not one Syllable of his Satisfying for us Mr. Lock in Vindication of himself among other things says that Satisfaction may be plainly collected out of his Reasonableness of Christianity where he alledges some Passages out of the Gospels and some out of the Epistles and he adds that those in the

clear himself from what was never laid to his Charge 2. That what was laid upon him was what he could not do without owning to know what he was sure he did not know For says he how the Doctrine of the Trinity has been always receiv'd in the Christian Church I confess my self ignorant Thus Mr. Lock in his Third Letter p. 7 9. To the former of which I say Suppose it was not objected that he did not favour the Doctrine of the Trinity yet if it was only insinuated this was a sufficient Reason why he should clear himself No Man should be silent in the case of such Insinuation Now Mr. Lock was not ignorant that this had been insinuated being so well acquainted with two Discourses one intituled Some Thoughts concerning the several Causes and Occasions of Atheism the other Socinianism Unmask'd both publish'd before that he was put in mind to clear himself The very Title of the latter doth insinuate it and if he would see it plainly objected he may consult p. 82. where are these words My next Charge against this Gentleman i. e. Mr. Lock was this that those Texts of Scripture which respect the Holy Trinity were either disregarded by him or were interpreted by him after the Antitrinitarian Mode And this he is so far from denying that he openly avows it By which he hath made it clear that he espouses that Doctrine of the Socinians Here it is plainly laid to his Charge and yet Mr. Lock did not think fit either in his Reply to this Socinianism Unmask'd nor any where else to clear himself by declaring to the World that he owns the Doctrine of the Trinity As to the latter that he is ignorant how the Doctrine of the Trinity has been always receiv'd in the Christian Church it is not to the purpose for it was not requir'd of him that he should declare his owning the Doctrine of the Trinity as it has been Always receiv'd in the Christian Church the word Always is Mr. Lock 's addition it was only mention'd that he should declare his owning it as it hath been receiv'd in the Christian Church and if he had only declar'd his owning it as it hath been receiv'd in the Church of England it would have been judg'd sufficient Therefore both these are apparently mere Shifts and Evasions 2. Mr. Lock gives the World just reason to suspect that he doth not favour the Doctrine of the Trinity by his disputing so largely and earnestly about the Terms Nature and Person and his ridiculing that which had been said for clearing the Sense or Signification of them This Dispute takes up no small part of his Third Letter see p. 253 c. and again p. 352 c. after that he had enlarg'd so much upon them in his two former Letters see his First Letter p. 148 c. and the Second Letter p. 98 c. Lastly In the Words that I have transcrib'd out of this Third Letter p. 224. he gives the World just cause to doubt that he is no Friend to this Doctrine The words are I do not here question the Truth of these Propositions There are three Persons in one Nature or There are two Natures and one Person nor deny that they may be drawn from the Scripture but I deny that these very Propositions are in express Words in my Bible For that is the only thing I deny here If Mr. Lock had said I do not question the Truth of these Propositions nor deny c. he might have given some Satisfaction But here is a dead Fly that makes his Ointment to send forth no good savour viz. the Word Here added and that twice He doth not Here question their Truth and that is the only thing he denies Here i.e. for this time and upon this occasion he did not think fit to express his questioning the one or denying the other but he doth not absolutely say that he doth not question or deny the one or other He saith For that is the only thing I deny here whereby I perceive that Mr. Lock has his priviledg'd Particles as he says that others have theirs for what the Particle For doth here I know not CHAP. XIII Of the Scriptures particularly of the Epistles also of the Interpretation of them THE Holy Scripture is to me and always will be the constant Guide of my Assent and I shall always hearken to it as containing infallible Truth relating to things of the highest Concernment And I shall presently condemn and quit any Opinion of mine as soon as I am shewn that it is contrary to any Revelation in the Holy Scripture Mr. Lock First Letter p. 226 227. Every true Christian is under an absolute and indispensible necessity by being the Subject of Christ to study the Scriptures with an unprejudiced mind according to that measure of Time Opportunity and Helps which he has that in those Sacred Writings be may find what his Lord and Master hath by himself or by the mouths of his Apostles requir'd of him either to be believ'd or done Second Vindicat. of the Reason of Christian. p. 446. I think it every Christian's Duty to read search and study the Holy Scriptures and make this their great Business Ibid. p. 201. All that we find in the Revelation of the New Testament being the declar'd Will and Mind of our Lord and Master the Messiah whom we have taken to be our King we are bound to receive as Right and Truth or else we are not his Subjects But it is still what we find in the Scripture what we sincerely seeking to know the Will of our Lord discover to be his Mind Where it is spoken plainly we cannot miss it where there is Obscurity either in the Expressions themselves or by reason of the seeming contrariety of other Passages there a fair Endeavour as much as our Circumstances will permit secures us from a guilty Disobedience to his Will or a sinsul Errour in Faith If he had requir'd more of us in those Points he would have declar'd his Will plainer to us Ibid. p. 76. The Holy Writers of the Epistles inspired from above writ nothing but Truth and in most places very weighty Truths to us now for the expounding clearing and confirming of the Christian Doctrine and establishing those in it who had embraced it But yet every Sentence of theirs must not be taken up and looked on as a Fundamental Article necessary to Salvation without an explicit Belief whereof no body could be a Member of Christ's Church here nor be admitted into his eternal Kingdom hereafter If all or most of the Truths declared in the Epistles were to be receiv'd and believ'd as Fundamental Articles what then became of those Christians who were fallen asleep as S. Paul witnesses in his first to the Corinthians many were before these things in the Epistles were revealed to them Most of the Epistles not being written till above twenty years after our Saviour's Ascension and some