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A30898 The possibility and necessity of the inward immediate revelation of the spirit of God towards the foundation and ground of true faith, proved in a letter write [sic] in Latine, to a person of quality in Holland; and now also put into English. By R.B. Barclay, Robert, 1648-1690. 1686 (1686) Wing B732; ESTC R214887 15,587 34

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exceed its cause which is against all sound reason that it should bring forth what were of a higher and more excellent kind Therefore all Ideas whether Of Natural or Spirituall things are Divinly implanted in our minds Which nevertheless do not alwayes appear but sometimes appear and sometimes are as it were hid in us and sometimes are stirred up in us by causes outward or inward and again do as it were sleep and shun our observation and seem not to be otherwayes distinguished by our minds but as thoughts and perceptions of the mind from the mind it self That is as the Mode from the Subject or as a Bod●lie Motion from the body whereof it is the Motion For as is the Relation of a Bodily Motion to a Body so is the Relation of a thought or perception of the mind to the mind In this nevertheless they differ that the mind can move it self and operat in it self which a body cannot doe But as a Body can be moved by another So also can the Mind after its manner be moved by another and that both by outward and inward causes But chiefly by GOD himself in whose hand all Souls and Creatures are But of these things there is enough said at present and I hope I have not thus farr Impertinently Philosophised To return again to the matter in question It is already proved That there is in a Man a Supernaturall Idea of GOD from whence it easily may be concluded There are other Supernaturall Ideas in man also To wit Concerning Divine and Supernaturall things Yea as the Saints experience doth prove it neither doth sound reason any ways contradict it As there are then Naturall Ideas concerning the things of the natural World as for instance Ideas of Light and Colours Ideas of Voice and Sounds Ideas of Savouring and and Smelling Ideas of Tasting and Feeling as of Heat and Cold of Grief and Joy It follows also that there are Ideas of supernatural things concerning the Divine and supernatural things of the Divine and Supernaturall World As Ideas of those things above mentioned in the Spiritual World And as the Naturall Ideas are stirred up in us by outward and Naturall Bodies So those Divine and Supernatural Ideas are stirred up in us by a certain Principle which is a body in naturalls in Relation to the Spirituall World And therefore may be called a Divine Body Not as if it were a part of GOD who is a most pure Spirit But the Organ or Instrument of GOD by which he worketh in us and stirreth up in us these Ideas of Divine things This is that Flesh and Blood of Christ by which the Saints are nurished which is a Mystery to all unregenerated and meer natural Men never to be reached by them while they remaine in that state Now if there be such Supernatural Ideas there are also Senses or Perceptive faculties by which those Ideas are perceived for those are two relatives that suppose and inferr one another But in wicked men those Senses or faculties do as it were sleep as the Visive faculty of a blind man But in the Godly they are stirred up Now by these Divine and Spirituall Senses which are distinct and distinguishable from all the naturall faculties of the Soul whether of Imagination or naturall reason Spirituall minded men do behold the Glory and Beauty of GOD In respect whereof and for which all the Glory of this World is despicable to them Yea even as dross and dung and they also hear GOD Inwardly speaking in their Souls words truly Divine and Heavenly full of Virtue and Divine Life And they savour and taste of Divine things and doe as it were handle them with the hands of their Souls And those Heavenly Enjoyments do as realy differ in their nature from all false similitudes and fa●itious appearances of them which either the mind of Man by its own streng●h can imitate or any evill spirit to deceive man can counterfit as a true Man differs from the dead Image of a Man or true Bread Honey Wine or Milk doth from the meer Picture of those things And albeit either the Imagination of Man or subtility of the Devil may Counterfit false likenesses of these Injoyments by which men may be deceived and no doubt many are deceived That doth not hinder but that those divine Injoyments are clearly perceived in such in whom the Divine and spirituall senses are truly opened and the true Supernaturall Ideas of those things truly raised up And if there be at any time a mistake the Divine Illumination is not the cause of that mistake but some evill disposition of the Mind as happeneth in those things relating to naturall Reason For there are many false appearances of Reason which differ as much from true Reason as those false and pretended Revelations and Diabolicall Inspirations from such as are truly Divine Now how many Men who would be esteemed Philosophers are miserably deceived by those false likenesses of Reason Judging their false Reasons to be the true similitudes of things and solid Ratiocinatione which nevertheless moveth no man of sound Reason to reject sound and solid Reason as doubtfull and uncertain For even sound naturall Reason is an excellent Gift of GOD and very usefull to mankind when used in its proper place But let none think to comprehend by their naturall reason things that are of a divine and supernaturall kind And as we use to do when any one is deceived by false appearances of Reason we endeavour to reduce them to contemplate the first naturall Ideas of naturall things and to meditate therein which is as a Test or Touchstone by which all the appearances and likenesses of Reason are to be examined if they contradict them to be rejected So also when any one is deceived by his own Imagination or the cunning of satan thinking any evil inspiration of the devil to be a true Divine Revelation He that is so deceived is to be reduced to the naturall Ideas of things if so be that pretended Revelation doth contradict them For no true Divine Revelation can contradict the true naturall Idea or to the Supernaturall Ideas of Divine things which are most simple clear and obvious to the minds of men if they will turn their minds to the Divine seed in them or at least those Ideas are readily and easily stirred up For as in Naturall Ideas so in Supernaturall Some are more easily raised then others For there is an certain order both of Naturall and Supernaturall Ideas whereby they are gradually excited Nor is there any Mortall Man in whose Mind at some time or other there is not stirred up some Idea that 's truly Supernaturall and Divine And who hath not felt in himself both the Wrath and Judgement of GOD for his sins And also some tender and gentle taste of GOD'S Love and Goodness by which wicked men are invited to Repentance Now that which is thought to be a Divine Revelation is felt to contradict