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A65873 The light and life of Christ within and the extent and efficacy thereof demonstrated. And the Quakers principles justified by the scriptures of truth, the doctrine of Christ and his Apostles, from the false and blasphemous constructions put upon them by William Burnet, in his book, stiled, The captial principles of the people called Quakers : herein the rest of the Baptists that own him may see, his antichristian spirit and doctrines detected ... / by ... G. Whitehead. Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723. 1668 (1668) Wing W1941; ESTC R20094 56,660 72

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law_n write_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n if_o it_o be_v sure_o the_o blood_n of_o it_o must_v be_v spiritual_a too_o again_o compare_v the_o article_n of_o w._n b._n his_o faith_n about_o the_o blood_n shed_v without_o the_o gate_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 42._o by_o which_o he_o say_v we_o be_v justify_v another_o while_n it_o be_v the_o mean_n or_o cause_n of_o justification_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v neither_o spirit_n nor_o the_o life_n by_o his_o own_o confession_n nor_o be_v it_o in_o be_v but_o lose_v pag._n 40._o whereas_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o save_v by_o his_o life_n 1_n cor._n 6.11_o rom._n 5.10_o chap._n 4.25_o and_o yet_o in_o
the_o true_a christ_n be_v before_o abraham_n but_o the_o body_n be_v not_o before_o abraham_n be_v therefore_o not_o the_o true_a christ._n to_o this_o i_o say_v and_o add_v that_o he_o have_v mince_v our_o word_n howbeit_o the_o scripture_n distinguish_v in_o several_a place_n touch_v christ_n and_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n of_o jesus_n and_o the_o body_n of_o jesus_n mat._n 27.58_o heb._n 10.5_o 10._o but_o this_o argument_n w._n b._n omit_v to_o answer_v in_o this_o place_n he_o say_v 2._o argument_n from_o john_n 6.41_o i_o be_o the_o bread_n that_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n now_o say_v the_o quaker_n if_o christ_n be_v bread_n and_o this_o bread_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n then_o the_o body_n can_v not_o be_v christ_n because_o that_o come_v not_o down_o from_o heaven_n i_o add_v he_o be_v true_o christ_n as_o he_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o proceed_v from_o the_o father_n for_o he_o be_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n and_o not_o divide_v from_o his_o body_n 3._o 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confirmation_n where_o he_o go_v on_o in_o these_o word_n viz._n the_o scripture_n give_v this_o character_n of_o jesus_n christ_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v call_v immanuel_n mat._n 1.23_o that_o be_v to_o say_v god_n with_o we_o or_o god_n in_o flesh_n and_o in_o isa._n 9.6_o he_o be_v call_v the_o mighty_a god_n and_o so_o john_n 1.1_o he_o be_v call_v the_o word_n which_o be_v with_o god_n and_o be_v god_n and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o root_n and_o creator_n of_o man_n and_o that_o word_n or_o eternal_a spirit_n take_v flesh_n etc._n etc._n but_o he_o further_o add_v as_o follow_v bapt._n now_o as_o he_o be_v god_n he_o be_v co-creator_n with_o the_o father_n and_o so_o be_v before_o abraham_n and_o have_v glory_n with_o god_n before_o the_o world_n be_v and_o in_o this_o sense_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n rep._n what_o nonsense_n and_o unscripture-like_a language_n be_v this_o to_o tell_v of_o god_n be_v co-creator_n with_o the_o father_n or_o that_o god_n have_v glory_n with_o god_n do_v not_o this_o imply_v two_o god_n and_o that_o god_n have_v a_o father_n let_v the_o reader_n judge_n bapt._n which_o word_n be_v god_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o a_o saviour_n as_o he_o be_v the_o word_n or_o creator_n of_o the_o world_n any_o otherwise_o than_o he_o be_v hold_v forth_o in_o the_o promise_n rep._n how_o then_o do_v he_o say_v i_o be_o god_n a_o saviour_n beside_o i_o there_o be_v none_o other_o and_o what_o be_v his_o save_v his_o people_n from_o but_o from_o sin_n and_o be_v not_o this_o god_n real_a work_n throughout_o all_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o do_v not_o god_n say_v sure_o they_o be_v my_o people_n child_n that_o will_v not_o lie_v and_o so_o be_v he_o their_o saviour_n isa._n 63.8_o and_o do_v not_o god_n say_v look_v unto_o i_o all_o you_o end_v of_o the_o earth_n and_o be_v you_o save_v for_o i_o be_o god_n and_o be_v it_o not_o god_n that_o in_o christ_n be_v reconcile_n the_o world_n and_o that_o establish_v they_o in_o christ_n and_o anoint_v they_o 2_o cor._n 1.21_o ch_n 5.19_o what_o confusion_n and_o huddle-muddle_a have_v this_o our_o opposer_n make_v about_o salvation_n who_o further_o add_v b●pt_n he_o be_v not_o a_o saviour_n as_o the_o root_n and_o creator_n of_o man_n but_o as_o he_o be_v to_o be_v the_o offspring_n of_o man_n for_o as_o he_o from_o the_o day_n of_o eternity_n be_v with_o the_o father_n and_o be_v his_o delight_n he_o most_o proper_o derive_v that_o title_n of_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n pag._n 34._o answ._n do_v but_o mark_v the_o confusion_n and_o darkness_n of_o this_o man_n who_o have_v deny_v that_o god_n the_o word_n or_o creator_n of_o man_n be_v a_o saviour_n and_o christ_n as_o he_o be_v the_o root_n and_o creator_n of_o man_n and_o as_o he_o be_v the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n or_o from_o the_o day_n of_o eternity_n he_o have_v deny_v to_o be_v a_o saviour_n but_o as_o he_o be_v the_o offspring_n of_o man._n do_v but_o eye_n the_o tendency_n of_o this_o doctrine_n thus_o to_o deny_v the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o be_v a_o saviour_n and_o how_o blind_a and_o ignorant_a this_o man_n be_v of_o the_o true_a christ_n and_o saviour_n and_o what_o have_v he_o do_v less_o than_o set_v the_o flesh_n above_o the_o spirit_n for_o he_o grant_v that_o the_o word_n or_o eternal_a spirit_n take_v flesh_n but_o deny_v that_o he_o be_v a_o saviour_n as_o he_o be_v the_o word_n or_o the_o son_n of_o god_n whereas_o it_o be_v through_o the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o eternal_a life_n be_v receive_v john_n 3.16_o and_o god_n love_n be_v manifest_a in_o send_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n into_o the_o world_n that_o whosoever_o believe_v on_o he_o may_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n and_o the_o engraft_a word_n be_v able_a to_o save_v the_o soul_n the_o word_n of_o grace_n be_v able_a to_o build_v up_o and_o to_o give_v a_o inheritance_n among_o they_o that_o be_v sanctify_v so_o here_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o eternal_a word_n be_v prove_v against_o the_o baptist_n false_a and_o unscripture-like_a distinction_n and_o touch_v those_o scripture_n that_o god_n by_o his_o own_o blood_n purchase_v to_o himself_o a_o church_n act_v 20.28_o now_o god_n have_v neither_o blood_n nor_o suffer_v say_v vv._n b._n which_o charge_v the_o apostle_n with_o untruth_n and_o that_o of_o john_n 3_o no_o man_n have_v ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n but_o he_o which_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n even_o the_o son_n of_o man_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n vv._n b._n say_v pag._n 35._o now_o according_a to_o his_o manhood_n or_o flesh_n he_o be_v not_o in_o heaven_n by_o which_o he_o have_v rather_o justify_v the_o former_a four_o argument_n than_o otherwise_o but_o his_o tell_n as_o he_o be_v very_a god-man_n etc._n so_o the_o manhood_n suffer_v and_o the_o act_n be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o godhead_n this_n be_v confusion_n and_o contradiction_n to_o the_o former_a that_o god_n do_v not_o suffer_v but_o such_o kind_n of_o muddlement_n our_o opposer_n be_v willing_a to_o please_v himself_o with_o and_o then_o he_o add_v that_o he_o give_v that_o to_o the_o one_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o other_o the_o same_o be_v speak_v of_o our_o salvation_n sometime_o it_o be_v attribute_v to_o one_o thing_n and_o sometime_o to_o another_o sometime_o it_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o act_n of_o christ_n suffer_v christ_n another_o while_o the_o very_a effect_n of_o our_o salvation_n be_v put_v for_o the_o cause_n where_o do_v the_o scripture_n make_v such_o distinction_n or_o such_o rhetoric_n and_o where_o prove_v he_o that_o faith_n and_o obedience_n to_o the_o gospel_n be_v no_o
cause_n of_o salvation_n but_o the_o effect_n and_o by_o what_o rule_n do_v w._n b._n thus_o essay_n to_o correct_v the_o scripture_n which_o he_o count_v his_o rule_n or_o thus_o detect_v the_o say_n of_o chiist_n as_o be_v so_o improper_a as_o give_v that_o to_o one_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o another_o in_o such_o a_o high_a concernment_n and_o have_v not_o he_o herein_o in_o effect_n accuse_v the_o scripture_n and_o god_n with_o the_o same_o thing_n or_o as_o great_a offence_n as_o he_o have_v accuse_v we_o withal_o as_o give_v that_o to_o one_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o another_o as_o our_o attribute_v salvation_n and_o justification_n to_o god_n or_o christ_n as_o the_o eternal_a word_n which_o he_o will_v lay_v all_o upon_o the_o offspring_n of_o man_n or_o upon_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n that_o suffer_v death_n upon_o the_o cross_n and_o sometime_o upon_o the_o shed_v the_o blood_n out_o of_o it_o deny_v christ_n as_o the_o word_n and_o son_n of_o god_n to_o be_v 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