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A54243	Truth further clear'd from mistakes being two chapters out of the book entituled, Primitive Christianity reviv'd : plainly acknowledging the benefit accruing by the death and suffering of our Lord Jesus Christ for the salvation of mankind, together with a comparison of the principles of the people called Quakers, and the perversions of their opposers, by way of postscript / by W.P.; Primitive Christianity reviv'd. Selections	Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1698 (1698)	Wing P1391; ESTC R33341	12,151	50

in and for them And so the Benefit Virtue and Essicacy of his Doings and Sufferings without us will come to be livingly applied and felt and fellowship with Christ in his Death and Sufferings known according to the Doctrine of the Apostle which those that live in that which made him suffer know not tho' they profess to be saved by his Death and Sufferings Much more might be said as to this matter but I must be brief § 6. To conclude this Chapter we wonder not that we should be mistaken mis-construed and mis-represented in what we believe and do to Salvation since our Betters have been so treated in the Primitive Times nor indeed is it only about Doctrines of Religion for our Practice in Worship and Discipline have had the same Success But this is what I earnestly desire that however bold People are pleased to make with us they would not deceive themselves in the great things of their own Salvation That while they would seem to own all to Christ they are not found disowned of Christ in the last Day Read the 7th of Matthew it is he that hears Christ the great Word of God and does what he enjoyns what he commands and by his Blessed Example recommends that is a Wise Builder that has founded his House well and built with good Materials and whose House will stand the last shake and Judgement For which cause we are often plain close and earnest with People to consider that Christ came not to save them in but from their Sins and that they that think to discharge and release themselves of his Yoke and Burden his Cross and Example and secure themselves and Complement Christ with his having done all for them while he has wrought little or nothing in them nor they parted with any thing for the love of him will finally awake in a dreadful surprize at the sound of the last Trumpet and at this sad and irrevokeable Sentence Depart from me ye Workers of Iniquity I know you not Which terrible End may all timely avoid by hearkening to Wisdom's Voice and turning at her Reproof that she may lead them in the Ways of Righteousness and in the midst of the Paths of Judgment that their Souls may come to inherit Substance even durable Riches and Righteousness in the Kingdom of the Father World without end THE QUAKERS PRINCIPLES AND THEIR Adversaries Perversions Quakers Principles I. BEcause in Honour to the Spirit of GOD which gave forth the Scriptures we assert the Holy Spirit to be the First and Great Rule of Christians as that by which GOD is Worshiped Conscience is Convinc'd Sin Detected Duty Manifested Scriptures Unfolded and Explained and consequently a Rule for Believeing and Understanding the Scriptures themselves Tho' at the same time we Reverently Believe the Scriptures by the Divine Authority of that holy SPIRIT which gave them forth and do declare and fully believe them to be what they say of themselves viz. A Declaration of those things most surely believed by the Primitive Christians and that they came by Inspiration holy Men of GOD speaking as they were moved by the holy Ghost and are profitable for Doctrine Reproof Correction Instruction in Righteousness that the Man of GOD perfect and throughly furnished to all good Works Joh. 4. 24. John 16. 8. Ephes 5. 13. Joh. 14. 26. 2. Tim. 3. 16. II. From our great Caution and Tenderness in Expressing our Selves in matters of Faith as particularly about the Trinity in other Terms than those the holy Ghost hath used in Scripture to wit There are Three that bear Record in Heaven the FATHER the WORD and the SPIRIT and these Three are One which we sincerely and reverently believe to be so 1 John 5. 7. III. Because we believe and declare the Necessity of an Inward Principle to Enlighten our Minds and Cure our Hearts of the Maladies that Sin has brought upon us in order to Salvation here and to escape from the Wrath to come Ephes 2. 8. Tit. 2. 11 12. Acts 15. 11. John 1. 9. 1 John 1. 7. IV. Because we say That GOD is Light and CHRIST is Light and that GOD is in CHRIST and that CHRIST by his Light Lighteth every Man that cometh into the World and dwelleth with them that obey him in his Inward and Spiritual Manifestation according to 1 John 1. 5. John 8. 12. and 1. 9. and 1. 1. 10. and 1. 1. 20. V. From our Asserting That CHRIST lighteth Wicked as well as Good Men because he is said to be that True Light which lighteth every Man that cometh into the World according to John 1. 9. VI. Because we say That this Light of Christ is sufficient to Save and Preserve all from Sin that Walk up to the Discovery and Leadings of it 2 Cor. 4. 6 7. 1 John 1. 7. John 8. 12. Ephes 5. 13. VII When we speak of Christ's being glorified with the Father before the World began oras he is now by his Spirit in the Hearts of his People and that as such he was never visible to Wicked Men John 17. 5. 1 Joh. 3. 6. VIII Because the Tendency of our Ministry and Testimony is to press People to the Guidance of that Inward and Spiritual Appearance of Christ to Men by his Light and Grace in their hearts as that without which there can be no sight sense or sorrow for Sin to Amendment of Life which is absolutely requisite in order to a Just and Saving Application of the Benefit which God intended to Men by the Death and Sufferings of our Lord Jesus Christ And because we often press this in opposition to that Sin pleasing-Doctrine of being who by Justified by the Merits of Christ whilst Men live in the Wickedness and Pollutions of this World Eph. 5. 13. Tit. 2. 11. 2 Thes 2. 13. 1 Pet. 1. 2. 1 Cor. 2. 11. Rom. 8. 9 14. Tit. 3. 3. to vers 9. 2 Cor. 4. 6. IX From our Denying a Ridgid Satisfaction as that GOD could not possibly save Men any other way than by Condemning and Punishing his Beloved Son in whom he was well-pleased thereby making Christ the Cause and not the Effect of the Father's Love for the Sins of the World And because we cannot believe he hath so satisfied his Father for Sins past present and to come as to look upon Man to be holy in Christ whilst unholy in himself or to be in Christ while he is not a New Creature the Dangerous Security too many are under 1 Joh. 4. 9 10. John 3 16 17. 1 John 3. 8. John 3. 3. Mat. 7. 21. 2 Cor. 5. 17. Gal. 6. 15. X. Because we say Men cannot be Justified by what Christ has done or suffered for them whilst condemned by his Light in themselves or forgiven in his Blood whilst disobedient to his Spirit and that to compleat Justification we are to feel an Inward Acceptance with GOD through the Sanctification of the Spirit of his Son as that without which Remission