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A61692	A short discovery of certain truths of God according as they are revealed through the manifestation of the eternal light of the Son of righteousnesse, which are, a reply against two things in an epistle, and, an answer to certain queries contained in a book, intituled Christian queries, to quaking Christians, subscribed by one J.B. : also queries propounded, to be answered by the authour of the same book, or any other / by John Story.	Story, John, d. 1681.	1664 (1664)	Wing S5753; ESTC R4917	25,813	34

swearing which was fully forbidden in the law of God before but he positively excludes all manner of swearing in the dayes of the Gospel and likewise the Apostle saith James 5. 12. Above all things my brethren swear not neither by Heaven neither by the Earth neither by any other oath but let your yea be yea and your nay nay least you fall into condemnation which two testimonies are sufficient to confirme the truth unto all true Christian men that it is in no wise lawfull for them to swear in any case Many more testimonies might be instanced out of the Ecclesiastical histories of the ancient Christians some of whome holding it in no wise lawfull for Christian men to swear suffered death for the profession of Christ a Acts Monuments Vol. 2. fol. 55. Policarpus who as 't is said was John's Disciple b Euseb lib. 6. cap. 4. pag. 98. Basilides a Christian Martyr and the Waldenses whose names are so famous among the reformed Churches and are said immediately to succeed the Apostles being the most ancient and true Protestants professed it to be no way lawfull for a Christian man to swear and the c Acts Monnuments Vol. 1. fol. 527. Plow-man in his prayer and Chrisostome who was Bishop of Constantinople blameth them greatly that brought forth a book to swear upon charging Clarks that in no wise they constrain any body to swear whether they think a man swear true or false saying d Acts Monuments Vol. 2 70. it is a sin to swear well And these forementioned testimonies with many others which might be instanced out of Ecclesiastical histories were given against swearing and though the Apostle saith Heb. 6. 16. That an oath for confirmation amongst men is to them an end of strife yet this doth in no wise justifie or prove swearing lawfull amongst Christians for he speaks that by way of allusion as being the strongest bond in the old time in which the promise was made whereby men could bind themselves to set forth unto believers the certainty of Gods promise being confirmed by such a strong bond as an oath was among men in the old time when the promise was made to Abraham and his seed after him and as for the Apostles saying an oath among men is to them an end of strife I say that did rather allude or relate to what was at any time done for the ending of strife amongst those Hebrews who had not received the Gospel then that any such thing was done or practised amongst those believers to whom he writ his Epistle For if he had instanced any such practice amongst them he should not have said an oath amongst men but an oath amongst you c. Which he did not 13. Query Whether it be not the great duty and concernment of every Christian to plead for and vindicate all such Gospel truths as he hath formerly received and yet believeth and 1. whether a Christian may not earnestly contend for the truth once delivered Jude 3. 2. whether it be not the duty of all Christians with readinss to render an account of his faith to him that asketh him 1 Pet. 3. 15. And 3. whether it be not your concernment to return some satisfactory answer to the Author of these Queries Answ It is a duty of concernment to every child of God both to plead for and vindicate the truth the knowledge of which he hath received of our Lord Jesus Christ by the utmost force of those spiritual weapons or arguments wherewith he is furnished thereunto by the word and counsel of the Lord against all those that may gain say it in doctrine practice or conversation following the example of the Apostles and messengers of the great King The weapons of whose warfar were not carnal neither was their war against the flesh and bloud of men in error but the weapons wherewith they warred were spiritual and mighty through God to the destroying of that spirit of wickedness which leads into error and also to the recovering many out of error who have been captivated in error And they that are furnished with the spiritual wisdome word and power of the Lord God by which many are turned to righteousness they shall shine as the brightness of heaven and as the starrs for ever and ever Lastly it 's the duty of the children of God who in measure experience redemption and sanctification by Christ Jesus to give a reason according to their ability with meekness and fear of that precious hope and faith through which they have or may overcome in the day of tryal and hour of temptation which cometh upon all the world to try them that dwell upon the Earth and that excellent hope and faith in which the Saints are preserved in this day and hour of tryal and through which they shall be purified and made more white that their innocency may shine forth as the Sun in the Kingdome of their Father and which keeps from fainting to the end is of more worth then gold that perisheth and is not to be valued with all created excellencies or compared with any glory of this fading world therefore I may say of the faith and hope of which Christians ought to give a reason as Job did of wisdome man knows not the price thereof neither is it found in the land of the living Having in the love and fear of the Lord returned an answer to I. B. his Queries and therein given some reason and account of our faith and judgement in the things queried it s desired that I. B. may answer these following Queries in the same love that we may know a reason of his faith and judgement concerning the things queried Query 1. WHether Christ by that one act of his death and suffering hath so done away or blotted out the sins of the children of men that the divine justice of his father is so answerd or satisfied thereby that he looks upon men to be in his Son notwithstanding they are yet sinners and accepts them as perfectly righteous in his sight only in and through what Iesus hath done for them by his death upon the Crosse Query 2. Whether God who is the righteous Judge of all the world doth so impute his righteousnesse as to justifie any man upon the earth thereby in the self same capacity as his righteous law in Christ condemns him Query 3. Whether any man upon earth is absolutely acqvitted and freed from sin by virtue of what Christ hath done and suffered without whiles as yet the witnesse of Gods Spirit in his own heart and conscience condemns him Query 4. Whether there is any such thing as that any mans sins are done away past present and to come whiles as yet he doth not cease to commit sin Query 5. And if the eternal God doth impute the righteousnesse of his Son so as to justifie any while they do not yet cease to commit sin why doth he not so unto all seeing

in and receive Christ unto their everlasting salvation therefore it is that the holy Scriptures testifie of Christ being revealed unto the Saints in this way but neither the Scriptures which thou hast instanced nor any other exhorts Christians to believe in Christ as he is at a distance without them but the contrary Rom. 10. 6 7 8. 2. Query Whether the light within us be a sufficient guide to direct us unto true happinesse and what this light is whether in every man or how to be attained 1. if this light be sufficient to salvation of what use are the Scriptures And why are we at all exhorted unto faith which implyeth something at a distance and not yet enioyed Heb. 11. 1. 3. Answ The light of Jesus within us is a sufficient guide to direct and lead us which all them that walk in it out of darknesse and misery to the inheritance of glory and joy with the sanctified in Christs spiritual K●ngdome according as our Saviour who is this light testifieth of himself John 8. 12. where he saith I am the light of the world he that followeth me shall not walk in darknesse but have the light of life and Zechariah prophesying of him whose light is sufficient to guide men out of errour and darknesse saith Luke 1. 78 79. through the tender mercy of our God the day spring from on high hath visited us to give light to them that sit in darknesse and in the shadow of death to guide our feet into the way of peace By these two testimonies may this truth be confirmed viz. that the light of Jesus which shines within us is sufficient both to direct and lead us to true happinesse Secondly this true light in which we walk give testimony to the world and say it is that unto which all mankind must be turned that come to receive remission of sins Act. 26. 18. is no other but even Jesus the everlasting son of God as the Scriptures testifieth John 1. 9. and John 8. 12. Rev. 21 24. Thirdly This true light lighteth every man as it is before already proved John 1. 9. And he that desires to attain the knowledge of Jesus the true light let him not say in his heart who shall ascend or descend Rom. 10. and 6. 7. for Christ the light is near whose beams in a small measure shines in the darknesse of his heart according to John 1. 4. 5. and may be known by its operation of manifesting the secret evils there which are reproved and through it he comes to have a descerning between the inward thoughts and desires which would incline his heart towards God and those which would or doth cause his heart to decline from God therefore he that would attain to the knowledge of Christ whose light gives him in some measure the knowledge of himself as is before said must in love and obedience to Christ whose light convinceth him of sin confesse and forsake his sin in which obedience man comes to receive that heavenly power of God which begets him again out of sin and death and makes him partaker of the divine nature and life of Christ the light in which he comes to see light to have the excellent knowledge of that everlasting son through which in some measure he saw the filthinesse of sin and the motions of it in his heart while as yet he had not the knowledge of the light neither could it comprehend Fourthly Because this light is sufficient of great use are the Scriptures which testifieth of and directeth to this light and exhorteth Christians to the growing in faith and belief in Jesus who is the true light and Saviour of the world and able to save to the utmost Heb. 7. 25. Heb. 5. 9. 3. Query Whether is this light the conscience of every man or 3. is it Christ in every man if so why then are not all men saved for if he that hath not this light be out of Christ as you say then all that have this light must of necessity be in Christ and consequently saved 2 Cor. 13. 5. 2 Cor. 5. 17. Answ This light is not the conscience of every man neither is it the conscience of any man but is that heavenly light by which God lightens the consciences of the sons of men to distinguish between good and evil as I have already said And all they that believe in and obey the motions of Gods Spirit by the light of his Son he will lead them out of all darknesse and errour and guide them in the way everlasting and he will give them richly to possesse the evidence of his light and Spirit upon their consciences that they are his children Herein they come to partake of that peace which never shall have an end Secondly though we do not say that every man knows or hath received Christ within yet we say the beams of his light lighteth all men in which his grace that bringeth salvation hath appeared to them 1 Tit. 2. 11. And hereby his good Spirit is tendered to instruct them notwithstanding they rebell against him Neh. 9. 20 26. And this is the cause that all men are not saved viz. their not believing in but rejecting the light of his salvation and rebelling against his Spirit which should instruct them in the way thereof through which Spirit all men that continue in sin shall be left without excuse whose destruction is of themselves 4. Query Whether that way which you teach and the doctrines you maintain and propagate be consonant to and may be defended by the word of God contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament whether it be not necessary to haue some rule of trial by which we may try the spirits whether they be of God or no 1 John 4. 1 2 3. And 2. whether the Scriptures be not sufficient thereunto or is there any better way to be propounded for such a tryal and 3. if there be any better way why are we directed by the Prophet Esaiah to the Law and to the testimony and if any man speak otherwise it is because there is no light in him as Esai 8. 20. and 4. why were the Bereans commended for searching the Scriptures daily whether those things were so Act. 17. 11. Lastly if the Scriptures are not to be the rule for all Doctrines why is it that the Apostle doth so severely and that over and over again pronounce a curse against all such as should preach any other Gospel then what he had already preached which is onely to be found in the Scriptures as Gal. 1. 7 8 9. Answ The doctrines which we maintain and propagate are consonant to and may be defended by the forceable arguments of truth and holy records thereof contained in the Old and New Testament First It is necessary to have a rule of tryal to try the spirits whether they be of God as I. B. hath already instanced 1 Iohn 4. 1 2 3. And he that in