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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87593	Hosannah to the Son of David: or A testimony to the Lord's Christ. Offering it self, indifferently, to all persons; though more especially intended for the people, who pass under the name of Quakers. Wherein not so much the detecting of their persons, as the reclaiming the tender-hearted among them from the error of their way, is modestly endevoured, by a sober and moderate discourse, touching the Light and law in every man; referring to what is held forth by them in their several books and papers, herein examined and discussed. By a lover of truth and peace	Jackson, John, fl. 1651-1657.	1657 (1657)	Wing J78; Thomason E927_5; ESTC R202615	156,564	177

within him and he become new born John 3.3 till Christ be formed in him Gal. 4.19 and he created a new in Christ Jesus 2 Cor. 5.17 being begotten of his owne good will by the word of truth James 1.18 and so born again of the incorruptible seed by the word of God which liveth and abideth for ever 1 Peter 1.23 24 25. I say till a man be thus new born and new created in Christ Jesus and Christ be formed in him till the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath set him free from the law of sin and death he cannot see the Kingdome of God nor by the light and law under the former consideration of which every man is partaker be led up to God out of the fall unto eternall life The Scripture beares Testimony of Paul That in the heat of his zeale he made havoke of the Church Acts 8.3 Chap. 9.1 Chap 22 4 5.19 20. and being exceedingly mad against the Saints shut up many of them in Prison punished them and compelled them to blaspheme and gave voice against them when they were put to death Acts 26.10 11. yet he was in all this zealous toward God instructed according to the perfect manner of the law Acts 22.3 and touching the righteousnesse thereof was blamelesse Phil. 3.6 and thought with himselfe that he ought to doe many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth Acts 26.9 he was kicking against the pricks and persecutig the Lord Jesus vers 14 15. And knew it not 1 Timothy 1.13 For although he were a Blasphemer a Persecuter and injurious yet obtained he mercy because hee did it ignorantly in unbeliefe Hence it appears that Paul did obey the light that was in him and did prosecute with zealethe dictates thereof and was therein zealon toward God according to that which is said John 16.2 The time cometh that whosoever killeth you will thinke that he doth God service or as they of whom Paul bears record Ro. 10 2. That had a zeal of God but not according to Knowledge Either the light in Paul was not sufficient to lead him out of the fall up to God and to eternall life or else he did disobey and did not follow the light which did lead him That he did not disobey but follow the light which was in him it is evident for then his sin had been against knowledge whereas it is said he did it ignorantly 1 Tim. 1.13 his conscience did not reprove him for the things he did for thus he witnesseth Acts 2.3.1 That he had lived in all good conscience before God untill that day and in the exercise thereof was without blame in himselfe and as touching the law blamelesse before others yet was he neverthelesse a persecuter of the Lord Jesus in his Saints and did not know it which discovers plainly the light in him was either not sufficient to discover to him the error of his way or at least did suspend its act of enlightning him in the knowledge thereof it check'd him not it convinced him not otherwise his sin had not been a sin of ignorance which is want of light but a sin against light and knowledge and consequently against conscience whereas on the contrary he thought he ought to doe many things against Jesus of Nazareth not knowing him to be the Lord and he did what he did in his persecuting and blaspheming without light and his conscience being silent toward him in all this according to that saying of our Lord Luke 23.34 Father forgive them for they know not what they doe For it is to be remembred that there are sins of ignorance as well as sins against light and knowledge the former are not without their guilt and punishment though the latter greatly aggravates both one and the other as is witnessed in those two Servants Luke 12.47 48. nor was it without the singular wisdome and mercy of God who appointed sacrifices to be offered for sins of ignorance Leviticus 4.2.13 27 28. errors in the judgement as well as in the will the head and the heart both sick must be purged Levit. 5.15 17 18 19. Levit. 4.2 13 27 28. But to sin against light and knowledge to be reproved and checked and convinced by the light and yet not to reclaime but to goe forward in the evill is not only transgression and sin but it is sin aggravated it is opposed to sins of ignorance and is called sinning presumptuously or sinning with an high hand and despising the word of the Lord such as so sinned were to bear their iniquity they were to be cut off Numb 15.27 28 30 31. Deutro 29.19 20 21. And to these kinds of sinning hath David relation when he prayes Psal 19.12 13. Who can understand his errors cleanse thou me from secret faults keep back thy Servant also from presumpteous sins and let them not have dominion over me then shall I be upright and innocent from the great transgression To this agrees that saying of the Apostle 1 Cor. 4.3 4. Yea I judge not mine own selfe for I know nothing by my selfe yet am I not hereby justified but he that judgeth me is the Lord. So that hence it will appeare that a person may sin through a want of light or knowledge and such may be great sins viz. Blasphemy Persecution in an high mannner against God and his Saints such as of which Paul was guilty and yet the person committing them by reason of his want of light to detect and discover them may be without conscience of sin as in himself and he in this his estate not sin against light Nay he may doe this in the prosecution of his light such as it is According to those words of our Lord Matth. 36.23 If the light in thee be darknesse c. Luke 11.35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darknesse They shall thinke they doe God service haveing a zeale of God but not according to knowledge The light that is in them discovers not unto them that they are in an evill course all this while nor are they convicted of disobedience to the light for then their zeale could not be a zeale of God nor they think they were doing God service and have a quiet conscience therein nor selfe accuseing nor selfe condemning therefore the objection doth not hold good in the terms thereof that the light loved and obeyed will lead up to God the father and to eternall life forasmuch as persons may goe on in a course of sin and therein proceed desperately against the Lord and his anointed ones and yet not know it not have light to discover it nor reprove them for it much lesse to lead them up to God out of the fall and to eternall life And where the light and law in any person discovers to him his sin and makes him know his transgression yet is it not able to lead such a person out of the fall up to God

at Moses and all the Prophets Hee expounded in all the Scriptures the things concerning himselfe Luke 24.27 Hee as Christ the Lord or the Lords Christ Luk. 2.11.26 opened to them the Scriptures Luke 24.32 and opened their understandings that they might understand the Scriptures v. 45. The Spirit of truth which proceedeth from the father and whom Christ would send from the Father John 15.26 after he himselfe was departed John 16.7 Hee that Spirit of truth should be the Revealer of secrets 1 Cor. 2.10 who is called the Spirit of Revelation Ephes 1.17 and should both bring to remembrance and open the mystery of the sayings of Christ and of the holy Scriptures of truth John 14.17.26 John 16.13 and continue so to doe as the abideing Oracle from whose blessed breathings and whispers wisdomes Children the Anoynted ones of the Lord the New borne babes the borne of God they which are borne of the Spirit or from above are to expect openings and leadings into truth Joh. 14.16 17. The light as thus considered opens all Scriptures Reply But the light in every man which comes into the world viz. the Spirit of a man Zach 12.1 or Candle of the Lord Pro 20.27 or the law which is written on every mans heart which as hath been said before is one with the light This light or law in every man doth not nor cannot open all Scriptures nor lead man out of the fall up to God the Father and to eternall life That it doth not open all Scriptures may be demonstrated from the passage now under Consideration if compared with the Scriptures produced for the proofe thereof For as much as the Scriptures produced make not so much as mention of the thing which they are brought to proove Who is there that in John 1.5.8 9 10 11 12 13. or in John 17.10.23 24. can finde one word of proofe that the light in every man opens all Scriptures and leads man out of the fall up to God the Father and to eternall life which is a plaine Evidence and demonstration that the light in Richard Farnworth hath not opened these Scriptures to him else he would have seene them not to have been to the purpose or matter in hand and if the light in this person before named have not opened these Scriptures then the light in every man doth not open all Scriptures Object The light in every man doth open all Scriptures but it is not to every man but to them only that love it and obey it Ans It hath been often said by many that the Scriptures are plaine and wee deny meanings and particularly this hath been mentioned before that sharpe sentence of Francis Howgill Thou that tells of opening Chapters or verses by meanings thou never heard a word of Christ I would demand of any man Are not Chapters and verses Scriptures Is not opening of Scriptures the expounding them and giveing the sence and meaning thereof Forasmuch as no Scripture needs to be opened or expounded where there is not some difficulty or obscurity in the sence and meaning thereof In the 24. of Luke 25.26 27. our Lord expounds to his Disciples Moses and the Prophets and in them the things concerning himselfe and the Disciples testifie vers 32. that he opened to them the Scriptures the like did Peter and Phillip and others Acts 2.29 Acts 1.16 Acts 8.34 35. Acts 17.35 If the Scriptures be plaine and need no opening how then is the light said to open all Scriptures and how may these two writers viz. Francis and Richard be reconciled The one affirming The light opens all Scriptures The other saying Thou which tells of opening Chapters or Verses by meanings thou never heard a word of Christ If the light in every man doth open alll Scriptures to every one that doth love and obey it How is it that Richard Farnworth doth faile of the true understanding of the Scriptures before cited as to the end and scope thereof haveing not in them the proofe of the matter for which they are brought is it because he doth not love the light and obey it That will hardly be consented unto seeing in his book called Heart-opened Page 12. He saith of himselfe the heavenly treasure doth dwell in an earthen vessell and my joy is in doing the will of my heavenly Father If then the defect be not in him through a want of love and obedience to the light in him It must be in the light that is in him that it cannot or doth not open all Scriptures to him Another instance may be given in this case from the writeings of the same Person in his book called Heart Opened Page 16. I finde these words You say Christ did breake the Passeover with his Disciples true it is he did so to shew what death he was to dye his body was to be broken and his blood to be shed and that was the figure and they were to observe it tilll he came to rise from the dead and they did so They did observe it till he came to them again after his death and then the shadow was put away and the life was manifested in power and the substance was come unto them for he shewed himselfe to those very Disciples which he broke the Passeover with before his death Now to whom Christ is come they need not to observe that which did typifie or held forth that he was to come Page 18. Reply I have chosen to expresse this whole passage the rather because I would avoid the offence of such as might say I had willingly omitted some word or sentence to the Authors prejudice In this passage there is a plain discovery that the light in this Author hath mistooke the Scripture and instead of opening thereof hath darkned obscured and perverted the truth therein and that will appeare upon examination and tryall 1. Where it is said Christ did breake the Passeover The Scripture saith not so Exod. 12.46 Nay the law testifies that not a bone thereof was to be broken Numb 9.12 But I suspect the difference between the Passeover and the Supper of the Lord was not taken notice of by him 2. They did observe it till he came saith he What Scripture gives Testimony thereto that the Disciples did observe the Passeover or the Supper dureing Christs abode in the grave or where and how was it by them observed 3. Then the shadow was put away and the substance was come unto them Now to whom Christ is come they need not to observe that which did tipifie or hold forth that he was to come Reply This kinde of opening of this Scripture and the meaning that is put upon it speakes thus much to me That Christ did breake the Passeover but that 's not so rather he brake bread and so it 's testified this his breaking bread was a figure and they were to observe it till he came to rise from the dead and they did so and they did observe it till he

things which hee had heard of his Father John 15.15 Who when hee was come should guide them into all truth Joh. 16.7 13. Nor should this be a priviledge peculiar to the then Disciples only or to the persons of that age or generation as appeares Joh. 17.20 21. Neither pray I for these alone but for them also which shall beleeve on mee through their word That they all may be one c. in us By the Administration of which Spirit of truth Hee i. e. The Lord Jesus Christ makes forth the discovery of himselfe his minde and will touching things to be knowne and done beleeved and practised Joh. 16.13 14. Whatsoever hee shall heare that shall hee speake and hee will shew you things to come Hee shall glorifie mee for hee shall receive of mine and shall shew it unto you As the glory of God did shine forth through the appearance of Christ Joh. 17.4 So the glory of Christ doth shine forth through the appearance of the Spirit Joh. 16.14 As Christ did nothing of himselfe during his ministration in the world Joh. 12.49 50. I have not spoken of my selfe but the Father which sent mee gave me Commandement what I should say and what I should speake and as the Father said to me so I speake So the Spirit of truth hee shall not speake of himselfe but whatsoever hee shall heare that shall hee speake Hee shall glorifie mee for hee shall receive of mine and shall shew it unto you As God was in Christ reconciling the world to himselfe 2 Cor. 5.19 So is Christ in Spirit subduing the world to himselfe Joh. 16.7 8. Now the Lord is that Spirit 2 Cor. 3.17 As Christ by being put to death in the flesh hath once suffered for sins the just for the unjust that he might bring them to God 1 Pet. 3.18 So by being justified in spirit or quickned by the spirit or declared to be the son of God with power according to the spirit of holiness 1 Tim. 3.16 He doth actually effect that thing in all them who by him do beleeve in God that raised him from the dead and gave him glory that their faith and hope might stand in God 1 Pet. 3.18 Rom. 1.4 Who by faith purifies their heart in obyeing the truth through the spirit waiting for the hope of righteousnesse by faith 1 Pet. 1.19 21 22 23. By which spirit he doth negotiate all the affairs of his kingdome on earth and so hath done from the time of his ascending up on high when he led Captivity captive and not only received gifts for men or in the man yea for the rebellious that he might dwell among them Psal 68.18 But also gave gifts to men Eph. 4.8.12 for the gathering into one or perfecting the number of the Saints for the edifying or building up the body of Christ till we all that is all the seed come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fulnesse of Christ which cannot be so long as one joint one finger or member of the body is uncalled ungathered or unjoynted according to that of Heb. 11.40 For as they without us could not be made perfect so neither they nor we apart nor together can so be without those which are to come after who altogether make up the measure of the stature of the fulnesse of Christ whose body cannot be compleat till every joint be supplyed The Effecting whereof the Lord Jesus Christ performs by his spirit from the very first stone the foundation to the top stone thereof For he having been hammered and broken smitten and bruised crucified through weaknesse when his soul was made an offering for sin yet being raised in power and declard to be the Son of God with power by the spirit of holinesse and liveing by the power of God was made perfect through suffering and became the Author of eternall salvation to them which obey him being laid for a foundation for a Corner stone 1 Cor. 3.11 1 Pet. 2.6 Ephes 2.20 21 22. In whom the building is fitly framed together and built up together for an habitation of God through the spirit by which spirit the work is both begun and carried on by it the stones are hewen and made meet to be made partakers of a place in the building they are fitted and then fitly framed and built up together from first to last The first work which Christ by his spirit would exercise in the world after his departure was to reprove the world of sin viz. of unbeleefe John 16.7 8 9. and not only should they thereby be reproved of sin and of that before named in particular or in speciall that is of unbelief but it should convince them also of righteousnesse and of judgement The law under the former dispensation though it convinced of and reprooved for sin yet it discovered not a perfect righteousness nor brought forth judgement into victory but haveing detected the sinner it left him under the sentence of judgement and condemnation but the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus That quickning spirit proceeds at another rate it not only reproves the Sinner but reveales the Saviour opens a doore of hope to the convicted sinner If so there may be hope and for this reason among others it is called the Comforter giving to the sin-smitten soule the valley of Achor for a doore of hope I will be mercifull to their unrighteousnesse and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more making the discovery of grace a foundation of repentance and returning to a poore convicted and reproved sinner holding proportion with that ancient and first Gospel promise or word of faith the seed of the woman shall breake the head of the Serpent Gen. 3.15 applied by God to the trembling sinner Adam when he was affraid and hid himselfe By the same spirit doth Christ administer as a spirit of wisdome and revelation opening the eyes of the understanding Ephes 1.17 that men may come to the knowledge of him and may know what is the hope of his calling and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the Saints i. e. in them that trust in Christ or beleeve and are sealed with the holy spirit of promise Vers 12 13. Which operation of the spirit is wrought as himselfe listeth Joh. 3.8 and by what means himselfe pleaseth though ordinarily by the preaching of the word according to divine appointment Rom. 10.17 Ephes 4.11 12. whereby the spirit opens the blind eyes and turns men from darknesse to light and from the power of Sathan to God that they may receive forgivenesse of sins and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith which is in Christ Jesus Act. 26.15 16 17 18. Which Faith is the fruit of his spirit in them Gal. 5.22 whereby they are given to beleeve Phil. 1.29 and to receive Christ Jesus Joh. 1.12 and to