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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

pretend to it can make it evident and give demonstration thereof as the Apostles and primitive Christians could as is to be demonstrated by many instances in the Scripture by signes and wonders and mighty deeds Answ The Dispensation of the Spirit may be considered in a twofold respect viz. In relation to its Inward Operation or Outward Manifestation Sometimes it is expressed under the similitude of wind or air invisible and unseen and so it is in the work of Regeneration and Renovation John 3.3 Tit. 3.5 And this was personally effected and personally evidenced Rom. 8.16 Rev. 2.17 Sometimes under the similitude of Cloven tongues and fire and visible demonstrations ratifying and confirming the word of Faith according to Mar. 16.20 By tongues prophecies miracles or by signes wonders and mighty deeds and these were Apostolical 2 Cor. 12.12 God bearing witness to the ministration of those first Messengers with signes and wonders and divers miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit according to his owne will Heb. 2.4 thereby confirming their word Mar. 16.20 convincing the opposers and stopping the mouths of the gainsayers Act. 4.16 This variety of the Spirits operation as thus distinguished into the Internal and External dispensation thereof as it may be clearly evidenced from the Scriptures so may it be of great use to strengthen the weak hands and confirm the feeble knees of such as are made weak and turned out of the way upon the account of this objection or the like The Scriptures do witness that many have been born of the Spirit i. e. have been true beleevers have had their eyes and hearts opened and have been turned to the Lord and yet many of these though they bear witness of the internal and invisible operation of the Spirit as being born from above Joh. 3.3 yet have been destitute of the demonstration of the Spirit in respect of its outward and visible manifestation in Signes and Miracles c. Those twelve Disciples at Ephesus mentioned Act. 19. were Beleevers and were so called vers 2. where the Apostle propounds this Question Have ye received the holy Spirit since ye beleeved Whereby it is evident that he spake of the outward manifestation of the Spirit which they had not so much as heard of and which they afterwards did receive vers 6. when upon the laying on of his hands they received the holy Spirit and spake with tongues and prophesied whence it appears evidently that they were Beleevers i. e. were born of the Spirit for faith is a fruit of the Spirit Gal. 5.22 whereof Christ i. e. the Spirit is both the Author and Finisher Heb. 12.2 not onely in himself as the object but in the Beleever as the subject giving them to beleeve on him Phil. 1.29 And if the faith of these twelve Disciples be questioned what kind of faith it was it will be resolved by the Apostle in his Letter of Confirmation directed to them Ephes 1.13 where he saith In whom ye also trusted after ye heard the word of truth the Gospel of your salvation in whom also after that ye beleeved you were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise Whence it appears plainly that those Ephesians Act. 19. were reall and true Beleevers and did partake of the inward operation of the holy Spirit viz. faith though they had not as yet heard of the outward manifestation thereof in visible gifts A like instance there is of those Grecians of Antioch who upon the Evangelizing of the scattered Disciples a great number beleeving turned to the Lord Act. 11.21 who yet had no visible demonstration of the Spirit but an invisible operation onely So it was with them of Samaria who beleeved upon the Evangelizing of Philip while as yet they were destitute of the visible manifestation of the Spirit Act. 8.12 compared with vers 15 16. At Iconium multitudes both of Jews and Greeks beleeved Act. 14.1 at the speaking and preaching of Paul and Barnabas At Berea also upon the hearing of Paul and Silas together with searching the Scriptures daily many beleeved Act. 17.10 11 12. At Corinth likewise upon Paul's preaching many of the Corinthians hearing beleeved c. At Philippi the Lord opened the heart of Lydia attending to the things spoken by Paul Act. 16.14 These with many more examples there are testifying to and bearing witness of this truth that many persons have beleeved been converted and turned to the Lord i. e. have been born of God Joh. 1.12 13. 1 Joh. 5.1 regenerated or born again or from above or of the Spirit Joh. 3.3 5 6 8. who nevertheless have evidenced no other power or presence of the holy Spirit than what was invisible in and upon their owne hearts but gave no outward visible manifestation thereof by Signes and Miracles at least not until afterwards Whence it follows that notwithstanding the dispensations in the times of the Apostles and primitive Saints and Churches were very eminent for visible and outward manifestations of the Spirit in wonders signes and miracles with gifts of tongues and prophecies yet this was not universal in operation for many were turned to the Lord Act. 11.21 and unto them it was given to beleeve Phil. 1.29 and taken into a state of sonship Joh. 1.12 13. were also regenerated and born from above or of the Spirit Joh. 3.3 8. Some of them not knowing Act. 19.2 Others of them not yet receiving or witnessing any outward appearance or manifestation of the Spirit but onely that inward operation of the Spirit opening and enclining their hearts to embrace the word of faith and to receive the Lord Jesus as tendered therein according to Rom. 10.8 9 10 11. And as some who had the inward operation had not the outward manifestation so some to whom the outward or visible power of the Spirit was communicated were not intrusted with the inward and sanctifying operations thereof as appears Mat. 7.22 23. where it is witnessed that Christ shall say to the workers of miracles Depart c. I know you not and to Judas Iscariot was given power among the rest to cast out devils and work miracles Matth. 10.4 8. to shew the Spirit is not limited but as the wind blowing where it listeth distributing to several persons severally even as he pleaseth 1 Cor. 12.11 in diversity of gifts administrations and operations For as to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdome to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit to another the gifts of healing to another working of miracles c. So it is said to another faith by the same Spirit 1 Cor. 12.9 Which operation of the Spirit is diverse from the former gifts enumerated both before it and after it for although there is required to the working of Miracles a faith suitable thereunto as appears by our Saviours testimony Matt. 17.20 Luk. 17.6 Matt. 21.21 and by the Apostles 1 Cor. 14.2 Yet this Faith is a distinct gift diverse from that whose manifestation was external

shineth in the dark heart of every man is the Vnction of the holy one given of the Father whereby we need not teach one another c. I say how doth it appeare that this is spoken of that little light as being that Vnction when there is not so much as one word mentioning that little light at all in this entire passage of Scripture nor any other that I doe know of If there be any I wish it were produced nor can it satisfie to say its meant so for meanings have received their sentence already in the former branch Nay the contrary is evident that the Apostle is so farre from speaking of the Light in every man and calling it the Vnction of the holy one given of the Father c. That he speakes of that holy Anoynting which they to whom he there writes viz. the little children the young men and the fathers were made partakers of viz whose sins were forgiven for his names sake and who had knowne the Father and overcome the wicked one 1 John 2.12 13. Such as in whom the darknesse was past and the true light now shined vers 8. These were they who had received the Vnction from the holy one and did know all things the anoynting which they having received abideth in them according to that which was promised John 14.16 Even the Spirit of truth who was to abide for ever with them to whom he should be given vers 27. who being come should teach them all things vers 26. To the persons who through beleeving were borne againe not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man but of God who as little children had obtained Remission of sinnes for his names sake as young men had overcome the wicked one as fathers had knowne him from the beginning I say to such as these are and of such as these are this Scripture gives Testimony that they had received the Vnction of the holy one i. e. the Spirit of truth which should lead them into all truth and teach them all things and abide with them for ever according to the promise of Christ John 14.16 17 26. John 16.13 14 15. Which Vnction of the holy one i. e. the Spirit of truth is not a light in every one shining in the darke heart and teaching them all things but is so in such only as doe beleeve for to as many as received him to them he gave the priviledge of Sonneship And because they were Sonnes he sent forth the Spirit of his Sonne into their hearts crying Abba Father Gal. 4.6 Which is not the state or case of every one as is evident for all men have not the faith 2 Thes 3.2 Without which men cannot be the Children of God Gal. 3.7 26 28. nor receive the Vnction of the holy one so as not to need any one to teach them but as the anoynting teacheth them Object The words by thee first repeated as taken out of the booke called Mans returne mention not these words viz. Every one but only the little light which shineth in the darke heart Where the words Every one doe not follow notwithstanding thou doest often mention them as if they were there expressed Answ 1. To speake roundly and plainly to the Principle That which is said of the little light which shines in the dark heart as being the powerfull word of faith or as being the Vnction of the holy one c. is true of it as it is in every one or is not true of it at all in any one according to this Principle which saith The Light is but one in all 2 That Christ is the light which hath enlightned every one that comes into the world Thou that hatest this light thou hast it to this the current of these writings give testimony and in particular this very Author of mans returne hath these words viz. Fox way to the Kingdome Pages 1.6 All you enslaved Captives of Babylon hearken diligently to Jesus Christ the light which lets you see the evill of your hearts to be guided by it c. Mans Returne Page 26. Every one minde your conditions see what guides your mindes for the Kingdome of Christ is within you and that is the light which lets you see the evill of your hearts Page 27. O thou enslaved soule under the power of Babylon in thee come forth minde the light in thee which is the sure word of Prophecy whereunto ye do well to take heed 2 Pet. 1.19 By which severall passages it is evident that the light which enlightneth every one is the little light which shines in the dark heart of every one and is so intended even by this Author as by others and accordingly so applyed and spoken to Object Doth not the Scripture say 1 Cor. 12.7 The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withall How then dost thou restraine it to some men as thou hast done Answ It is evident that all have not the Spirit of Christ Rom. 8.9 If any man have not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his and Jude doth testifie of some persons that they are sensuall haveing not the Spirit vers 19. Therefore the Apostle speaking of the manifestation of the Spirit which was given forth in the Church of Corinth in the diversity of its gifts the differences of administration and the diversity of operations To one was given a word of Wisedome to another a word of Knowledge to another faith to another the gifts of healing to another the working of miracles to another Prophecy to another discerning of Spirits to another kindes of tongues to another interpretations of tongues Now all these were divers manifestations of the Spirit in that Church of Corinth diversly distributed and divided to every man severally vers 11. Now all these worketh that one and the selfe same spirit divideing to everyman severally as he will as appeares vers 28 29 30. Now God hath set some in the Church c. Are all Apostles are all Prophets are all Teachers are all Workers of miracles have all Gifts of healing doe all speake with tongues doe all interpret By which it doth appear that the manifestation of the Spirit as it was different so it was differently distributed and is restrained to some Persons v. 30. have all doe all are all c. And the word every man in the 7. verse is explained by the same words every Man in the 11. vers And the end of this distribution of the Spirit or manifestation of the Spirit is given to no man for himselfe but it is to every man to profit withall to edify and build up and doe service in the body as an hand foot or eye or some other member of the body according to the similitude of a body used in that Scripture not that the Spirit or the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man i. e. to every individuall Person Forasmuch as some men are