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A71239	The son of perdition revealed by the brightness and light of the Son of God in his saints, and the preachers of his light within and their doctrines & principles (concerning the mysteries of God & the weighty things of salvation) vindicated and cleared ... / by the light of the Son of God in his servants Geo. Whitehead & Edw. Burroughs.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.; Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.	1661 (1661)	Wing W1962; ESTC R21454	71,956	92

Saints will not do the business as thou scornfully sayest to us but thou Communicate an unclean spirit and thou writest Epistles and spreads thy Doctrine by Letters or Books and the Apostles run up and down from one Nation Country and City to another and what need you do this if the annointing within be sufficient to teach them and if it be sufficient why does not every particular Saint do that which some do Why doth not every one of the Christians go up and down Preaching as well as some few of you Apostles Thus and after this manner might thou J. W. have reasoned against the Apostles and Saints as well as against us and doubtless hadest thou lived in their dayes thou wouldest have said no less by them then thou dost by us but this is to manifest thy own folly and weaknesse who cannot understand how the annointing dwells in the Saints and teacheth them into all Truth and how notwithstanding they edifie one another and instructs one another by words and writings this same thing was true amongst the Apostles and Primitive Christians and is true also at this day among us though thou objects against it nay reviles and slanders the witness of the same at this day and this is thy ignorance and weakness who art not worthy to be named a defender of the Gospel of Christ as thy works makes to appear And as for J. W. his saying as if we should say They should receive virtue and life from us and that we intend to give a spirit and of taking hold of the wrists of some c. And that we lay aside Gods Word and reject Scriptures and exalts our own unholy writings c. These are slanderous accusations and malitious suggestions as if we were Witches and such like And this is spoken by him with a tendency as doth appear to enrage the spirits of ungodly men against us We do not say they shall receive Life from us but if they wait upon God in the Ministration of his Life and Spirit they shall receive Life from him and sufficient instruction by his Grace and Gift within them if they never see us more and they shall receive the Spirit of Truth from God though we are made Ministers of the Spirit which the Father giveth to all his Children and as for our taking one another by the hands by way of kind Salutation one of another Why doth he wickedly surmize against us for this practice but that out of the abundance of his malitious heart his tongue speakes fraudilently as if we did bewitch people thereby thus much he seems to intimate by his reproachful expressions that we intend by taking one another by the hands to communicate a spirit which is onely his ignorant and malitious suggestion and as for our denying the Word of God and rejecting Scriptures we shall pass it here onely tell thee J. W. thou hast slandred us and speak fuller to it by and by 1. But concerning immediate teaching of God by the light and anointing within I would yet more fully explain that I might be understood of all First We do not affirm that every man in the world to wit unbelievers as well as believers have received the anointing and spirit within them so as they need no man to teach them for this is onely proper to the Saints of God who have believed in and received Christ Jesus and his Spirit that anointing which teacheth them all things and leadeth into all Truth and they abiding in this anointing they need no man to teach them but as it teacheth and this is the new Covenant of God and according to his promise I will put my spirit within them and write my Law in their hearts and they shall need no man to say know the Lord but from the least to the greatest they shall all know me saith the Lord But as we have said this is only proper to the Believers and Sanctified in Christ Jesus and this state is not proper to the unbelievers in the world in their state of unbelief who rejects the Counsel of God and refuses to be taught by him and led of him and quenches the Spirit of the Lord. 2. But though this state was promised by the Lord that his people should be thus taught and the Saints did in the Apostles dayes witness it as in Johns Epistle before cited and the Saints of God now in this age do witness the same Yet notwithstanding the Saints did and may edifie one another and build up one another in the most holy Faith and Comfort one another by advice and Counsel and instruction through declaring the Word of the Lord one to another and Ministring the Gospel of Christ and of his free gift one to another as the anointing within moveth and teacheth this was the Saints practice in the dayes of old and is their practice at this day for let none mistake us as if any were so taught of God by the anointing and Light within that they were thereby uncapable of and freed from all good instruction edification and counsel visitations and salutations of Love amongst them and one towards another like as if they were so taught of God as their state admited of carelesness and rejecting of love and exhortations one from another we tell thee nay but we are so taught of God at this day as the Saints before us were by the light and annointing within which we have received from God that alwayes we are capable of and willing to receive edification and counsel and advice through the Word of the Lord and by his Spirit that dwells in us and extends one to another by good advice and counsel consolation and comfort so that these two do agree to wit immediate Teaching by the anointing and light within us and exhortation and edification one of another by the same spirit and anointing among us and these two are not contrary one to the other 3. Yet we do say though the unbelievers have not so received the anointing and spirit within them as that they need no man to teach them as the believers have received it yet the Gift of the Spirit of God and the light of it is given to them and manifested in their Consciences and hath its operation of conviction and reproof because of their unbelief and Iniquities and these needs to be taught without them even turned and directed to this same light within them that they may believe in Christ Jesus and wait upon the Lord in it thereby to receive the anointing and pouring forth of the Spirit through Faith in Christ Jesus that they may be also-taught of God as believers and regenerate persons and may need none to teach them but as the Gift and Grace of God within them and such in the state of their unbelief have need to be Preached unto that they may believe and be renewed and receive more of the Spirit and of the Grace of God in a greater measure and may

2 Cor. 5.14 1 John 2.2 Which also as a testimony against J. W. in many of our Books vindicate the free Grace of God in Christ to all men and his dying for all as in a Book Intituled The Voice of Wisdom by G. W. page 12. and at large in a Book Intituled Rusticus ad Accademicos by S. F. in both which Priest Danson is answered and his pleading against Christs death for all men and his free Grace to all confuted as also in a Book called A brief Discovery by G.W. as in many more Books of ours the free Grace of God to all and Christs dying for all men is declared Also J. W. his third Proof for his said charge against all that Preach the light within is as false as his former where he laies down these words to wit Thou dost not gather men and women into Communion with Christ by Faith teaching them to believe in Jesus Christ c. Which thing he himself who hath openly opposed the light of Christ in all and counted the Doctrine of it a stratagem of Satan is guilty of and not we that own the light for it is the light that brings into communion with God and his Son Jesus Christ for they that say they have fellowship with him and walk in Darkness they lye and do not the truth but they that walk in the Light are in the true fellowship and faith and know the Blood of Christ to cleanse them from all sin Also J. VV. his charging us with gathering by works and not by Faith in warning all people to look to the light within and such as receive this Doctrine with being as ignorant as heathens and absolute infidels in this hath he slandered us and shewed himself to be an Infidel who sees not the light within 〈◊〉 owns it for the Infidels were such as in whom the God of the World did blind their minds from seeing the light of the Glorious Gospel which shineth in the heart and giveth the knowledge of the Glory of God to them that believe in it and so works without Faith we deny but the works that are wrought in the Faith and in the light we own and though J. W. hath so much warned people from looking to the light within as that which must bring them to reconciliation and justification yet in pages 124. and 125. he hath contradicted his matter against the light within for there he speaks of being set free and justified by performing the condition of the second Covenant as Repentance Faith and Gospel Obedience which those that have sined may perform through the assistance of Gods Spirit c. as also he saith so far forth as Persons come to be in Covenant with Christ and are enabled by him to walk according to his direction so far are these said to have Christ formed in them that is to be brought into a blessed destate of freedom from the guilt of sin of freedom from the power and dominion of sin of assurance of redemption from the first death and of deliverance from the second and so by Christ to be Intituled to Eternal Life c. Now how should those who have sinned perform the condition of the second Covenant through the assistance of Gods Spirit or come into the True Faith and Gospel obedience and to know Christ formed in them unless that Gods Spirit or Light be known or owned within and if those that have sinned may come to this state of Faith and Obedience and freedom from the guilt and power of sin by the Spirit of God then a measure of this Spirit or light is given to all men without exception seeing that the sinners themselves are not exempted from it according to J. W. his own words and thus hath he grosly confounded himself in his own while rayling against the Preaching up of the light within and another while confessing to the Spirit of God or light even in the wicked J. W. his fourth Charge is thus viz. Thou which Preachest that all men should mind the light which is within them dost deny the Christ of God which dyed at Jerusalem because thou hast said to me when I have made as large a confession of Christ as I now have done that I am ignorant of Christ c. Answer What a silly Reason is this against those that Preach that all should mind the light within as if he had said that because he has made a large confession of Christ therefore he is not ignorant of him when as the Devil who favours not the things of God hath been made to confesse Christ and many do confess Christ in words as largly as J. W. and yet are ignorant of him and of the Power of his death and Sufferings as J. W. is whilest he shews him self an enemy to the Light of Christ which we own and we do not deny either the coming of Christ or his suffering in the flesh as we are falsly accused by this reviler neither do we deny Christs reconciling of the world nor teach any thing contrary to that of Rom. 5.10 2 Cor. 5.19 as J. W. hath implicitely accused us for we know and Preach reconciliation through Christs death and Salvation through his life whose life is the light of men and this is not any establishing of our own Righteousnesse as falsly we are accused neither are we strangers unto the Doctrine of Justification by the Grace of God through the redemption that is in Christ whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood but how are any justified by the Grace of God whilst they deny the light within for is not the light of Christ within the free gift of his Grace which hath appeared to all men and which by his Righteousness hath come upon all men Rom. 5.18 Titus 2.11 Which Righteousness is received where the light of Christ within is obeyed and he thereby made known to be a propitiation through Faith in his blood and we who are come to own this in the true Faith are come to self-denyal and to deny self-righteousness contrary to J. W. his false accusations against us who Preach the light within Who also saith in his twelfth page But self must be denyed and self righteousness which is of the Law yea when men have done all whatsoever they are commanded they are to say with humble hearts they have done but what was their duty c. Answer What an Ignoramus is this man who puts no difference betwixt Self-righteousness which is to be denyed and the doing whatsoever we are commanded which is our duty as if he had said in denying self-righteousness you must deny your duty or that self-righteousness is mens duty when as that which brings men to do their duty to God in obeying his commands is of God and though man as in the Servants state may abase and humble himself yet that Principle of Faith which brings him to do his duty is to be esteemed

Water Baptism nor is it of necessity for Salvation and thus you confound your selves and thy confusion and idolatry as much appears touching these things thou hast busied thy self about as any that ever opposed us And let all that read this further mark thy confusion and see thy deceit in thy so absolutely judging us for the mist of darknesse for ever and giving such a final sentence of condemnation upon us as if there were no hope of Salvation or remedy for us when as in thy Epistle to us thou hast told us thou shalt onely receive a sober Antagonist or else expect our renouncing our errour repenting believing and obeying the Gospel Now if either of these viz. either a sober Antagonist or repenting believing and obeying the Gospel be to be expected among us then there remains some hope of Salvation for us and that we are not given up for destruction or for the mist of darknesse for ever as thou hast judged us without any restriction or exception and thus all may see what an unjust Judge thou art and how thou are spoiled in thy wicked ends and designs and what an irrational man thou art so absolutely to judge them for the mist of darknesse for ever whom thou hast expected to believe and obey the Gospel if not a sober Antagonist or at least wise thou hast pretended it truly its high time for thee to repent for thou art far from the Life of the Gospel or its faith and obedience who notwithstanding hast accounted us more proud then others for judging or reproving yet in such a high degree hast set thy self to be a Judge as to judge such as preach the Light within for the mist of darknesse for ever though thou hast pretended to have an expectation of Repentance Faith and Obedience from such as thou hast so judged And you Baptists were wont to exclaim against others for judging though now you can so peremptorily judge such to be rewarded with the mist of darknesse for ever who do both preach and own the Light of Christ within which they that follow shall not abide in darknesse but shall receive the Light of Life The Lord open your eyes who have been deceived and misled by such blind guides and defenders as J. W. is that you may escape out of their snares and come out of the darknesse and confusion wherein they have led you that you may know the Light of the Truth to open your understandings and to guide your feet into the way of Truth and the path of the just which is the shining Light that shineth more and more untill the perfect day in them that believe and obey the Light of the Lord and his Truth in them CHAP. VI. Concerning Quaking and Trembling THe next particular observable is about Quaking and Trembling and about this J. W. makes a great stir with several vain stories And in p. 154. He saith It is a woful visitation for it doth not come with a still soft voice but with Earthquakes and rending the Rocks putting the poor creature into a woful condition for oh what quakings and shakings tremblings and fearings what pulling and dragging is at that time as if the very heart must be pulled out and all the bowels torn in pieces and one limb rent from another and when the unclean spirit hath pronounced such woes terrours and judgements as long as he thinks fit which by them is called Hell then the said Spirit speaks peace to them c. And also sayest that this Spirit speaks with a vocal voice in the bottom of the bellies of them that a●e possessed therewith burrying the creature up and down with motions revelations and commands c. Answ. To all which we answer J. W. hath here shewed not onely ignorance of the works of the Lord and his waies but hatred and malice against them and hath uttered many reviling words against that which he knows not and if he had lived in the dayes of old when the Servants of the Lord quaked and trembled and roared out because of the terrour of the Lord that was upon them what would he have said surely no lesse of them then he hath done of us at this day and would have called it an unclean spirit and a woful visitation and condition and therefore we shall first prove out of the Scriptures that there was such a thing as trembling and quaking and roaring out even as men distracted among the Servants of the Lord in generations past and then shall vindicate such a thing in these our dayes upon this reason That God and his works and discoveries are the same in this age according to the manifestation of his power amongst his People as ever they were So dreadful was the appearance of God that Moses saw that he said I exceedingly fear and quake Heb. 12.21 and David roared out by reason of the disquietnesse of his heart and his heart panted and his strength failed and there was no foundnesse in his flesh nor any rest in his bones Psal. 38. and his flesh trembled because of the Judgements of God Psal. 119.120 And it s said while I suffer the terrours of the Lord I am as a distracted man Psal. 88.15 And Ezra said I rent my garment and my mantle and pluckt off the hair of my head and of my beard and sat down astonished and there were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel Isa. 9.3 4. And Jeremy also said that he trembled and his bones did shake and he was like a drunken man Jer. 23.9 And the Prophet Habakkuk said my belly trembled my lips quivered at the voice rottennesse entered my bones and I trembled in my self chap. 3.16 and St. Paul was among the Corinths in much trembling and exhorted the Saints to work out their Salvation with fear and trembling Phil. 2.12 And thus it is manifest throughout the Scriptures of both Old and New Testament that the Saints and Servants of God did tremble and were astonished and were as distracted persons and there were earthquakes among them rending of the rocks and quakings and shakings and tremblings and fearings as J. W. his words are and the appearance of the Lord was wonderful and wrought wonderful effects and operations upon them though this same J. VV. seems ignorant of like as if he had never read the Scriptures though in place elsewhere he speaks highly of them yet 't is manifest he is not in that Truth and Power of God which they declare of but is a scorner and reviler and one with the prophane wretches that believes not the Truth of the Scriptures but scorns at the work of God and such as tremble and quake at his words whom he regards Isa 66. And seeing that the Scriptures do thus plentifully prove such an operation as quaking and trembling and trouble and terrour through the manifestation of the Power of God we cannot but for the name of the Lords sake