Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	grace_n	justification_n	work_n	21,474	5	6.1566	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30543	Something of truth made manifest (in relation to a dispute at Draton in the county of Middlesex in the first moneth last) in opposition to the false account given of it by one Philip Traverner, in his book styled the Quakers-rounds, or, A faithfull account, &c. / and this is written ... by E.B.	Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.	1658 (1658)	Wing B6026; ESTC R22012	18,268	26

divers of us at that meeting which is not particularly related which definition of our justification they could not except against for we never were nor are ashamed to declare what we hold concerning justification which is through faith in the blood of Christ the seed of the Covenant and though at that time they made much jangling yet to no purpose as to convince us of any errour or any sober men there present of any errour in us as concerning that thing And whereas it is related as if I should say We are men brought up at plow-tayle and understand not Scholar like terms my words were not thus spoken but upon the occasion of their speaking words which is not in Scripture-language as inherent righteousnesse for such like Whereupon I desired them to keep to the form of sound words and of Scripture-language that people might understand what they spoke For said I ye are Scholers as ye professe and some of us were brought up at Plow or Cart and may be doth not understand Scholar-like termes though I did not meane all of us and what some of us do understand as to that I shall not now speak yet this I say the least of us doth understand betwixt truth and error and between that which is righteous and that which is unrighteous and in that is more peace then in the knowledge of Arts or Tongues and our knowledge in that is dung and losse in comparison of the other And as to Justification upon which subject we contended a long time though they foolishly charged us with it we do deny utterly the works of man and the works of mans righteousnesse as in relation to our justification and that it is only and wholly by grace and gift of God and the righteousnesse of Christ who is revealed in all that believe in him by which justification comes yet say we that faith without works is dead and will not justifie a man but by that faith which brings forth works even the works of God in us and through us by that faith are we justified and according to the Apostles words so we believe not by works of righteousnesse which we have done nor by a dead faith without works but by a living faith which worketh in us are we justified Let vain men deduct what they may this is truth in the sight of the Lord and all men These indeed are the particulars upon which the Controversie depended and having been some hours together they were willing to depart and R. G. would give little hearing to me when I charged him with something uttered by him at divers times in my hearing which I should have proved to be unsound doctrine and error had he had that patience to have stayed and whereas P. T. doth speak of having a Pope in our bellies with such like scornful words which a discreet man would not have defiled his mouth withal but that he must shew himself to be of the generation of Priests who persecuted the innocent in every age and for his telling of our error and recovering of our feet out of the snare and delivering us from the delusion its true his words stands but upon a supposition and that supposition stands upon the report of others as he seems to intimate which is but a thing far off true credit for what error and snares and delusion did P. T. convince us of in five hours discourse not any at all but the rather was forced to confess to the most part of what we delivered then what need was there to utter these his words in writing as if he had heard some great matter of delusion or error but all these his words I do bear and if he hath harboured such thoughts of us as it appears too much by his words let him cleanse his heart by repentance lest his intended evil bruise his own head And whereas he hath commented upon a book called a Standerd lifted up which book I own and that which is therein written and himself is forced to own what himself objects against and comments upon if saith he E. B. mean so and so then his words are truth but if so and so then it is Pope like or such like Alas poor man must I be judged upon thy own meaning nay or must thy interpretation be the judge upon my words We have no such law my words stands true as I have laid them down to be received by such as are spiritual and such as loves to raise constructions falsely where there is no just ground their judgement I do deny and charity will teach P. T. to judge upon the best sence and so let him own my words as truth and judge himself for his false construction of true and upright words onely this I take notice of saith P. T. A perfect conformity to the Law of God in our own persons though not wrought in our own strength but in the strength and power of grace the spirit working all in us and for us is no other then the righteousness of the Law I need not much strive to confound this black doctrine by many arguments or multitude of words for the thing as laid down in his own words is vile and abominable to the understanding of any spiritual man for say I if it be the spirit working in us and for us not in our own strength then is it God that worketh in us both to will and to do and the fulfilling of the righteousness of the Law in us and not the righteousness of the Law wrought by us and if it be in the strength and power of grace not in our own strength then it is the work of Christ in us and the work of Gods own righteousness in us and any man that knows the least of God in truth will witness to this and against his imagined doctrine held forth by P. T. I might demand a proof of him from Scripture where it is said or signified that the working of the spirit all in us and for us and the working of the power of grace in the creature is reckoned to be our own righteousness the righteousness of the Law and my words stands true from which he draws his false consequences and layes down his dark assertions and my own words I do own which are such as are taught by Christ and guided by him in all the wayes of righteousness are justified by him and none else not in any word or work whatsoever but in what they are led to fulfil by him and in these words there is neither contradiction nor unsoundnesse though he hath ignorantly charged them with both but the words shall stand for a testimony against him and all his false deductions and he and all shall know that God justifies the righteous and condemns the wicked and that it is the new man that is justified and not the old and let righteous men judge what can be in such a mans heart who can draw so bad

consequences from such upright words But farther he goes on and hath transcribed more of my words as Christ Iesus the Son of God is the light and life of the world and hath inlightned all mankind that comes into the world with the true light c. Now saith he how doth these agree with mans state in the first Adam in transgression is a state of perfect enmity and death raigns in every man he is possessed with blindness and unbelief c. I say these do very well agree and they are both true for death raigns in every man and he is in unbelief and ignorance and in a state of perfect enmity against God as he is in the first Adam yet Christ hath lightned him and the light of Christ shines in darkness in him and the darkness comprehends it not he is inlightned that he may be changed from death to life and from ignorance to knowledge and though he walk in darkness and be in blindness and in a state of enmity it is because he doth not walk and believe in the light which Christ hath lightned him withal and in my words there is no disagreement nor contradiction the darkness is in his own mind who cannot comprehend the light nor the words that proceed from it Further he questions upon my words of having the witness in themselves of being restored again First whether none are restored again but such as have the witness in themselves I answer all that are restored again and doth believe hath the witness in themselves and none doth believe nor are restored but they have the witness of it Secondly he queries whether all are restored but some want the witness in themselves I answer All are not restored nor doth believe and such wants the witness in themselves that are not restored to God but them that are restored wants it not And again he queries whether the light which is in all is sufficient without any thing further of grace super-added to bring up every man to believe in Christ c I answer The light which every man is lightned withal by Christ is sufficient to bring up every man to believe in Christ that loves the light and walks in it and unto such is grace added and increased daily for as every man improves the measure of the gift of God so it is increased the light is increased grace is increased faith is increased but still the light of Christ in it self is sufficient Again from my words to wit the spirit is given to be the guide and rule of life to the children of God from whence he queries whether the spirit is so given to be the guide and rule of life to the Saints that they have no more need to attend upon the Scriptures I answer It is promised that the spirit shall lead into all truth and such doth own the Scriptures but not as their teacher for the anointing dwells in them and they need no man to teach them but as that anointing teacheth all things and they have no need of the Scripture to teach them for all the children of God are taught of God and needs not any other teacher nor needs not to say one to another know the Lord and yet all such doth own the Scriptures to be the testimony of that which they believe and have received Again from my words to wit the light of Christ in every one shall give testimony to the truth of what I spake unto which I do commend my self from this he queries can these be witnesses to me and of the truth in me who are ignorant of the life and power of the Creator c. who are following the counsel of their own hearts which are evil c I answer Yes the light of Christ in such shall judge one day and to it I commend my self and by it one day shall be approved though now the wicked hate the light yet doth it witness against them and for us that we are of God though its true they cannot judge between light and darkness between truth and error yet the light in them which shines in their darkness doth judge and put a difference and when the book of conscience is opened it shall justifie us and condemn our enemies Again he queries whether I make the Holy Ghost and the eternal Spirit two I answer no they are one neither do I seem to make them two it is want of knowledge in him who cannot understand but raiseth objections where there is no cause Again from my words this is acceptable and well-pleasing to God above all words and outward conformity c. from this he questions whether the doing the greater things of the Law is acceptable where the less are neglected I answer No for every tittle of the Law less and greater must be fulfilled by Christ in us in whom we are accepted and thus I have returned a few words to the consideration of people and particularly the people of Draton and the Country thereabouts to whom I direct my speech thus All ye people who are scattered as sheep without a Shepherd and knows not Christ the everlasting shepherd to lead you to rule you cease oh cease from all your teachers without you who are dumb shepherds which doth not gather you to God such are they that preach for hire and devine for money and that takes gifts and rewards for preaching who through covetousness by feigned words doth make merchandise of souls such do keep you always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth under their teachings your souls are starved under them and you perish for want of true knowledge and death raigns amongst you and many are in the broad way that leads to destruction but few in the strait way that leads to life and iniquity and wickedness abounds amongst you and like teachers like people for from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness Jer. 6. 13. great ignorance hath blinded your minds and great darkness is over your hearts and your teachers doth deceive you and they cause you to erre and you give your money for that which is not bread and your labour for that which doth not profit even as the people of Israel did so do you and in their transgressions do you walk and your teachers are in the steps of the Pharisees they are called of men Master as the Pharisees were they stand praying in the Synagogues and Temples as the Pharisees did and they have the chief seats in the Assemblies as the Pharisees had and they even shut the kingdom of heaven against men as the Pharisees did and will not enter in themselves nor suffer them that would cease from all your outward Priests and hearken to the voice of the Lord which breaks down that nature which is contrary to God and raiseth up the seed which is heir of Gods kingdom turns your minds to the light