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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
glory_n	knowledge_n	light_n	shine_v	6,882	5	9.8263	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77927	The innocency of the Christian Quakers manifested, and the truth of their principles and doctrine cleared and defended from the loud (but false) clamours, base insinuations and wicked slanders of James Barry. / Published for the general satisfaction and benefit of all, who simply desire to know and embrace the truth.	Burnyeat, John, 1631-1690.; Strettell, Amos.; Barry, James.	1688 (1688)	Wing B5967; ESTC R170925	24,109	32

your Evidence is or whether ye have any or no You considering these things weightily will certainly find your selves at a loss while ye are denying the Spirits discovery or Revelation whatever James Barry may tell you of your being in a State of Grace And therefore ought all people to be turned unto the Spirit and Light of Christ Jesus in their hearts and if your Minister do not direct and turn you thereunto he is no Minister of Christ nor will ever bring you to Christ your Saviour and then how can you be saved and if he turn you to the Light and Spirit of Christ then he must own the Revelation thereof in the Church or else he denies Christ in his Offices to teach his people who is both King Priest and Prophet in his Church and if he turn people to the Light then he must not preach against it but if this be not a part of his Message that God is Light and Christ is spiritually the Light of the World and so a part of his work to turn to this Light he is no Minister of Christ and for your Satisfaction read these Scriptures Paul a true Minister Acts 26.18 speaking of Gods sending him to the Gentles said it was to open their blind eyes and to turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. And 1 John 1.5 he said their Message which they had heard of him and declared was that God is Light So then they that turn people to the Light turn them to God and Christ as is further evident from Christs own words Joh. 8.12 Then spake Jesus again unto them saying I am the Light of the world he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the Light of Life And John the Baptists Testimony concerning him who was the eternal Word by whom all things was made was that he was the true Light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world Joh. 1.9 and Christ commanded to believe in the Light Joh. 12.36 saying While ye have Light believe in the Light that ye may be Children of the Light c. So people is both to be turned to the Light and to believe in the Light and to walk in it or else whatever be professed people can be but Children of darkness and such as know not whither they go and in Isa 42.6 and Isa 49.6 you may see how God promised that he would give Christ for a Light c. so that they that deny and slight the Light deny Christ Gods Light and Salvation and Eph. 5.13 the Apostle saith that all things that are reproved are made manifest by the Light for whatsoever doth make manifest is Light so that you may see what need people have to mind the Light or else they must be ignorant of their states and also of the Glory of God for in the Light is the Knowledge of Gods Glory received as may be seen in 2 Cor. 4.6 and also you may see where this Light is to shine For God who commanded Light to shine out of Darkness hath shined in our hearts to give the Light of the Knowlege of the Glory of God in the Face of Jesus Christ Much might be said in the vindication of this Testimony for the true Light wherewith Christ hath lighted every man but this may suffice to all that will believe the Scriptures and accordingly turn their minds to the true Light of Christ that he may give them a right understanding to know him that is true according to 1 John 5.20 Seeing James Barry in his last Paper seems to accuse us as if we would bring Texts of Scripture neither understood nor rightly applied Therefore when he sends forth his Answer upon the back of our Vindication according to his promise let him give his Applications upon the forecited Scriptures which are quoted for the Proof of our Principles and as an Evidence against his and so let him prove us grand Hereticks as he said he would or otherwise let him leave off his boasting and cease from belying and abusing of us as formerly he hath done Written in vindication of the Truth our selves and the rest of our traduc'd Friends Dublin the 20th of the first Month 1687 / 8. John Burnyeat Amos Strettell POSTSCRIPT JAmes Barry's Answer to two Letters sent him by Anthony Sharp which by way of Postscript was in his last Paper to us in the following words viz. I do acknowledge my self indebted to your Scribe viz. Anthony Sharp in two most exquisite and polite Letters the which I hope to answer when I have little else to do So begging hit Worships Patience may bear a little longer with my slowness in this business I bid him Farewell J. B. For Answer Anthony Sharp being abused and belyed in perticular as well as we and our Principles in general when James Barry finds leasure to answer his Letters we shall leave Anthony Sharp to reply who doubtless therein will further manifest both him and his folly without either such delays or using such vain and scornful flouts improper to have come from the Pen of a Christian much less a pretended Minister Memorandum If any be desirous to see the several Papers that have past betwixt James Barry and us the Originals may be seen with Amos Strettell at the Band and Hood in Back-Lane and true Copies thereof with Thomas Ashton at the Three Kidds and Gloves in Cavan-Street Dublin THE END