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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

That the Light within is no other then the work of the Law written in the hearts of the Gentiles Rom. 2.14 15. And then he saith It is evident that these Preachers are Preachers of the Law not of the Gospel c. See what gross darkness and confusion this man is in who cannot distinguish between the Law of God within and the work of it counting the Law or light within the work of the Law like as if he had said that the Law of God within is the work of the Law within when as the work of the Law is that which is effected by the Law as distinct from the Law it self as much as a conviction or convincement is distinct from that which convinceth and we in owning the Law of God and its work within do not deny the Gospel nor Christ as we are accused no more then the Apostle did when he went not about to make void the Law but to establish it as it was to be obeyed and fulfilled in the Faith of Christ in whose hand is the Righteous Law that manifests sin and witnesseth against it and this was the Covenant that God promised to put his Laws in the mind and write them in the hearts Heb. ● And said the Apostle Rom. 2.13 14. For not the hearers of the Law are just before God but the doers shall be justified and this he brings as his reason For when the Gentiles which have not the Law do by nature the things contained in the law these having not the law are a law unto themselves which shew the work of the law written in their hearts c. Herein he does not go about to destroy the Light or Law or the work of it within nor to render it a delusion nor a sad Principle of Antichrist nor a most pernitious stratagem of Satan as J. W. hath done but owns and vindicates it and those that through Faith attained unto its righteousness which the Jews by works out of the Faith did not So let any Rational or Indifferent man Judge whether this J. VV. hath not in effect accused the Apostle Paul and the Prophet Jeremiah and others with Preaching up a most dangerous delusion a sad Principle of Antichrist gross Darkness and a most pernitious stratagem of Satan c. seeing that he hath thus reviled the Law and light within and the work of it in the heart mentioned in Rom. 2 15. under these tearms and thus hath he manifested the Malice and Rancor of his Imbittered Spirit against the light and Law of Christ and work of it in the Hearts and so hath shewed himself an enemy to the Covenant of God which was to Jews and Gentiles Isa. 42.6 Jer. 31. and so instead of giving a testimony against the Son of Perdition he hath absolutely appeared in his work and after his so much Blasphemy against the light in all men and our Preaching of it up he is made to confess to the light in us and all men as a differing thing from the spirit of Darkness as in page 165. It should seem that when he writ that he had forgotten his former revilings against the light in all men Thus you who are called Anabaptists may see the Bruitishnesse and Confusion of this unworthy man who hath been appointed by many of you for a defence as he saith and what credit or profit will this work be unto you though he set up himself as a Teacher of the Churches of Christ and in the same Epistle that he writes to those he calls the Beloved Flock of Christ that are in the Faith and Fellowship of him according to his Glorious Gospel when he has bidden them beware of hearkening to Preachers up of the light He saith But if you shall not be warned I have as to this done my duty your blood will lie upon your own heads So you may here see what a Teacher of the beloved Flock of Christ that are in the Faith and Fellowship of him this Joseph Wright is to lay the same words upon them that concerned the Jews that blasphemed and opposed themselves against the Truth when Paul spoke to them Acts 18.6 As if the beloved Flock of Christ that are in the faith had not yet taken warning but might be guilty of their own blood as Joseph Wrights words do imply and yet this Flock is both in the Fellowship and Faith of Christ was there ever such absurdity and confusion as this And further you may take notice how that after Joseph Wright hath so much reviled and blasphemed the light within he hath willingly manifested himself an open enemy to the light and the Doctrine of it where in his Epistle to the Reader he hath laid down these words viz. Although we have both preached and printed against this device of Satan and have born witnesse very much against this delusion yet so simple are some both People and Teachers as to rank us with them as co-partners and such as are espoused to that Doctrine which teacheth up the law or light within all men c. but the Lord knows it and so shall you one day if you shall not believe it now that to entertain such a Doctrine would be to commit a Rape not onely upon our very consciences but also upon our meanest principles and it is no small grief to us to bear the least tittle of their Inventions neither do we preach or practize any thing at all as from them c. These are Joseph Wrights very words wherein you may see what presumption and Impudency hath appeared in him against the law light and such as preach it as one that is vexed and grieved that ever any should repute him as a co-partner with such as preach and own the the Law or Light within and so like a Hypocrite and man-pleaser he hath appeared as one that would get in favour with those that are enemies to the Law and light within by his exclaiming against it and them that own it though in page 165. he hath implicitely confessed to the light within all men as contrary to the spirit of Darkness and thus all may see this mans wickedness and confusion And you who have owned him as your Teacher or a defence of your way may be ashamed of him and it is a shame and disgrace to your profession that ever such dirty stuff and absurdities should proceed from amongst you as this J. VV. who hath been so much set up amongst you hath uttered forth against the Truth and them that live in it who though he pretends to lay down our own Principles who Preach and own the light within as if they were sufficiently known to be ours both by our words of mouth and Books yet many things hath he charged against us as ours both as to Principles and matters of fact which he neither mentions the Authors of nor the Books of ours by which they were asserted and thus in the greatest part of his accusations and

of and as in that he lives he comes to be reckoned among the Faithful and profitable Servants of Christ who become his Friends through faithfulnesse and Christ said unto such I call you no more Servants but Friends and this is further then the unprofitable Servants state And whereas J. W. chargeth such as strangers to justification by Faith in the Blood of Christ who say That so far as the creature is brought out of the filth of this world and to leave sin so far onely is he justified before God c. As also he tells of a poor sinner standing justified before God and of God justifying the creature while it is in its sins in its blood page 14. Answer Herein hath J. W. shewed himself ignorant of justification before God by Faith and of the state of justification for the Creature is not justified as a sinner nor in that state wherein it is in the filth of the World and in its blood but as it is made just in Christ being justified from sin and ungodliness and not in sin and justified from those things from which it could not be justified by the Law of Moses and it is not the hearers of the law that are just before God but the doers that shall be justified So this justification is not without sanctificaon as deceivers do falsly imagine a justification of men when they are in the filth of the world contrary to the Apostles Doctrine who said to the Corinthians But ye are washed but ye are sanctified but ye are justified in the Name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God 1 Cor. 6.11 So that he did not deny following the light or Spirit of God within as in reference to mans justification nor Preach up a justification of men when they are in the filth of the world and in their Blood as J. W. hath done who notwithstanding hath in page 124. owned a justification by performing the condition of the second Covenant through the assistance of Gods Spirit and that so far forth as persons are in Covenant with Christ and are enabled to walk according to his direction so far are they in a blessed estate as in page the 125. and is not that blessed estate and freedom from the guilt power and dominion of sin and assurance of eternal Life and a justified estate supposeth J.W. How hath he confounded him self in these things who hath also granted that they that believe are taught to be holy as he which hath called them is holy and to be holy in all manner of conversation because it is written be ye holy for I the Lord your God am holy 1 Pet. 1 14 15. Lev. 19.2 How then are any justified while they are in the filth of the world in their sins and in their blood Thus all may see what gross absurdity confusion and ignorance this J. W. is in who also saith The humble do see themselves in a lost and undone estate by reason of sin which they and all the world are guilty of finding themselves under the curse of the law c. What falshood and confusion is this when as those that are truly humble are taught of the Lord and freed from the guilt of sin according to this mans own confession and the humble and contrite heart is a Sacrifice to God and not to be reckoned under the guilt of the worlds sin nor under the curse of the Law as this J. W. hath falsely accused the humble who are of contrite Spirits whom God regards Also J. W. hath accused such as followers of the Romish Synagogue and as being Messengers of Satan who Preach up the light within saying that they lead all such as follow them from Christ to themselves setting up themselves c. As also he saith They set up that which is indeed the darkness of this world the traditions of men the Doctrines of the Romish Harlot page 21. Answ. What an absurd and foolish slanderer is this man who distinguisheth not between the Light within men and the men themselves when as they who truly preach the Light of Christ within do not lead them from Christ to themselves but to that which is not of themselves that they may come to deny themselves as he hath taught and this we own which is no setting up of strife nor of the darknesse of this world neither is it any Tradition of men or Doctrine of the Romish Harlot as impudently and falsly J. W. hath charged against such as preach the Light within and so hath manifested himself to be one of them who put Light for darkness and darknesse for Light unto whom Woes belongs Isa. 5 20. and the more he strives against the Light the more he confounds and splits himself against the Rock who having confessed that what we preach is the work of the Law in the hearts Rom. 2.15 and as much as that there is a light in us and all men contrary to the spirit of darknesse and now chargeth us with setting up the darknesse of this world and the Doctrines of the Romish Harlot what grosse darknesse confusion and blasphemies hath he here uttered forth if J. W. his heart were not filled with envy and malice he would not shew himself thus impudent in his folly and confusion CHAP. II. Concerning the nature and state of Christ and the soul of man and the Saints partaking of the divine nature and how J.W. hath confounded himself and shewed his blindnesse about these things JOseph Wright's words viz. Thou art a Deceiver for thou sayest not that the flesh and bones humane soul and spirit of that man which was born of Mary the Virgin is the Christ but thou making no mention of the humane nature that which thou callest the Christ is the seed spirit or light in that man that was born of Mary p. 23 24. c. Answer That which we own to be the Christ is the same that the Apostles and true Believers owned to wit That Jesus Christ our Lord was made of the seed of Abraham and David according to the flesh and declared to be the Son of God with Power according to the spirit of holinesse by the Resurrection from the dead and the seed which the promise is to is Christ and the last Adam was made a quickning Spirit and the Lord is that Spirit set Rom● 1.3 4. ● Cor. 15.45 Gal. 3.16 2 Cor. 3.17 Was the Apostle Paul a deceiver for speaking these things supposeth J. W which are the same things we speak though he count us D●ceivers and is not this seed or spirit which is Christ in them that believe Yet J. W. hath confessed That it ought not to be denyed that the Spirit of Holinesse in that person which was born of the Virgin Mary is the Son of God by eternal Generation c. Why then hath he judged any to be deceivers for confessing that spirit or seed to be Christ and we confesse Jesus Christ to be come in