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A54213 The skirmisher defeated and truth defended being an answer to a pamphlet, entituled, A skirmish made upon Quakerism / by William Penn. Penn, William, 1644-1718. 1676 (1676) Wing P1364; ESTC R21605 31,443 43

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to Accuse or Excuse I Conscience be lost it is only in respect of the use thereof as Reason in a Drunkard and not otherwise Conscience is a Thing of a divine Nature and is a thing placed of God in the midst between him and Man as an Arbitrator to give Sentence and to pronounce either with Man or against Man unto God Bish Wilkins's Real Character Definition of Conscience It s a Faculty whereby we apply general Principles to particular Cases being a practical Judgment or Memory relating to Matters of Duty The Opposite to it Unconscionableness Searedness Profligateness c. These Testimonies give great Honour to Conscience as the generallity of Professions give to the Men. By them it appears that Insensibility is not Conscience or Conviction and the Truth is unconscionable implyes that conscionable is reasonable just and good For our Parts we believe that God has placed his Witness in every Soul Heart and Conscience and that all Mankind shall be Accused or Excused by it they that rebel against it to them shall it be a Never-Dying Worm to them that love and obey it an Everlasting Comforter By this hath God awakened and redeemed us from a vain Conversation T is his ancient Light and Spirit that strove with the old World and strive with this To no other Spirit is our Testimony neither Conscience or Conviction then that which is according to the Nature of it And as I can make my Appeal to the Neighbours of I. C. and all other People else-where if ever our Consciences or Convictions have led us to any such detestable Enormities as he charges upon our Doctrines and Principle and if we have not rather had our Conversation among them in all Gentleness Sobriety and Honesty so do I warn all to whom this comes that they judge us not with Unrighteous Judgment nor readily receive the Reports and Suggestions of prejudiced Men against us and our holy Way It s no easie thing to Flesh and Blood for us to live uprightly in the Profession of it meer Outside Historical Faith Large Shews much Talk for Religion will not do the Matter if the Heart remains unsubjected the affections unmortified and no Peace with God sealed to the Soul Depart from me will be the last dismal Sentence Therefore my dear Country-men Grieve not God's Holy Spirit encline your Hearts to his pure Word 't is nigh you as Rom. 10. that you should obey it and do it it will reform and regenerate you it will create all things new from an Hard to a Broken Heart from a Vain to a Contrite Spirit new Affections new Desires new Love new Friendship new Words new Works new Customs and Fashions not like the World's that shall pass away and Vexation of Spirit only remain in lieu of them forever Then shall the Peace of God slow into your Souls as a River and nothing shall ever harm or make you afraid Truly Friends a Vain Worldly Unwatchful Conversation unrepented of be your Profession and Church what 〈◊〉 will will one Day harm and make you afraid for God 〈◊〉 Reward all people according to their Works at that 〈◊〉 Day it will not be Well Talkt or Well Profest but WE●● DONE good and faithful servants Why Because th●● have kept his holy Sayings Remember what Christ Jesus said by whom God will judge the Secrets of all Hearts in the Day of Account that for every Idle Word which Man speaketh shall he give an Account in the Day of Judgment As one that knows the Terrors of the Lord I would perswade all men to turn to the living God For if the Righteous scarcely be saved where shall the Vngodly and Sinner appear for the Kingdom of God stands in Righteousness Peace and Joy in the holy Ghost and Sinners have nothing to do there Neither think that you are saved by Christ from Wrath and not saved from Sin or that he has saved you from the Guilt though the Nature and Acts of Sin remain no such can walk with God here for they must be translated changed renewed muchless can they enjoy the Lord hereafter Wherefore cast about and see how it is with you hearken while it is to day your faithful Monitor is in your own Bosom and Waits and Knocks to be let into your most inward Affection that he may be your Delight the prime Object of your Love and blessed are they that are not offended in him but believe in him and confess him before all men the Outside Jew despised him then the Outside Christian sleights him now but blessed be God this spiritual Appearance of Christ in the Soul to the Jews the Professors a Stumbling-block to the Greeks the Wise Men Foolishness is unto us who have believed therein the mighty power of God to our Salvation and the worst desire I have for you is That you also may sincerely believe and when Time with you shall be no more receive with all those that in the Self-denying Life of holy Jesus walk and saint not to the End of their Dayes Glory Honour and Eternal Life Amen THE END D. Cave's prim Christ Quak New nick Name for Old Christ pag. 71 72. pag. 34. Ed. Bur. pa. 34 35. pag. 71 72 73. a Ought any man to obey what he does not know and is not Knowledge Conviction I provoke him or any to give me a Scripture for that But more of this anon observe what follows b The Apostle here does plainly exhort them to make their Conviction on their Rule for there was something in them that brought shame over them for their Evil Deeds the true Light and Spirit that makes known what of God is to be known in man c True still for Man can't see without Eyes nor act without Knowledge But the Question is What Conviction this is the words prove that it is by the Light and Spirit of God then the feared Conscience and debancht Mind are I. C. speaketh of plainly excluded here I mention the Conviction and that which works it What Countenance do either give I. C. tos heap those foul and Impiou Consequences upon me d This plain Distinction I made is left out by him that he might the better have his Ends and Conceal the Injustice of his Work c This is a direct Contradiction to his Inference and Allegation who would have me to hold that what is in any Case commanded one Man is not binding upon another when I limit it to Extraordinary Cases and just after say that the Moral Commands of God are obliging upon all How is it then that I deny the Ten Commandments to belong to all Men or that I hold men may Kill Steal c. and not be cullpable O disingenuous man f This Out living their Day plainly shows that I excluded seared Consciences how then do I make a seared Conscience my Rule of Obedience or the readiest Way to Salvation g Is not this the Language of I. C are they not Brethren in Abuse h Is not this a plain Distinction what could be plainer against any such Consequences as I. C. draws and to prove that I understood not what he renders me to have intended Levit. 19. 18 19. i How plentiful are the Evidences of our Innocency and how distinctly nay the Reader see that E. B. writ of Particular Extraordinary Commands k Let me pray the Reader and prevail with him to dwell a while upon this Passage and do an Innocent Man yea an Abused People Justice Does this plead for Rantism Atheism Blasphemy Murder c as I. C. tells us l This is the Tendency of his Doctrine who flyes out upon Conscience and Inward Conviction as if they were the only great Enemies of his Salvation m This notable Clause clears our Sense more particularly and gives a very plain Discovery of our Enemy's Disingenuity We speak of Positive J. F. and I. C. conclude our Argument against all moral Commands these are Ministers of the Gospel all this while if they may be believed Phil. 3. 15. n What sayes my Reader to this Passage and plain Provision made by me against blinded deluded and hardened Minds and Consciences Does this agree well with my present Adversary's swaggering Consequences especially that which makes me to deny sins of wilful Ignorance What Gospel can a Man so qualified be Minister of o This further proves what Conviction as well as what Commands I understood and ought to shame my Adversary if he has any Ingenuity in him for that ill Vse he has made of my words about Conscience and Conviction p What sayes I. C. to this Is the Conscience and Conviction I make so necessary a blind dark scared Conscience Do I leave it there Is that the Language of my Doctrine Is it not a Conscience convinced and taught by God's holy spirit Let what follows and the Three Testimonies be weighed W. Tindal's Works pag. 319. p. 80. B. Jew contr Hard. p. 53● 534. T. Coll. Works p. 247. p. 8. 9. Joh. 16. 7 8. Chap. 15. 24. Rom. 18. 19. Mic. 6. 8. Joh. 1. 5. 9. Ephe. 5. 12 13. Joh. 3. 20 21. Rom. 10. 2. Acts 18. 22 23. p. 11. W. Perk. Works of Consc p. 512. Heb. 8. p. 8 9 11. p. 9 10. Mic. 6. 8. p. 518. p. 519. Note