Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	disciple_n	know_v	mystery_n	1,896	5	9.7001	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96406	The voice of wisdome, uttered forth against antichrists folly and deceits, and the freeness of Gods love to the creature, and the effects of his righteousnesse in his people truly discovered. ... and this is in answer to a book, falsly titled The Quakers folly made manifest to all men. Given forth by Tho. Danson, a priest at Sandwich in Kent ... / By a friend to them that regard true instruction, and a witness of Christs righteousnesse, George Whitehead.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1659 (1659)	Wing W1972; ESTC R186533	21,823	56

Christs presence in the flesh among all the Gentiles whom he did inlighten what darkness is this seeing his out goings have bin from of old as said the Prophet and he is the foundation of many Generations and Rock of Ages Mica 5.2 And if this Priests words were true what became of all these Gentiles that died before the dayes of Christ in the flesh were they condemned because they had no Light of Christ given them dare he say or because they disobeyed the Light which they had Thomas Danson brings the 2 Cor. 4.6 to prove that there are some to whom the light of the Gospel doth not shine Matth. 13 11 Luk. 10 21 that it was given to the disciples to know the Mysteries of the kingdom not to others Ans Here he hath perverted that of 2 Cor. 4.6 for it doth not say that the light of the Gospel doth not shine unto them but that the God of the world hath blinded the mindes of them who believe not least the light of the Glorious Gospel should shine unto them which if the light were not in them how could he seek to hinder it from shining to them for that is his end who blindes the mindes of the people to keep them from seeing the Light that it might not shine unto them but he cannot hinder the light from inlightening people though he and his ministers seek to keep people in blindness from seeing it in them and from believing in it yet it doth shine in their darkness And as to that of Matth. 13.11 The cause why it was not given to some to know the Mysteries of the Kingdom was because they closed their eyes against the light Matth. 13.15 which manifests that it sometimes opened them whereby they might have known those Mysteries which were hid from the prudent of the world who did shut their eyes against the light in them as thou hast done who contendest against it's being in them who see it not and as for the mindes of some being alienated from the life of God that proves nothing against the light of Christ being in them but for it for if their mindes were estranged from it then it was in them Ephes 4.18 Tho. Danson hath denyed that Christ dyed for all Counting the phraise pag. 6. Christ Inlightens every man Indefinite as he doth the other Christ tasted death for every man Heb. 2.6 A. Let the Scripture it self stand a witness against this Priests false Doctrine meannings he addes to the Scriptures for the Scripture saith Christ died for all tasted death for every man and that Christ is the propitiation for our sins and not for ours only but for the sins of the whole world 2 Cor 5 15 Heb 2 9 1 Ioh 2 2 But this Priest saith Christ dyed for a certaine number onely for those that were converts and Beleevers So whether should wee beleeve the Scripture or Thomas Danson who so flatly contradict one another and where the Scripture saith Christ inlightens every man that cometh into the world Joh 1 9 this Priest saith The meaning of those words cannot be as the letter of them doth import Again the Priest hath contradicted himself in pag 8 he saith I do not pretend to power to give meanings to Scripture by adding any thing to the Scripture which is not in it but to finde what already is by causing the Scriptures with the Cherubins to face one another Ans That 's false for thou hast given meanings which are not in the Scriptures and so art to be reproved for adding to thewords of the Lord Pro. 30.6 in thy giving such meanings as the letter doth not import as thou confessest so being unestablished in the light thou wrestest the Scriptures to thy own destruction not seeing the difference of the states conditions which the Scriptures are spoken to so thou would make the Scriptures disagree with themselves in thy saying thou must reconcile the Scripture to it self and telling of causing them to fate one another when as the Scripture cannot be broken Joh. 10.35 And before ever thou or any of you understand the Scriptures aright the light which gave them forth you must come to feel and own in your selves which will reprove your deceits vain imaginations and appears to convince you thereof and to condemne you for your perverting the Scriptures and making a trade of them and selling your fals meanings for mony to the people though many of the hearts of you priests are so hardened and your consciences so seared through your covetuosness pride deceit that you know not the appearance of the Light of Christ in your selves though it doth often appear and break forth upon the unjust to condemn them so that you not knowing the light in your selves by your dark spirits and earthly minds you contend against it in others and you shut up the Kingdome of God in people as the Pharisees did who shut up the Kingdom of God against men and would neither enter in themselves nor suffer others to enter and so your preaching and praying for all to come to Christ and be saved is of none effect for it s out of the faith while you do not beleeve that all are are enlightened by Christ nor that Christ dyed for all men for you do but flatter and mock the people whilest you perswade them to lay hold on that salvation which you do not believe that ever they may atttain to And what do you preach to in people which must receive the word and lay hold upon the Gospel if they all be not enlightened by Christ And what is it that must Reveal Christ in them who are in darkness and blindness if there be not a light in them which inlightens their darkness and discovers their blindenesse to them before they can see out of obscurity or see their light shining out of darknesse II. Of the doctrine of Perfection in this life which is opposed by the Ministers of Antichrist THomas Danson saith pag. 9. Your Doctrine of Perfection is against the tenour of the Scripture and to prove it he hath given his meanings and brings that of Job 9.20 If I said I am Perfect my mouth shall prove me perverse pag. 10. Phil. 3.12 and 1 Joh. 2.2 when he appears we shall be like him to wit Christ and Heb. 9. ult And he saith p. 11. the perfection Paul denies is the state of the Resurrection which is to be without sin c. Answ Here he hath wronged the Scriptures for there is no Scripture that saith that perfection is against the tenour of the Scriptures for God commanded Perfection Gen. 17.1 Deut. 18.13 The Prophets of the Lord Preached Perfection that they might have their sins taken away and be washed from all their filthinesse and do no iniquity which was a perfect freedom from sin Psal 37 37 Psal 119 1 2 3 Ezek 36 25 And Christ commanded his to be perfect as their heavenly father