Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	jesus_n	light_n	shine_v	5,880	5	9.7269	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40945	The Quakers plea with the bishops at their ecclesiastical courts, or, An answer of the people of God, reproachfully called Quakers, to the bill of presentment put against them into the bishops courts, for not coming to the church as is pretended whereby it may appear, that the Quakers, so called, do come to the church, both according to the Scriptures, and Common-prayer books account, and ought not in equity and reason to be presented, or punished for that, &c. / by Richard Farnsworth.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1663 (1663)	Wing F499; ESTC R9314	16,422	24

darkness and not illuminated because you say Lighten our darkness we beseech thee O Lord And again in the Letany you say That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops Pastors Ministers of the Church Are the Bishops Pastors and Ministers of the Church in darkness and not yet illuminated or doth God send forth Bishops Pastors and Ministers before illumination Because the Apostles and Ministers of Christ said We preach not our selves but Christ Jesus the Lord and our selves your servant for Jesus sake 2 Cor. 4 5 6.7 For God who commanded light to shine out of darkness hath shined in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ but we have this treasure in earthen ●essels that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us The Ministers of Christ were not in darkness but in the light and therefore illuminated and were sent to illuminate others or to turn them from darkness unto light they who by vertue of their preaching did turn people from darkness unto light they did convert people from their sinful ways and courses unto God by turning them from the power of Satan unto God and such were and are the true Ministers and Messengers of God That light which turn● people from the power of Satan unto God is a soul-converting light and they who in the power of that light and by vertue thereof do by their preaching turn people from darkness unto light they do convert them by their Ministry on the Lords behalf from their sinful ways and courses by turning them from the power of Satan unto God and such are the Ministers of Christ as aforesaid The light of Christ declared of in the Scripture and now owned and born witness of by the people of God called Quakers is that light which turns people from their sinful ways and courses unto God who believe in and obey the same Therefore that light is a soul-converting light as aforesaid And for owning holding forth and bearing witness of this light in principle doctrine and conversation have the people of God called Quakers met with great opposition and persecution And now this light is acknowledged by common confession therefore inasmuch as you own the light by common confession how can you in equity and reason raise opposition against us or present and punish us for owning in principle doctrine and conversation that which you confess unto and own in declaration It is said 3. Sunday after Easter in the Collect so called Almighty God which shewest to all men that be in error the light of thy truth to the intent that they may return into the way of righteousne●● And we say the same do you not herein with us agree in dec●●ration or are you nor in this principled for Quakers so called How then can you in equity and reason punish us for own in principle doctrine and conversation that which you yo●● selves own in declaration You say that Almighty God doth sh●● the light of his truth to all men that be in errour to the into that they may return into the way of righteousness Do you n●● here confess and acknowledge these six things 1 That God is the author of the light 2 That the light it self is a pure spiritual soul-saving justifying light in its own nature and poperty and also to them who believe in and obey the same 3 That the Act of discovery or manifestation of the Light is Gods own act 4 That the persons or parties to whom the Light is so discovered shewn or made manifest are all men without exception 5 That the state and condition wherein they are at the first discovery or manifestation of the Light unto them is whilst they are in errour and out of the way of the Lord. 6 That the intent of Gods act of discovery and manifestation of the Light unto them is that they may come out of errour the ways of unrighteousness into the way of righteousness peace and salvation which is the way of the Lord. If so do you not acknowledge and confess That all men are in errour and out of the way of the Lord until they believe in and receive the Light of the Lord to lead them therefrom and guide them unto God from whence the Light doth come That all men who believe in and receive the light of the Lord after discovery and manifestation thereof do come out of darkness errour and the ways of unrighteousness into the ways of righteousness peace and salvation which is the way of the Lord That the way from errour and heresie is the light which God discovers with an intent to lead all that believes in and obeys the same out of errour heresie into the way of righteousness the way of the Lord That the light of God guides men out of errour in point of salvation and worship of God and leads them unto God that believes in and receives the same according to the act of discovery and intent of God as aforesaid Then to reject the light of Gods truth after Gods act of discovery thereof by refusing denying to yield obedience thereunto is to reject God who is the author of the light and to reject Gods act of discovery of the light and also to reject Gods love held forth in the intent of the discovery thereof and such remains in errour and are out of the way of righteousness and very unfit to guide others into the ways of God who daily err and go astray therefrom themselves And how can any be competent Judges of errour who themselves are subject unto daily live in errour And if errour from the ways of God be an offence punishable by Law what Law is it punishable by and are not they daily punishable by the same Law who daily err and go astray from the ways of God and do daily offend against Gods holy Laws Forasmuch as you own in declaration many of those things which we own in life and conversation though you seem to come farr short of in conversation you ought not in equity or reason to punish us as offenders about matters of conscience in point of Religion worship of God but rather give us the right hand of fellowship and equal liberty with you in point of Religion and worship of God because we own in life and conversation many things which you own in declaration which we could be glad to behold and meet you in in life and conversation setting all your contradictions aside You own purity of heart in declaration and we own the same in principle and practice or life and conversation How can you be offended at us for holding forth purity of heart in conversation when you own the same in declaration where the Priest exhorts the people saying I pray and beseech you as many as be here present to accompany me with a pure heart saying after me and they must say