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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65867	The glory of Christ's light within expelling darkness being the sum of the controversie between the people called Quakers, and some of the non-conformist priests, as manifest at two publick disputes in Essex : between George Whitehead (called a Quaker) and Stephen Scandret (Presbyter) being at the latter dispute assisted with five more of his brethren, the priests, to wit, Nathaniel Barnard, Henry Havers, Henry Coleman, Nath. Ball, and Robert Billoes : wherein are several.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1669 (1669)	Wing W1930; ESTC R39125	35,191	47

this were they justified see Acts 10. and Rom. 2. S. S. I deny that the Light within reveals Christ Jesus prove it Answ. The Light was given to believe in before they were Believers and shined in their hearts to give them the knowledge of the Glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ therefore it was sufficient to answer the end of its being given as to bring them into that knowledge see 2 Corinthians 4. 6. S. S. This doth not prove that the Light doth reveal Christ Is this Grace that hath appeared to all the Light in every man prove that this Grace was the Light within the Light in every man never heard or taught that the Gospel should come by Christ c. Answ. The Light shineth in Darkness and the darkness comprehends it not but the Grace of God which bringeth Salvation hath appeared to all men therefore it is sufficient and it hath been confest by S. S. that the Light of the Spirit of God did appear in every man now that this Grace which teacheth to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts is a spiritual inward Light and that which reveals Christ to Believers is plain in that it both teacheth them to live Godly to look for that blessed Hope and Appearance of that great God and Jesus Christ Titus 2. 11 12 13 14 15. therefore this Light or Grace within is both sufficient to reveal Christ and Gospel unto Salvation whatever this Blind-Guide say to the contrary Another Priest with S. S. alledged That the Grace of God appeared to all men but not not in all Reply Was not its appearance Spiritual how then did it appear to all and not in all Surely its appearance to all was in all seeing it is spiritual and spiritually to be seen though many close their eyes against it S. S. The Light within is not nor ever was from the Foundation of the World a sufficient or full Rule none from Adam in Innocency to Moses and the Prophets nor from them to the Apostles nor any to this day that had a Light in them sufficient to be a Rule of Life but something was super-added to the Light within as Gods Prohibition to Adam and to the Jews the Law of Ordinances as Circumcision Sacrifices c. and to the Apostles Baptism and the Supper c. Answ. What a heap of ignorance and darkness is here uttered against the Light of the Living And how is the sufficiency of it in all Gods People opposed by this our Opposer who denies the Light in Adam in Innocency to be the full Rule was not God and his Light in him Surely the Scriptures were not Adams Rule for they were not written till many hundreds of years after and the Holy men of God had a Rule before they were written as Abel Enoch Abraham c. And what was the Rule to the Prophets and Apostles which directed them in writing and giving forth the Scriptures Was not their Rule within and the Revelation of the things contained in Scripture inward before they were written Was not the Spirit the Law and Light of the Lord within And whatsoever may be known of God is it not manifest within S. S. Did not God require more of Adam then the Light did dictate for if there be twenty Trees in a Garden looking about upon the Trees in the Grove there where the dispute was how should we know by the Light within which of the Tree were prohibited if there were not a super-added Command c. Reply Here all along he manifested his ignorance both of God of his Law within which is Light and of the forbidden Fruit And being asked whether it was outward Fruit and an outward Tree that Adam was prohihited ●● some of them answered yes still opposing the sufficiency of the Light in Adam when they could not deny God to be in him And as for those Laws of Ceremonies and Shadows to the Jews Salvation doth not depend upon them but upon the Light of Christ within who is the Substance And when we urged that Christ was the Image of the Invisible God and the First-born of every Creature and that Adam was made in the Image of God which Image was Inward and Spiritual and that God is not like to corruptible man it was no ingenious Answer for S. S. to cry out A triffle a triffle or to cry Ye Ramble ye ramble c. As often he did when he was baffled and confounded And being asked whether the appearance and Law of God to Adam was inward or outward his answer was I am willing not to be wise above what is written I do not know I am satisfied to be ignorant of it and yet he was ready to assert in his ignorance That the Light in Adam was insufficient when he did not know whether the appearance of God to him was inward or outward yet granted that Adam in Innocency had the enjoyment of God and so plainly contradicted himself as not able to mannage what he had asserted against the Light nor yet his Brethren with him though when he was put to a nonplus his Brother Priest B. to help him argued in this manner though to little purpose Priest viz. If those people to whom the Apostles were sent did never hear the words of Life and Salvation till they came to preach unto them then the Light in them did not declare the words of Life and Salvation but they did never hear the words of Life and Salvation until the Apostle came to preach to them therefore c. But this Priest being manifest to be but a scornfull vopouring proud Fellow with neither common sobriety much less any weight or sence of Truth upon his Spirit his filly shallow matter was slighted and the Query was put to him and the other Priests in this manner Query Whether or no wilt thou grant the same thing that S. Scandret hath done viz that a Light of the Spirit of God is in every man or will you deny it If there be any of the same mind with him let them speak Priests We do own what Steph. Scandret hath laid down Reply Then this Light of the the Spirit of God was able to teach all the words of Life and Salvation and the Apostles did not preach to turn Peoples backs upon this but to turn them to it and confirm them in it as that which taught many before to fear God and work Righteousness wherein they were accepted and this overthrows the Argument before that was so often repeated and S. S. his vain Assertions and Totoligies to the contrary who turned his back on the Light within till he is turned into gross darkness and would have others do as he hath done S. S. You dare not say the Light within is the full Rule Answ. That 's false we both dare say it and have affirmed and proved that the Light of the Spirit of God is a full Rule to lead to Salvation where it is obeyed as