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A93431 Some queries propounded to this professing generation the people called Baptists, or any of the professors upon the earth for them to answer, and heedfully to weigh and consider Smith, William, d. 1673. 1659 (1659) Wing S4331; ESTC R229335 9,565 10

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Some Queries propounded to this professing Generation the people called Baptists or any of the Professors upon the earth for them to answer and heedfully to weigh and consider IS there any live but who eat or can any live 〈…〉 of the Son of man and drink his blood or have my eternall life in them and can any eat of the flesh of the Son of man or drink his blood unto whom he is not yet come or have such eternall life in them that eat and drink not how can they live then unto whom he is not yet come AND whether you that say your bread and wine is the figure of Christ to come are yet come to the substance who rest in the figures and shadows and so is it not in that which is weake beggerly and to vanish away wherein you dwell or can figures ●eed you or give you life AND whether the feeding upon that which dyes of it self and is perishing be that which can give life yea or nay or whether the body of Christ be that which is to be seen with the carnall eye or can the naturall man discerne it or is it to be eaten with the carnall mouth yea or nay AND whether they doe not eat and drink unworthily that discerne not the Lords body and if so with what eye must it be discerned IS there any thing short of the flesh of Christ that can give life unto the world and doth not he that eateth of his flesh live for ever or whether there be any thing that can give life but it or doe any live but they who come to feed upon it BVT do they who eat of your bread and drink of your wine live for ever such who eat of that bread doe they not dye but shall they ever dye that feed upon the bread of life is not your bread then another then that and so doth not give life MAY not drunkards swearers lyers and prophane persons eat of your bread and drink of your wine and sit at your table and have such eternall life and whether the true worshippers are not them which worship the father in spirit and in truth that which the Devill abode no tin nor can get into and whether he may not get into the outward things and visible things which is in the deceit yea or nay or whether their faith will not fail them at the last or they doe not deceive themselves that have no surer foundation to build upon IS your eating and drinking together the body of Christ or his blood seeing that he himselfe saith whosoever eateth of his flesh and drinketh of his blood hath eternall life AND if you say this you are to doe till Christ come or his kingdome come but doth his kingdome come with observation observing this or the other thing and if he be not yet come unto you how have you eternall life or will the bread and wine bring him to you or bring you to eternall life if so then why may not the vil●st man that is eating of your bread and drinking of your wine which he may doe as well as you not come also to have eternall life AND do you not make the words of Christ void by you traditions who said the kingdome of God cometh not with observation and except you eat of the flesh of the son of man and drink his blood you have no life in you can any thing short of it give life or the observing of any outward thing doe it MVst not this then be another manner of eating and another kind of food then what you are feeding on that must bring man again to life or have life in him or are they Saints whose communion is not in the light that walk not in the light or can such witnesse the blood that cleanseth ARE you Saints and do not witnesse Christ come unto you or if he be come what hath he destroyed in you or can you call your selves Saints if Christ be not come unto you how came you then to be Saints sanctified or washed for doth not Christ say except I wash thee thou hast no part in me how came you then to be washed if Christ be not come unto you and if you be not sanctified washed nor cleansed by Christ how came you to be Saints IS there any sanctification or cleansing but by and through him alone who is the light and life or is this work wrought without him if not how is this work wrought in you that say he is not come unto you for the Saints they knew he was come unto them and are you Saints or can you call your selves Saints and is he not come unto you what kind of Saints are you then AND the Saints witnessed eternall life the life of Christ mode manifest in their mortall flesh it doth not say it was in the Scriptures in the breed or in the wine to be found which you keep to or can you expect therein to find life that will not come unto Christ the anointing within to teach you that you may have life AND doth not the scripture say in him was life and the life was the light of men it doth not say in the bread and wine was life but it saith indeed in Christ the anointed of God was life who said to them that searched the scriptures which testifie of Christ that they would not come to him that they might have life or is there any coming again to the life but through the light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world BVT the eating bread and drinking wine though long time it hath and may be follow●d doth it give or will it bring at last unto life or any outward observation if not then is it not high time for all people to follow that which will bring them there unto the light wherewith Christ hath enlightened them who saith I am the light of the world he doth not say of the Saints only he that followeth me shall not abide in darkness but shall have the light of life ARE not such to be found among the number of the foolish Virgins that were shut out that have a profession but not the possession of what they doe professe that had Lamps but not the oile slumbring and sleeping in the earth a●d se●●ed on the lees in security or may such expect to find any entrance in when the Bridegroome cometh that are found in such an estate OR are you come any further yet then they were or the Pharisees were then who looked for his coming in outward observation and sought for him there one crying loe here and another loe there and so mist him when he was come as the professors and disputers doe now AND doe you beleive Christ to be the true Prophet if so why seeke you the kingdome without when he taught the kingdome of heaven was within and bid not to goe forth and you that do go forth do you abide in his doctrine or learn
the mercy which is shewed in the light which will guide your feet into the way of peace the peace of God which passeth all understanding which neither the world can give nor take away the light of the Son of God leades into who lighteth every man that cometh into the world And to lead that life to live for ever which is not the worlds life which lyes in the wickednesse or to lead such a life as this or the other man lives but to lead such a life as the light wherwith every one is enlightened leads into and every one being found doing of the will of God which is mode manifest in the light of the Son of God he shall know of the doctrine so an entrance shall be ministred into the everlasting kingdome of the deare Son of God which light obeying it leads into all godliness and honesty where the quiet and peaceble life is injoyed and felt for who is here is in the feeling life feel and see one another in the body and in the life which stands not in words meates nor drinks but in power for thy own willing running and doing to create thee a peace obtaines not it is the election obtaines which is in the seed but to stand still in the light and to will nothing neither to doe but what is required of thee here is thy first step unto peace being turned to the light to stand still and see thy salvation thy strength is to sit still to come to stillnesse believing in the light for he that believes makes not hast for who are in the hast are from the light which brings the salvation and so see not the salvation nor feele the strength which is found in Christ the light and life of men and who are here feele and see one another in the life and in the body which is above the Elements and things below in another body and here see over the world and things that are below and feele and see all things in their place and order out of the forwardnesse to be doing striving speaking or climbing up in the beleiving and obedience to Christ Jesus the light and life For thou that art out of the peace thy selfe how canst thou bring others into it for Gods Kingdome stands in the peace which thou art out of which sheweth thou art out of the kingdome where all buslings strivings tossings climbings heats and colds upps and downes cease and have their end which thou art yet in and so in the elementary body where these things are out of the life and feeling body which brings over these things and sets them in their place for if thou give thy body to be burned and thy goods to the poore in a voluntary humility and yet out of the light and love out of the body this shall profit thee nothing where if not a word be spoken yet that which is right is felt and that which is wrong and out of it's place is seen and felt for here all things come to be set aright in their place where is no schisme jar nor confusion in the body and life for who are in the tossings are in the unsetled state out of the peace and so short of the Kingdome For the light which convinceth of sin and evill in the secrets of the heart and conscience maketh manifest what is out of the peace out of the agreement out of the covenant which is to be departed from and the filthy uncleane nature which hath been out from God in the transgression in which state all mans striving willing running nor climbing availes not it can●ot enter But comming to silence quietnesse stillnesse to stand still in the light which sheweth that nature which hath adulterated and transgressed upon which condemnation must passe abiding quietly in the meeknesse to be led through the judgement the entrance comes again to be found wherein the peace is witnessed which is out of mans power his willing or running and onely in the mercy of God which is tender the entrance comes again to be found so that here is the first step unto peace to stand still and will nothing before there be a returning to that which is gone from to stand still to come to stillnesse and to be drawn off from all thoughts wandrings imaginations Therefore come down keep lowe in the light be lowe and so you will come out of your own thoughts and imaginations above for to feele the mercy of God in the lowlinesse meekenesse and stillnesse of your spirits which mercy man is seperated from in the haughtinesse and loftinesse of mind in the driven out state from God in the earth untill be with the light find his grafting in his entrance in for the light which leadeth out of the darknesse where is the tribulation and anguish will guide the feet into the way of peace And the mercy of God is from generation to generation towards them that feare him in the feare of God in the mercy of God but who are out of his feare are out of his mercy and the feare of God is to depart from evill W. S. For man being turned again unto God in covenant with him comes again to have right unto the things of God unto all the creatures As in the beginning every thing that was made was good and subjected in it's place so in the light Gods covenant with man every creature of God is good and nothing to be refused marke but to be received which God hath created to be received of them which believe and obey the truth FINIS LONDON Printed for M. W. in the Year 1659.