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A65885	The rector examined about his book scandalously stiled, An antidote against the venom of Quakerism, by John Meriton, who calls himself A.M. rector of Boughton in Norfolk : and his observations remarked, and the Christianity of the people commonly called Quakers, re-asserted and vindicated, from his perversions and aspersions / by George Whitehead.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1699 (1699)	Wing W1953; ESTC R20277	40,584	48

within And the Book will be opened in thee he puts IN THEE in Capital Characters as if it were a Crime or Error to own the Lamb of God to have a Throne or Dominion in Man or the Light within to be Judge of every idle Word Which still bespeaks a secret Enmity against the Light and as if the Light were neither to Judge nor to Record Mens Actions in the Book of Mens own Consciences whereas the contrary is evident if they will search and examine their own Consciences and be willing to bring their Deeds to the Light in them that they may be manifest proved and Judged For every one that doeth Truth cometh to the Light and bringeth his Deeds to the Light that They may be manifest that they are wrought in God John 3. And 't is certain that there is a Record made of Mens Iniquities even in their Hearts and Consciences by the true Light as the Sin of Judah was graven upon the Table of their Heart Jer. 17. 1. And without true Repentance it will not be blotted out of that Record but will remain unto the Great Day of Judgment and final Recompence of Rewards when the Books shall all be opened and the Dead Judged out of those things written in the Books every Man according to their Works Rev. 20. So that the Judgment given and the Record made in Mens Consciences by the true Light even in this Life will not wear out nor be made void but remain unto the Last Judgment of the Great Day to come to the great Joy of the Righteous and Shame Contempt and Misery of the Wicked and finally Impenitent who live and die in their Sins As it is testified in Job 21. 30. That the Wicked is reserved to the Day of Destruction they shall be brought forth to the Day of Wrath. And Christ spoke of such as would not receive his Ministers nor hear their Words Verily I say unto you it shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the Day of Judgment than for that City Matt. 10. 15. compare with Chap. 11. 22 24. and Mark 6. 11. and Luke 10. 12 14. All which signifie a Day of Judgment to come And as it is appointed unto Men once to die but after this the Judgment Heb. 9. 27. As also the Apostle Peter speaks of the Day of Judgment and Perdition of Ungodly Men 2 Pet. 3. 7. And also 2 Pet. 2. 9. The Lord knoweth how to deliver the Godly out of Temptations and to reserve the Unjust to the Day of Judgment to be punished And Jude v. 6. And the Angels which kept not their first Estate or Principality but left their own Habitation he hath reserved in Everlasting Chains under Darkness unto the Judgment of the Great Day In which Great Day it will fully appear that the Judgment given and the Record made in Mens Consciences by the Light is true and will stand for ever against the Wicked the willful Unbelievers and finally Impenitent And that there is no Opposition nor Contradiction between the present Judgment of Christ in Mens Hearts and Consciences and that which is to come That the Soul of Man though created is Immortal and never dies This we still believe and confess and what the Rector quotes as he supposes against it out of G. F. his Great Mystery and W. Penn's Brief Answer p. 47. if rightly considered and compared will not make void our Belief and Profession which I have answered and explained over and over and so has W. P. by his Distinction between the Breath or Spirit of Life which God breathed into Man and Man himself who thereby became a Living Soul Consequently the Soul of Man is created as well as Man being included in the Being of Man as the more Noble and Spiritual part inspired by the Divine Breath or Spirit of Life whereby Man became a Living Soul And this Distinction is clearly implied in G. F's Great Mystery though unfairly quoted What 's more Explanatory being left out by this Adversary and more fully answered in my aforesaid Examination Entituled Truth and Innocency vindicated c. against the three Norfolk Priests and Bugg p. 7 8 9 60. That we are Sincere in our Profession of Christianity in what is contained in our said little Pamphlet as he calls it entituled The Christianity of the People called Quakers Asserted we are not Conscious to our selves of the contrary nor Convicted of any Insincerity therein by this Rector's or any others Invidious Essays or Attempts nor from any Instances which either he or his Brethren or F. Bugg have produced against us Nor are we Conscious to our selves of holding Tenets or Doctrines which are either directly opposite or contradictory to these he calls New Creeds if impartially cited and truly explained which they have not done in their Invidious Endeavours against us consequently we find no cause to Retract Censure or Condemn the Tenets or Doctrines which we hold and therefore his Charge of Horrid Blasphemies we reject as an odious Calumny proceeding from a Proud Envious Persecuting Spirit which the Lord will Rebuke Neither has he shewn from those Instances against us any such Horrid Blasphemies as he tells of but rather his own Perversions Ignorance and Envy The Lord deliver poor Souls from such Blind Guides that they may not fall into the Ditch with them For some of their Leaders the Priests especially those of them that are of an Envious Persecuting Spirit are the most Blind and Ignorant of the Mystery of Christ and of those things which pertain to his Kingdom FINIS

for it to be wrought within them by the Spirit and Power of Christ who is the great means and cause thereof so that if any seek the way and means of Salvation only without them and neglect Christ's Appearance and Light in them they miss their way though He who is the Great means obtained Eternal Redemption and Salvation without them and alone did tread the Wine-press which we believe and therefore the Rector's conclusions are false against us 1. That They i. e. the Quakers undervalue the Righteousness and Merits of Jesus Christ purchasing Salvation for us 2. That they Extol and Magnifie their own Righteousness and Works like to their Brethren in the Church of Rome p. 15. 3. That they exceed all the meritorious Boasts of those their Kindred in affirming that their Sufferings are Greater and more unjust than the Sufferings in the days of Christ c. I positively deny and Testifie against these Accusations as Notorious Calumnies to traduce and abuse the People called Quakers contrary to our Principle and Profession of Jesus Christ and that Glory Dignity and Preheminence we sincerely ascribe to him his Righteousness Merits Works and Sufferings And that 't is by his Grace through Faith we are saved not of our selves 't is the Gift of God not of Works lest any Man should Boast Ephes. 2. Our Confession of Remission of Sin and Redemption thro' the Sufferings Death and Blood of Christ and Faith in him c. Tho' this the Rector confesses seems to be very Orthodox yet he 'll needs have it still but Paint and Deceit p. 16. Thus uncharitable and incredulous he is of our plain and sincere Profession falsly inferring For Remission or Redemption through the Sufferings or Righteousness of another is not by them i. e. Quakers believed Which is false 't was none of the Question or Controversie between us and our former Opposers the Imputarians for what the Rector observes out of F. B's Works p. 33. already answered in the other Examination and W. P's Sandy Foundation p. 25 30 31. and Serious Apology p. 148. though very brokenly and partially as well as impertinently cited by the Rector p. 16 17. Yet 't is no ways intended to disbelieve or deny Remission of Sins or Redemption thro' the Sufferings or Righteousness of Christ Jesus But to refuse a Justification of impure and unsanctified Persons by an Imputative Righteousness according to W. P's Title of that part of the Controversie Sandy Foundation p. 24. or a justifying the Wicked and condemning the Just which they that do are Abomination to the Lord Prov. 17. 15. p. 24. Ibid. which is not to deny the real and true Imputation of Christ's Righteousness to them that are Sanctified and by Faith have a true Interest in Christ as partakers of his Righteousness and Holiness His Imputations or Reckonings being all True and Righteous if he reckons or esteems a Man Just he is really so I do not see that W. P. contradicts this Doctrine of Justification in his Primitive Christianity c. by his former opposing Justification of Impure Unsanctified or Impenitent Persons by an undue Imputation of anothers Righteousness which in that State they have no share in Who is that Blessed Man to whom God imputeth Righteousness c Rom. 4. 6 7 8. but the Man in whose Spirit is no Guile Psal. 32. 6. The Rector doubtless thinks he has put a learned and binding Question upon us viz. Why indeed should they believe Remission of Sins and Redemption through Christ's Sufferings and Justification by his Righteousness when as they believe themselves to be perfect as God and free from Sin p. 17. Answer 1st Where do we say all this of our selves as that we believe our selves to be perfect as God I would have the Rector produce plain Proof that we say this of our selves 2dly That Perfection of Freedom from Sin which we believe attainable in Christ it is not of our selves nor by our selves attain'd We do not pretend to make our selves Perfect or Free from Sin but by the Power and Work of Christ and his Righteousness by a true Faith in him who is manifest to take away and destroy Sin the work of the Devil and to save us from Sin 3dly Now suppose any true Believers in Christ Jesus his Name and Power should call to others and say Come and I 'll tell you what the Lord hath done for my Soul he hath redeemed my Soul he has taken away my Sins and blotted out my Transgressions and received me Graciously And thereupon such a learned Rector as this should Gainsay his Christian Experience by such a Question as this Why indeed should you believe your Soul is redeemed and your Sins are taken away and blotted out through Christ his Righteousness c. when you thus believe your self to be free from Sin To which he might easily Answer I did not make my self so I magnifie the Grace of God in Christ Jesus towards me what I am I am by the Grace of God The rest against preaching for Sin to continue term of Life p. 18. is opened in the Examination before And the Rector is sadly out and wants Rectifying in his affirming This Doctrine of Sinless Perfection being the approved Doctrine of the Quakers to be in Opposition to all Professors of the Christian Faith p. 18. The Man 's Egregiously out and mistaken in this last part The Doctrine of Sinless Perfection in Christ is a true Christian Doctrine and approved of by all true Believers who are in the Faith of Christ and Professers of the same such Perfection was both commanded and Promised of God and Preached by Christ and his faithful Ministry and effected by Christ in his true Believers and Followers who abide in him He that abideth in him Sinneth not I may here give a full recital of the Question and our Answer upon which the Rector has made his said Observations to prove the same still but Paint and Deceit which is proved to be but his own false Judgment Quest. Do you believe Remission of Sin and Redemption through the Sufferings Death and Blood of Christ Answ. Yes through Faith in Him as he suffered and dyed for all Men gave himself a Ransom for all and his Blood so Shed for the Remission of Sins so all they who sincerely believe and obey him receive the Benefits blessed Effects and Fruits of his Suffering and Dying for them They by Faith in his Name receive and partake of that Eternal Redemption which he hath obtained for us who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from All Iniquity He died for our Sins and rose again for our Justification And if we walk in the Light as he i. e. God is in the Light we have Fellowship one with another And the Blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all Sin 1 John 1. 7. Quest. Do you believe and own the Divine Offices of Jesus Christ in his Church Our Answer is