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A65855 The Christianity of the people commonly called Quakers, asserted. Being a brief account of their faith in relation to divers matters where-in their Christian belief is questioned. Published in behalf of the people of God called Quakers by some of them. Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723. 1696 (1696) Wing W1915; ESTC R214791 13,648 20

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Redemption which he hath ●tained for us who gave Himself for Vs that he might Redeem us from 〈◊〉 Iniquity He died for our Sins and rose again for our Justification and if 〈◊〉 walk in the Light as He is in the Light we have fellowship one with another and the Blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all Sin 1 Joh. 2. 2. 2 Cor. 5 14. 1 Joh. 1. 7. Quest. Do you believe and own the Divine Offices of Jesus Christ in his Church Answ. Yes verily we sincerely believe and own Christ not only as He is the Light of the World enlightning every Man coming into it but also that he is given for a Leader and for a Commander And that He is both King Priest and Prophet to and over His Church and People He is the Minister of the Sanctuary which the Lord pitched and not Man and we are to hear Him in all things Isa. 55. 4. Zech. 9. 9. Heb. 3. 1. Deut 18. 15. 18. Heb. 8. 2. Quest. Do you believe or own Baptism as Essential to Christianity or necessary to Salvation and for the Ingrafting us into Christ and His Church Answ. We believe and are fully perswaded That Baptism which is Essential to Christianity and the saving Baptism or the Cause without which none can be true Christians or saved is the Inward Spiritual washing of Regeneration by the Word of Life This is the saving Baptism into Christ and His Church which produceth the Answer of a Good Conscience towards God of which the outward was a Figure 1 Pet. 3. 21. This is that One Baptism of Christ by one Spirit into that one Body whereof Christ is Head Eph. 4. 5. As to Dipping or Sprinkling Infants or Young Children we find no Precept or Precedent in Holy Scripture for the practice thereof and therefore we cannot think our not believing it Essential or necessary to Salvation or making Christians a sufficient Argument to prove us no Christians unless it can be proved that none are saved without it and that all are saved that have it Considering also what 's positively affirmed in the 39 Articles of the Church of England as in the 6th Article That whatsoever is not Read in the Holy Scriptures nor may be proved thereby is not to be required of any Man That it should be believed as an Article of the Faith or be thought requisite or necessary to Salvation And in the 20th Article That the Church ought not to Decree or Enforce anything against or besides Holy Writ to be believed for necessity of Salvation And in Article 21. That things ordain'd by General Councils as necessary to Salvation have neither strength nor Authority unless that they be taken out of Holy Scripture And in the Westminster Confession of Faith professed by the Kirk of Scotland Chap. 20. It is Said God alone is Lord of the Conscience and hath left it free from the doctrins and Commandments of men which are in any thing contrary to his word i. e. The holy Scripture or beside it if matters of Faith or Worship so that to believe such doctrines or obey such Commands out of Conscience is to betray true liberty of Conscience and the requiring of an implicit faith and an absolute and blin●● obedience Quest. Do you believe or own the Lords Supper either as a sign of the Love that Christians ou●ht to have among themselves or as a Seal of the Saints Communion and Commemoration of Christs Death for us or as Figurative of Christs Body and Blood Spiritually received by Faith Answ. The Supper of the Lord we own and tenderly consider in a twofold Sense 1. In the Figure 2. In the Substance 1. That our Lord Jesus Christ at his Supper with His Disciples did Eat the Passover which was for the Fulfilling and Consummation of the Fasts under the Law see Luke 22. And at this Supper He did take and Minister Bread and the Cup to his Disciples for there was no Transubstantiation saying This do in Remembrance of Me and said the Apostle As often as ye shall Eat this Bread and Drink this Cup ye shew the Lords Death till he come 1 Cor. 11. After this they did more clearly know His coming and Christ after the Spirit Jesus Christ in them 2 Cor. 13. 5. and 5. 16. 2. And Christ sald to His Disciples I will not Drink henceforth of this Fruit of the Vine until that day I Drink it new with you in my Fathers Kingdom Matth. 26 29. And likewise of the Bread I will not any more Eat thereof until it be fulfilled in the Kingdom of God Luke 22. 16. And he further said I appoint unto you a Kingdom as my Father hath appointed to me that ye may Eat and Drink at my Table in my Kingdom c. Luke 22 29. 30. In these things we believe he spoke Mysteriously and that every Member of his Spiritual Church doth daily Spiritually partake of His Body and Blood by Faith as the Cup of Blessing which we Bless is it not the Communion of the Blood of Christ And the Bread which we break is it not the Communion of the Body of Christ For we being many are ONE Bread and ONE Body for we are all partakers of that ONE Bread 1 Cor. 10. 15 16. 17. The Son of God saith Behold I stand at the Door and knock if any Man hear my Voice and open the Door I will come into him and will SVP with him and he with me Rev. 3. 20. And Wisdom calleth to the Simple Come Eat of my Bread aud Drink of my Wine Prov. 9. 4 5. And saith Christ The Bread of God is He that cometh down from Heaven and giveth Life unto the VVorld I am that Bread of Life my Flesh is Meat indeed and my Blood is Drink indeed He that Eateth my Flesh and Drinketh my Blood dwelleth in Me and I in him John 6. We believe that all who thus do truly partake of Christ by Faith are in true Communion and Love among themselves which they do want who are only in the outward Observations of Sign and Shadows Quest. Do you own the Seals of the New Covenant Answ. Yes as the New Covenant is Spiritual so are the Seals thereof as they may be Termed proper to it and therefore we believe they stand not in any external Shadow Sign or Figure but in Spirit and Substance the Seals of the New Covenant which is Inward and Spiritual must needs be the Evidence Testimony and Work of the Holy Spirit giving us Assurance through Faith of our share and Interest in that Covenant See what the Holy Scripture saith in this Case see 2 Cor. 1. 22. Who hath also Sealed us and hath given us the earnest of the Spirit in our Hearts Ephes. 1. 13. After that ye believed ye were Sealed with that Holy Spirit of Promise And Ephes. 4. 30. And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God whereby ye are Sealed unto the day of Redemption Our Christian Sense