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A54041	The Jew outward being a glasse for the professors of this age : wherein if they read with meekness... such of them as have not overslipt the day of their visitation, may see their own spirits to their own everlasting advantage and comfort by learning subjection to that which hath power in it to destroy this evil spirit in them : containing some exceptions and arguments of the Jews against Christs appearance in that fleshly form of his in their dayes which the present professors may view and compare with their exceptions and arguments against his appearance in spirit in this age, that they may see and consider which of them are the more and the more weighty / by Isaac Penington, the younger.	Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.	1659 (1659)	Wing P1174; ESTC R28792	26,555	33

Jewish Church against sanctifying of the Lords Sabbath justifying his disciples in plucking ears of corn thereon whereas their fore-fathers the Jews were not so much as to gather Manna on that day against fasting and prayer for he justified his disciples in that they did not fast and pray as John did saying how could they while the bride-groom was with them Mat. 9.15 and consider which way the Jews in the state they stood could understand such an answer as this to rest sastified therewith 6. They excepted against his Miracles partly because he did them on the Sabbath day John 9.16 whereupon they concluded he could not be of God for if he had been of God he would have observed the day which God commanded if he wrought them not by the power of God by whose power then must he work them So they concluded He casteth out Devils through the Prince of Devils Mat. 9.34 he hath Belzebub and by the Prince of Devils casteth he out Devils Mark 3.32 and having thus concluded in themselves there was no ear open in them to hear any thing that might be said to the contrary And again partly because he did not answer their wils in giving them such a sign as they required for this was still their tone Master we would see a sign from thee Mat. 12.38 what sign shewest thou unto us seeing that thou dost these things John 2.18 and they more particularly express what sign they would have they would have a sign from heaven Luke 11.18 What sign shewest thou that we may see and beleeve thee John 6.30 We are ready to be convinced we are ready to beleeve If thou would give us sufficient ground of beleiving in thee As for all thy healing people and casting out Devils Belzebub the Prince of Devils may furnish thee with power therewith to deceive and bewitch us from the Law and Ordinances of Moses which we are sure are of God but shew us a sign from heaven or else blame us not for not leaving Moses to run after thee 7. They excepted at the Testimony which the Spirit of God in him gave concerning him When he spake the inward Testimony which the spirit of God gave from within saying I am the light of the world he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life John 8.13 they presently cried out thou bearest record of thy self thy record is not true verse 14. mark his answer It is written in your law that the Testimony of two men is true I am one that bear witness of my self and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me verse 17.18 How would such an answer pass now in these dayes though the same life should speak it would not the wise professors of this age even hoot at it yet the thing is known at this day even the life which the Father begets and the Fathers testifying of it and with it and thou that readest this mightest know it couldest thou wait in the loss of thine own life wisdome and knowledg for it 8. They excepted against his disciples and followers which were women Publicans and sinners the common people yea the meanest the poorest and most Ignorant in their account who were fittest to be deluded and led away Are ye also deceived Have any of the Rulers or of the Pharisees beleeved on him but this people who knoweth not the law are cursed John 7.47 48 49. the common people the ignorant people the unsetled people such as know not the law such as understand not the Scriptures they run after him and cry him up but which of the Setled ones which of the truly Zealous ones which of the Wise men in the knowledge of the Law and Prophets which of the orthodox Scribes and Pharisees who keep close to Moses which of these beleeve in him whom of them can he deceive As for the heady people who for want of knowledge of the Scriptures are ready to run after every new fangle they are not worth the minding they are accursed and therefore no marvel though God give them up to follow this deceiver to cry up his new Light and forsake the good old Light of Moses the Prophets 9. They excepted against him that he did not rebuke his disciples and the multitude spreading their garments cutting down branches from the trees and strowing them in the way with the children that cried Hosanna to him as he rode on the Asse Colt to Jerusalem but he rather justified them Luke 19.31 and Mat 21.15 16. what a ridiculous and vainglorious peice of pageantry would this seem to the fleshly wise eye 10. That he did not shew sufficient authority for what he did By what authority dost thou these things and who gave thee this authority c. Mark 11.28 Thou takest upon thee great authority over the people of God over their Teachers yea over Gods Temple Sabbath and Ordinances but where 's thy authority so to do Shew us that c. 11. They excepted when he spoke of his sufferings and death We have heard in our Law that Christ abideth for ever and how saist thou the Son of Man must be lift up Who is the son of man John 12.34 Sure he that is to be lift up cannot be the Christ which is to abide for ever and not to die So that here in one breath thou hast overthrown all that thou hast been setting up by thy Preaching and Miracles Now which way could they understand this thing Nay the very Disciples themselves could not swallow it but were startled at it and Christ was fain to hide it a long time from them And yet if there be any thing held forth now in these dayes by the same spirit as concerning light and perfection or other truths which are seen in the spirit because men cannot apprehend them with their carnal understanding and make them agree with their carnal knowledge of the Scriptures what liberty do they take to themselves to speak both against the truth it self and also against them who have seen these things in the spirit and speak them from the spirit Now whosoever becomes a Disciple must wait in the obedience to know the doctrine and not think to enter with that wisdome and carnal reasoning from Scriptures which the Scribes and Pharisees and Professors of that age were shut out with There were many other things which they could not but except against as at his answers to their questions to which sometimes he was silent and gave no answer at all At other times he answered not directly but in Parables and how offensive is this to mans wisdome who requires a positive and direct answer And sometimes his answers might seem quite from the thing as John 12.34 35. His not giving respect to persons for it was a known thing of him that he regarded not mens persons Mat. 22.16 could not be very pleasing to them who loved greetings and sought honor one of

good works they stoned him They reply very confidently for a good work we stone thee not but for Blasphemy and because thou being a man makest thy self God vers. 32 33. And when he said If a man keep my saying he shall never see death John 8.51 Then said the Jews unto him now we know that thou hast a Devil Abraham is dead and the Prophets are dead who makest thou thy self vers. 53. Were not Abraham and the Prophets holy men had not they the sayings of God and did not they keep the sayings of God yet they are dead Such a kind of speech as this must needs be from the Devil Now thou makest manifest from what Spirit thou speakest Now know we that thou hast a Devil And indeed how could the professors of that age digest such things being so contrary to what appeared to them to be certain truth in the Scriptures And there were many other things as hard to them though the exceptions which might or did arise in their minds are not particularly mentioned as when he saith I am the door of the Sheep All that came before me are thieves and robbers but the Sheep did not hear them John 10.7 8. How offensive must this Doctrine needs have been to them going carnally to understand and reason about it What were all the Prophets and holy men before thee thieves and robbers did the truth never come till thou broughtst it What became of our Fore-fathers in former ages were they none of them Gods Sheep did none of them find the door for thou saist thou art the door and thou hast been but of late And whereas thou saist the Sheep did not hear them that 's utterly false for they did hear Moses and they did hear the Prophets and we have their writings and will keep to them for all thee let who will be thy Sheep When he said that he came not to send peace but division Mat. 10.25 How readily might they reply that his own mouth discovered him not to be the Messiah the Saviour the peace-maker but the worker of divisions the causer of breaches in families setting three against two and two against three Luke 21.51 When he said whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin John 8.34 Might not they well except against this as condemning the whole generation of the righteous and making null the way of sacrifices which God had appointed for sins committed at any time by his people which could not but presuppose their commission of sin did not Abraham Isaac David Moses the rest of the Prophets all commit sin and were they servants of sin He taught also that the children of the Kingdom should be cast into utter darkness Mat. 8.12 Oh how harsh would this sound in the ears of the zealous professing Jew who was waiting and hoping for the Kingdome So in his Doctrine there seemed many contradictions to the fleshly understanding for one while he said I Judge no man for I came not to condemn the World and yet was he not continually judging and condemning the Scribes the Pharisees the Priests the Lawyers and that whole generation of professors So again he came to seek and save that which was lost to preach the Gospel of peace and yet another while he saith he came not to send peace but a sword and to kindle a fire and to set men at variance c. Again one while he said I and my Father are one another time my Father is greater than I one while he bid men do as the Scribes and Pharisees taught another while he bid men beware of the Leaven or Doctrine of the Prarisees and Saduces Mat. 16.12 But to what purpose should I heap up any more instances O thou that readest this wait to know in thy self the ear that cannot hear Christs Doctrin and while thou condemnest the Jews do not run into the same error of unbelief and gain-saying but wait to know the voice of Christ in this day and to receive the ear that can hear it for though thou shouldest be willing to hear yet thou canst not till thy ear be opened Nicodemus who could acknowledge Christ a teacher come from God yet could not receive the doctrine of the new birth from him John 3.4 and there were many things the disciples themselves were not able to bear for when at a certain time he spake of giving his flesh to eat not only the Jews John 6.52 but they also stumbled ver. 61. and who is there among professors that can now bear it or receive Christs own interpretation of it who saith that the flesh which they understood profiteth nothing but the flesh which he meant was spirit and life ver. 63. 5. At his practises and conversation How is it that he eateth and drinketh with Publicans and sinners Mark 2.16 Behold a gluttenous man and a wine bibber a friend of Publicans and sinners Luke 7.14 This man if he were a Prophet would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him for she is a sinner Luke 7.39 At the Publicans and sinners drawing nigh to hear him the Pharisees and Scribes were offended and murmured saying This man receiveth sinners and eateth with them Luke 15.1 2. and when he went to Zacheus house they all murmured saying that he was gone to be Guest with a man that is a sinner Luke 19.7 Again because he healed on the Sabbath and justified his disciples in plucking of ears of corn on the Sabbath they were filled with madness and communed what they might do to him Luke 6. ver. 3. and ver. 10 11. and took counsell how they might destroy him Mark 3.5 6. Another time the Ruler of the Synagogue spake with indignation about it Luke 13.14 Yea the Jews did persecute Jesus and sought to slay him because he had healed a man and bid him take up his bed and walkon the Sabbath day John 5. ver. 8 16. and some of them made it a strong argument against him this man is not of God because he keepeth not the Sabbath day John 9.16 What come from God and be a breaker of his Ordinances Can these two stand together Read and consider what more strict Ordinance of God under the Law than the Sabbath What one Ordinance more conducing to the honour and worship of God Did not their whole religion and worship much depend upon it How could this possibly but be a great offence to them in that Spirit and Litteral Wisdome from the Scriptures wherein they stood Yet Christ in his fleshly appearance was Lord of the Sabbath and in his spiritual appearance he doth not lose his dominion Again they excepted against him that he did not teach his disciples to fast and pray as John did Luke 5.33 but could suffer them to transgress the traditions of the Elders Mat. 15.2 he was not strict after the Jewish way of devotion not strict after Johns way neither but against the traditions of the godly Elders of the