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A93453 A Sober dialogue between a country Friend, a London Friend, and one of G.K.'s Friends concerning the great difference of faith and doctrin betwixt many of the Quakers, especially their principal teachers and him. 1699 (1699) Wing S4408; ESTC R42883 7,080 18

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if a Man feeds on he shall have everlasting Life His Flesh being Meat indeed and his Blood Drink indeed Co. Fr. Well but if we receive him in Spirit will not that do G. K. Fr. You cannot receive him but as he is both Body and Spirit that which God hath put together is not to be divided therefore you must receive him either as the Man Christ Jesus or not at all that is with a lively Faith to believe and to remember how that Body Suffered for us on the Cross and is now in Heaven and left us this Commandment thus To remember him until he come in Power and great Glory Now whether it is better to obey God or Man judge ye Our Lord said Do this in remembrance of me Some Men say it is but a Shadow and they are come to the Substance Well I will ask thee this Question art thou in thy mortal Body able to stand before the Son of God should he appear to thee wouldest thou not be Terrified and Astonished the best of Men ever were so and believe me that the sight of an Angel would do it to the best of you who is much less in Glory then the Christ of God and since we are such weak Creatures that we cannot be hold his Glory as he is in that glorified Body then ought we not to be mighty thankful that he is pleased to condescend thus far to our Weakness that since we cannot behold him as he is that he has been pleased to leave us such a Looking-glass wherein we may discern the Lord's Crucified Body and in that to remember what he has done for us enough surely to engage us to remember him according to his own Prescription I am perswaded had G. F. given any Commandments they had been obeyed As for Instance how has he set up many Orders which he never had from the Holy Scriptures and do not some Men make the Commandments of our Lord and Saviour of none effect through their own Traditions Teaching for Doctrin the Commandments of Men. Our Lord says Judge not least thou be judged but your Friends say they have Power to Pronounce Plagues and Judgments on others and that when they are dead too if they pleased not them say they are gone to the Pit Our Lord said Bless and Curse not but your Friends doe send their Curses as G. W. does his to G. K. Christ bid his Disciples not to Judge those that cast out Devils in his Name although they followed not them but said they that were not against them were for them But your Friends say all that follow not them are out of the Truth Christ says When you have done all or the utmost you ought to do say that you are but unprofitable Servants but some of your Friends say plainly they will not say so for they are profitable Servants Christ says Look unto me all the ends of the Earth and be you saved But your Friends say look to the Light within only and be you saved and where in all the Writings do they direct People to the Lord Jesus without them as the Object of their Faith for Justification and Redemption Do they not always say Friends mind that of God in your own Hearts not saying one word of the necessity of Faith in the Crucified Jesus or of his Resurrection or Ascension into Heaven I have often heard them say that Flesh and Blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God making no difference between the Flesh of Christ which was not born of corruptible Seed and their own corruptible Flesh which must see Corruption Christ said in his last Prayer Father I will that they that thou hast given me may be with me where I am that they may behold my glory And if the Glory of Christ be no where to be seen but in every Man Pray what Glory is seen there of Christ may they not all say Lord have mercy upon us miserable Sinners that rather darkens his Glory than exalts it G. K.'s Fr. Pray what makes some of your Friends when they hear of Christ's being at the right Hand of God in Heaven to say what would you have us believe in two Christ's We own to other Christ than what is within us or any other Heaven than what is within us or any other Resurrection but what is within us Is not all this very fine Doctrin Pray then if this be true whether must all our Spirits go when we dye What must all go into the Quakers for Rest and Peace For if they will own neither God or Christ or Heaven or Hell but what is in them what shall I say This is like the rest of their Contradictions both against Scripture and right Reason Pray where had your Women their Commision for their assuming Church Government other then from G. F. The Apostle forbids it in several places but some of them to my knowledge have said that they are farther Englightened than they were in the Apostles Days if they could make that out it were something for them but I say as the Apostle Paul said that if he or an Angel from Heaven did Preach any other Gospel than what was Preached by Christ and his Apostles let him be accursed My Friends 't is a dangerous thing to bring in new Doctrin I do believe the Scripture was given for Doctrin for Reproof for Correction that the Man of God may be made perfect and all they that Preach according to that Rule Peace on them and all the Israel of God and all they that Preach not according to that Rule it is because their is no Light in them London Printed for the Author And are to be Sold by B. Aylmer at the three Pidgeons over against the Royal-Exchange Cornhil 1699.