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nature_n	contain_v	law_n	moral_a	2,485	5	9.8922	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43112	Animadversions upon a late quibling libel from the Hartford Quakers, stiled, A testimony for the man Christ Jesus demonstrating that it is not the same true and real man Christ Jesus that they give testimony unto, but another false and feigned Jesus, or, A fresh and fuller draught of the same antidote, against the poyson presented in the whores golden cup / by Will. Haworth.	Haworth, William.	1676 (1676)	Wing H1194; ESTC R19450	28,927	32

abhorrency and detestation of such Hellish Spirits to hear Gods holy Name prophaned in such a horrible execration in such a Brazen-fac'd way as if Satan himself had appeared with Fire and Brimstone and a nasty stink among us I would be glad to hear that God gave him Repentance for his great sin who did not live to see his sentence fulfilled but was soon after cut off by death at Sea whether Shipwrackt or otherwise I have not yet learned These look for the fulfilling of this Prophecy I perceive it s well I am not in their hands nor in Satans hauds but in the hands of Jesus Christ I commit my self to him he is righteous in whatsoever he doth to me peradventure he will turn Shimeies and Balaams cursings and Rabshekahs railings for good unto me In this case I appeal unto the Christians and Ministers of Christ with whom I have to do if hitherto I speak not the words of truth and soberness the Lord lay not this great evil which they are now too much hardned in to their charge Before they mention the two Inconsistencies they have a small Peroration about Original sin Pag. 13. Christopher Tayler denying Infants to be guilty of it calling them Innocents but they dare not meddle with this Contoversy pro nor con only say that I have manifested a great deal of ignorance and hardness but proves not a Syllable of their Charge only craftily suggests to the People that we condem these Innocents upon the Predestinarian principle Answ We have proved Infants no Innocents but such as have the guilt of Adams sin upon them and I am at any time ready to make good this Truth against their calumnies and withall say for the satisfaction of all against this false insinuation that God is righteous in charging the guilt of the first sin upon all and that he doth not predestinate any to damnation but with respect to sin But where are these inconsistencies 1. That I say we are by nature children of wrath Eph. 2.3 and yet saith that the light within every one is nothing but nature which is corrupt yet affirm withall that this light within is the Law of Moses written in the heart this they say is to write like a mad man Pag. 14. Answ The Quakers I observe are always much moved when we do not give that honour to their Light which they think is due when we allow it to be no more than Nature Now the Apostle I am sure calls it Nature Rom. 2.14 The Gentiles do by Nature things contained in the Law and yet the same Apostle saith likewise Eph. 2.3 And we were by Nature children of Wrath even as others Now it is not I but the Apostle that is charged for a mad man for they are his words must the Apostle be guilty of mad inconsistencies God forbid I did say the Light within was the Law of Moses written in the heart of man giving that Rom. 2.15 to prove it Which shew the work of the Law written in their hearts this Scripture must guide in the sense of my words The Law of Moses in the heart that I spake of is the work of the Law he doth not say that all the matter of the Moral Law was written in their hearts nor that they did all things contained in it but only saith the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the work of the Law was written in their hearts and that they did things contained in the Law there is then no more in it but this that these Gentiles by doing somethings that were contained in Moses's Moral Law did manifest that there was an impression of some part of the Moral Law upon their hearts Now it s no mad Heresie to maintain that a mans doing part of the Moral Law as to the matter of it by the meer strength of Nature is nothing but sin and that a natural man so doing is a Child of Wrath and in a damnable condition not withstanding how can it be otherwise when there is no right Principle from whence he acts Heb. 11.6 not a dram of true Faith in Jesus Christ and without Faith it is impossible to please God he is dead in sin not being born again and all his works are dead works and cannot please the living God And therefore the Apostle saith of these Gentiles that had done by Nature things contained in the Law and had the works of the Law written in their hearts notwithstanding this they were unrighteous sinners guilty fallen short of the glory of God Rom. 3. Oh that this was but well marked by these Patrons of Nature the Quakers where is now the inconsistency 2. Inconsistency Because I will not admit works done by us in the Spirit in the point of the justication of a sinner and yet confesseth that Regeneration id the making meet for the inheritance and that I say the actions of the Deity perfects all good in us and prays that the Lord by his Spirit would establish my Friends seeming here highly to esteem of the holy Spirit and its workings how sleight soever I made of them in other places Pag. 15. Answ I do with all my heart highly esteem of the Holy Spirit who is the ever blessed God and of his inward work in the hearts of his Saints and God forbid that I should sleight them or manifest my madness as this people say against them sooner let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth I have some experience of that good sweet Spirits working in my own heart through Grace in his Convictions Renewings Quicknings Comfortings and I do really value them Yet I must not advance these works done upon us by the Spirit or done by us in the Spirit to that dignity which God never appointed them unto viz. To justify a sinner in his sight to make him accepted with God for their sakes no we are accepted only by the grace of God i. e. his free favour in the Beloved Eph. 1.6 i. e. the Person of Jesus Christ and the works done in the Spirit are not the Person of Jesus Christ nor his Personal Righteousness we would know from the Quakers which would give us to understand their thoughts let them speak plainly and tell us whether the Person of him that is justified or the Person of Jesus Christ be the subject of that Righteousness whereby a sinner is justified in Gods sight whether the soul and body of the Believer or the soul and body of the Man Christ be the seat wherein dwells that Righteousness that justifies in God sight whether they be the works done Personally by us or the works done Personally by him we are not ashamed without mincing without darkening counsel by words firmly and constantly to confess with our Brethren in many Protestant Churches that we cannot dare not must not admit of any thing no not so much as our Faith though it 's wrought in us by the Spirit into that Righteousness that justifies us in Gods