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A54245	Urim and thummim, or, The apostolical doctrines of light and perfection maintained against the opposite plea of Samuel Grevill (a pretended minister of the Gospel) in his ungospel-like discourse against a book entituled A testimony of the light within, anciently writ by Alexander Parker / by W.P.	Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1674 (1674)	Wing P1393; ESTC R27610	28,857	34

and his Spirit and Grace whereby is ministred Strength unto us to perform those things that are command●d which the Books of themselves still cannot do though they declare of that which can Not that we would lessen them as our ungodly Wresting Adversaries say or that we would take off People from reading them but if they of themselves could do or had that Power which belongs to the everlasting Gospel how comes it that so many Studiers of them receive no clearer Knowledge and living Sence of God Christ the holy Spirit Scriptures c We do teach That to read them with a good Understanding Men must come to that which g●ves it which is the Inspiration of the Almighty Job 32. 8. But it is worth our while to consider what Work he makes of A. P's saying That the Gospel is the Power of God to Salvation an absolute plain Scripture as any in the Bible A. P. d●th not deny that the Gospel was before all Time consequently that it is the Essence of God and he is a Disciple of the Heretick Swingfield Did ever Man pretending to Sense or Seriousness make such wild forreign and lame Conclusions These are it seems to serve for Bugbears to scare the People He might have as well said The Quakers believe the Life Everlasting and conclude Therefore they make it the Essence of God which as reasonably proclaims the Church of England a Company of Hereticks nay all the World that believe that Article as he can brand A. P. for one because he said The Gospel is the Power of G●d and Everlasting which the Scripture calls it In these things he truly partakes with the F●lse Brethren he speaks of mentioned Act. 15. 24. who did not only teach and establish against the abolishing Power of the Gospel transient Observations but their own vain Trad●tions for Doctrines glorying in them as did the Jews crying The Temple The Ord●nances while they neglect the weightier Things and make void the Commandment of God and Christ the Old Commandment and the New Commandment the same that was from the beginning the First and the Last even that which ●ndures forever Methinks these Hireling Ministers are like some Mercenary Souldiers or Souldiers of Fortune as they are called that cannot bear to think of the Enemy's being totally routed lest their War end and their Pay with it Such Persons instead of pursuing the Enemy turn about against their valiant and faithful Followers that cry They run They run we shall utterly rout and subvert them No! rather then highten and pursue that Resolution they will basely betray the Cause its most sincere Abettors into the Arms of the publick Enemy They make no Scruple of doing this Evil not that Good but Gain may come of it They had rather the Devil were unsubdued then they disbanded that his being unconquered might be a Pretence for keeping such Mercenaries alwayes on foot who are therefore the greatest Enemies of Christ's Kingdom in the Hearts of his Children These are they that will flee because they are Hirelings and care not for the Flock John 10. And it so falls out that now we have not only the old Adversaries but these also betwixt them and us who instead of going on against them first turn themselves manifestly against us and endeavour what they can to obstruct our March But the Lord God Jehovah is sufficient our Pillar of Cloud by Day and Fire by Night he goes before us Power and Might and Majesty are with him whose Holy Pure and Clear Voice we have certainly heard and in whose Blessed Appearance we have firmly believed and it is so well with us who retain our first Love to him and his pretious Truth in the inward parts that we can sing for Joy though in a weary Land and in the midst of many Distresses And this we know assuredly That he will shake terribly the Nations and bring Amazement upon the People Their Consciences will he suddainly awaken and with terrible Judgment will he plead with all the Proud Professing as well as Prophane Flesh in this Land it shall wither as the Grass and the Beauty of it fade as the Flower of the Field And in that Day shall Obedience to and Communion with the Light of Christ within be honourable and desirable in the sight of Thousands and the Truth shall have the Victory and the Dominion shall not be any longer the Devil 's but the Saints of the Most High over Hell Death and the Grave the Ancient of Dayes will bring it to pass Then shall Babylon fall and her Merchants howl for the great Judgment will surprize them as Travil a Woman with Child and the Lord God will reckon with them for the Souls of his People O fear before the Lord ye Priests and turn you unto him all ye Children of Men. W. P. Pag. 3. l. 27. f. former r. Form Pag. 4. l. 36. r whom I dare 1 Joh 9. Isa 2. Joh. 3. 21. Pag. 5. Pag. 7. Acts 14. 15 17. * Paul teaches that whatever is reproved is made manifest by the Light Ephes 5. 13. And whatever may be known of God is manifested in Man Rom. 1. 19. And that which manifests is Light as saith the same Apostle Ephes 5. 13. And he desired to be made manifest to the Conscience Then there was Light for Men were reproved Rom 2 15. and they could not be r●prov'd without it Ephes 5. 13. Col. 1. 26. Eph. 2. 7. 3. 5. * Was not that Mystery the great Work of Redemption And were not Thousands redeemed before If it was hid it was to such as had lost it by Rebellion It was the same Light not the same Degree that ever saved So Tryphon ask'd Just Martyr as I remember why Christ came nosooner * This proves not they had no Light at most it only sh●ws to us that it did not shine so clearly forth which stil● implies that it was the same in Nature How could those in Iob rebell again the Light if they had it not Codurcus ●usius Clarius Vatablus and others are not of his Mind for it is an invincible Truth that such as rebelled against the Light as Iob 24. 13. and God's good Spirit as Nehem. 9. 20. 26. notwithstanding their Formality and external Preciseness could not receive Christ Jesus but crucified him when he came John 1 9. Prov. 8. 4. 31. Iren. l. 5. c. 18. Justin Martyr Apo● pro Christianis p. 51. Orig. Commenon Rom. 2. 14. pag. 428. Stan. Vit. Philos Ursin Paraus Quest 6. Quest 92. Acts 17. 27. Grot. on that Place Pag. 1. Pag. 3. Luke 6. 31 32. Rom. 2. 14 15. David Paraeus in his Epitome of Arminian Artic. 3. Rom. 1. 19. ●very Grace or Gift of God is perfect Jam. ● 17 Psal 19. 7. 9 Rom. 7. 14. Ursin Qu. 92. and Para●us Orig. Com. ad Rom. p. 428. 1 Joh. 2. 7. Tertul. advers Judaeos §. 2. de Coron §. 6. See Chryso●● 1 To. Hom. 17. Oecumen on Jam. 5. 12. Basil on Psa 14. Hil. on Mat. can 4. Gal. 3. 10. Vers 19. vers 24 c. Origen ut supra Rom. 8. 1 2 3 c. Mat. 18. 1. Acts 3. 21. 1 Jo. 3. 5 8. Titus 2. 14. in loc citat Bp. Sanderson de Cons regul prelect 4. §. 31. Hebr. 9. 9. 1 John 5. 3. Calvin Remigius 1 Joh. 4. 18. John 14. 15. Rom. 13. 10. pag. 10. pag. 11. Gal. 3. 12 Neh. 9. 10. Rom. 1. 21. Rom. 2. 5. Isa 5. 3 4. 6. 9 10 11 12 Joh. 12. 31 42. Mark 12. 9 10. Phil. 3. 12. 2 Tim. 4. 6 7. Vers 2. Vers 9. See Zegerus and Grotius Erasmus on the place Pag. 12. Hebr. 5. Mat. 14. 31. See Grotius on the place John 7. 31. 1 Cor. 14. 20. Ignatius Epist to the Ephesians saith He that possesseth the Word of Jesus can truly hear also his SILENCE that he may be PERFECT p. 26. 1 Kings 8. 46. Eccl. 7. 20. pag. 13. Grotius on the place 1 Pet. 4. 1. Zegerus on the place Rom. 6. 18 2 Tim. 4. 7. Erasmus and Grotius on Rom. 7. pag. 8. 1 Cor. 3. 17. Zegerus on Rom 7. 24. I. Capellus and Drusius on Rom. 7. 24. Grotius on Rom. 7. 23 24. Ibid. on Rom. 6. 6. See D. Gell's Essay serm 19. p. 775. pag. 15. Mat. 12. 26 27 28 29. Luke 11. 1 Joh. 3. 5 6. B. R. Sand de consc reg Prel 4. Sect. 34. ●is Oxf. le●● Tit. 2. 11 12. 2 Cor. 12. 9. Ibid. §. 29. §. 31. Rom. 8. 3. B. San. ibid. §. 32. Joh. 15. 22. Grotius on 1 Joh. 19. A direct Knock to S. G Mat. 7. 18. Heb. 6. 5. 2 Tim. 1. 6. Gal. 3. 5. Acts 7. Ephes 6. 19. Chap. 3. 3 16. Col. 1. 26. 1 Tim. 1. 11. Epist ad Philadel p. 44. Orig. Comment n● Joh. pag. 9. Clem. Alex. Pedagog l. 1. p. 111. R. Allen on the Gos p. 1. P. Martyr Comm● Places p. 3. c. 2. Mat. 23 23 Luke 11 4. 1 Joh. 2. 7 8. Psal m 19. 9. 1 Cor. 13. 8.