Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	darkness_n	light_n	shine_v	2,694	5	9.5580	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88837	The lip of truth opened, against a dawber with untempered morter. A few words against a book, written by Magnus Bine priest, in the county of Sussex, which he calls, The scornful quakers answered, &c. But he himself is found the scorner, and the lyer, charging me with things I never spoke, nor never entered into my heart to speak. / Tho. Lawson.	Lawson, Thomas, 1630-1691.	1656 (1656)	Wing L725; Thomason E889_9; ESTC R206504	49,355	60

which reproves is light Ephes 5 13. and if thou loved it it would bring thee to forsake such things but thou hardens thy heart against the secret movings of it and grows up in selfishness and would perswade people that the light tendeth thereto so would make God who is light the author of sin and thou saies Christ is in nature as a spark under ashes and is he come thither to build up Self prove it for thou hast told too many lies to have thy words believed what ever thou saies the Apostle said Christ is manifest to take away sin and to destroy Self the works of the Divel 1 Iohn 3 5 8. Now thou saies Christ the light is in nature as a spark under ashes and tends to build up Self whether must Iohn or Magnus Bine the filthy dreamer be believed Thou saies Christ is but one and his light one in Jew and Gentile the same as to himself in the state of nature that it is in the state of grace onely in the first it is natural in the last it is spiritual so it is one in the Original but double in the Birth page 99. I answer that Christ is one and his light one in Jew and in Gentile that I own they were my words to thee but a little before thou said there was a vast difference between the light in man in the state of nature and the light that is in man when he is in the state of grace and here thou saies 't is the same in the state of nature as in the state of grace if this be not confusion and contradiction let all that are of God judge onely in the first thou saies it is natural in the last spiritual I answer the true light is but one and where ever it is it is spiritual thou may change thy talk and pour forth thy upps and thy downs as the Ranters manner is but nothing of God thou can change he is inchangeable so is his gift as for a natural light the Scriptures mention no such thing so when thou writes again acquaint people what thou means by natural the Apostle speaks of a divine nature which the Saints were partakers of 2 Pet. 1.4 but of this thou certainly speaks not of for this is spiritual where ever it is and not flesh nor reason yet the Word becoming flesh we own and there is another nature Ephes 2.3 and while in this all are Children of wrath this nature is not light nor spiritual in any and what ever thou say I know thou lives in this and thou saies the light is but one in the Original but double in the Birth this by Scripture prove the light in all is spiritual wherewith every one is lighted but many hide their talent in the earth so are fleshly covetous as thou art gainsaying that which is spiritual prove the light double in the birth the second birth is but one and sins not 1 Iohn 3.9 1 John 5.18 and as Cain who was in the first slew him that was in the second so art thou in old Cains steps and thou cannot endure to hear of a state without sin so pleads against that birth that sins not and as Cain would not have the righteous in the world but slew him that he himself might be set up so thou art pleading for sin while man is upon earth which is the first birth for the second sins not Cain was grieved that his sacrifice was not accepted so long hast thou bewitched people with thy lies and with thy lightness and the everlasting Shepherd is coming to pull his flock from out of thy mouth and teeth who hast made a prey on the people and now that light is shining out of darkness and some are turned and others are turning from thee who see thy sacrifice to be full of blemishes blind and that dyeth of it self so not accepted with God so thee and thy sacrifice they deny and this makes old Cain full of wroth and anger And for to prove a natural light thou alleges Rom. 2.14 15. and Rom 1.21.22 and thou saies May not this be called a natural light and a light of natural conscience being a light onely in Gentiles or natural man I answer Neither of these Scriptures mentions a natural light nor the light of a natural conscience and thou plainly shews to all that can see that thou knows not that nature that taught and teaches the Gentiles to do the things contained in the Law and thou tells of a light that is onely in the Gentiles or natural men thou sot Iohn said light shone in darkness Iohn 1 5. and Paul witnessed the same shining out of darkness 2 Cor 4 6. and what is the light that is onely in Gentiles or natural men prove this by Scripture was not Christ the light given a Covenant to Israel a light to the Gentiles Isa 42 6 7. and for salvation he was given to the ends of the earth Isa 49.6 even to such as had not the letter and is this flesh or reason as thou was saying Thou saies every Magistrate is cloated with the power of God page 100. I answer The power of God is Christ as saith the Scriptures 1 Cor 1 24. and who receive him in the obedience and have their souls subject to this power such rule for God and their governing and ruling being according to that in the conscience for conscience sake all that are of God obey such but some have a that name they live but are dead some are called Ministers of Christ but are found lyars some are called Magistrates who live in pride and oppression in evll so hate the light Iohn 3 20. these receive not Christ the power these are not clothed with the power of God these rule not in the power of God but in their wills and command things in their will contrary to that in the conscience and for conscience sake in these things they are not to be obeyed Thou saies Every one is to yield to that power though the man that be clothed with it be good or bad or the man that hath it be evil and wicked page 100. 101. I answer The power that every soul is to be subject to is but one just power which is Christ 1 Cor. 1 24 which power is according to that in thy conscience and with this no bad man is clothed in thy saying he is thou art a lyar he is clothed with unrighteousness and that an evil and wicked man may have Christ the power that I deny and thou art a lyar who affirms he may he that doth evil hates the light so receives not Christ who is the power that every soul is to be subject to and all his Magistrates whose eyes God hath opened cannot but see thee to be a lyar in this thing and a flatterer calling such Saints as live in rage and that a wicked and evil man may have the power of God God and his power is one