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A54064	Some sensible, weighty queries, concerning some things very sweet and necessary to be experienced in the truly-Christian state whereunto is added A postscript, containing some queries on Isa. 50. 10, 11. A scripture of deep counsel & concern to the darkned and distressed states, of some among those that fear & obey the Lord. Written by one, who hath been sorely darkned and distressed, for a long season, but at length mercifnlly [sic] enlightned & comforted by the hand which afflicted & distressed him, Isaac Penington.	Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.	1677 (1677)	Wing P1203; ESTC R220472	6,976	21

Life within Can any who receive this Fear from God and who are preserved in the sense of it and in the holy Awe and Reverence which it produceth depart from the holy tender living God and Father Jer. 32. 40. Q. 17. VVhat is the Law which God writes in the Hearts of the Children of the New Coenant Is it not the Law of the spirit ●ife in Christ Jesus Is it not the Law which the Isles wait for Isa 41. 5. And do the Isles wait for it in vain O blessed be the Lord by the once distressed and miserable ones in this Age it hath not been waited for in vain Q 18. VVhat is the Truth that makes free indeed from the Law of sin and death Is it not the Truth as it is in Jesus the inward Truth which hath Virtue and Power in it to work against and work out that which is contrary to Truth and so deliver and free the Mind from it For the Light which is Truth can expel Darkness the Life which is Truth can overcome Death yea the Truth which is living holy and righteous can overcome and subdue the unholy and unrighteous Nature and break down the strong Holds and bring every rebellious and captivating Thought into Captivity and subjection John 8. 32. Rom. 8. 2. Ephes 4. 20 21. 2 Cor. 10. 4. 5. Q 19. How doth God cause the Children of the New Covenant to walk in his Statutes and keep his Judgments and do them Is it not by putting his spirit into them and by the holy Virtue Power and Operation thereof in them Doth not that make them a willing People in the day of his Power And doth not that give them to do also and strengthen them with might in the inner man so that not grieving that or quenching that that is as a Flame of Life in them and fills their Hearts with Joy and the Joy of the Lord is their strength and in this Joy and strength they can rejoyce and work Righteousness and remember the Lord in his wayes Isa 64. 5. Ezek 36. 27. Q. 20. Can any work Righteousness or do Righteousness but he that is truly Righteous inwardly Righteous in whom the Righteousness of God the Righteousness of Christ is revealed from Faith to Faith Must not the Tree be good before the Fruit can be good Must not the heart be changed be made holy and righteous before it can bring forth that which is holy and righteous Can any but the Plants of God the Plants of Righteousness bring forth the fruits of Righteousness Isa 61. 3. 1 John 3. 7. O that People Nations Tongues and Languages could understandingly sensibly and experimentally as in God's sight with the seal of his blessed spirit answer every one of these things Three Queries more added Query 1. DOst thou indeed know the new Covenant Hast thou inwardly felt the spiritual powerful Gathering by the mighty Arm and Power of the Lord out of the sinful nature and state into it Dost thou abide with God therein And art thou daily taught and fed by him there These are very weighty things can any man be safe or happy without experiencing them Heb. 8. 8. c. Q 2. Hast thou experienced the true Hunger and Thirst after the Living Waters Hast thou been called and led to them Hast thou eat and drunk the Bread Wine and Milk which those waters yield Hast thou been abundantly satisfied with the fatness of God's house and hath he given thee to drink of the River of his Pleasure Hath the Lord opened an Ear in thee to hear as the learned And hast thou inclined thy Ear and come unto him who gives Life and received him who is Life and gives Life in that inward spiritual living Appearance of his in the heart wherein and whereby he gives Life Hast thou known his Appearance inwardly as of a Living Stone hast thou heard and learned o the Father how to come to him as to a Living Stone And hast thou been new-created and formed a Living Stone by him And art thou a Living stone built upon him the Living stone inwardly in spirit daily living in him any daily receiving spiritual Life and Virtue from him If it be thus with thee then surely thou dost know and enjoy the Everlasting Covenant even the sure Mercies of David Isa 55. 1 2 3 Psal 36. 8 9. 1 Pet. 2 4 5. Q. 3. Dost thou sensibly and experimentally know how the spirit of the Father begets the Child-like Life Love and Fear in the heart and how the pure Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of VVisdom and the living Child's Treasure And dost thou know what the VVomb is wherein the living Child is formed VVhat the Jerusalem above is which is the Mother of all that are truly living and how Christ is formed in all that are begotten and born of and live in his spirit Isa 33. 6. Gal. 4. 26. John 3. v. 6 8. Gal. 4. 19. The Conclusion O how Miserable is he who is deceived about these things O how Happy is he who hath received the true Understanding from God which cannot be deceived wherein he hath the Evidence and Demonstration of God's Spirit concerning them and knoweth the Truth as it is in Jesus as it is in his Life in his Spirit in his Power who ministers after the Power of an Endless Life unto all his Sheep wo are returned to the Shepherd and Bishop of the Soul who hear his Voice and follow him wherever he goes or leads who is an eternal Shepherd and eternal Door of Life to his and leads to precious Pastures and sweet still Sreams of Life and is giving the sweet Food Rest and pure Pleasure of Eternal Life unto his abundantly even as it is his Will that after their many sore Trials Exercises and Travels Faithfulness to him therein they should abundantly possess and enjoy it Glory to the Lord for ever whose Kingdom is set up in the Hearts of many and who already reigns in the Hearts of many and will reign in the hearts of more O that men might hear the sound of his Everlasting Gospel and learn to fear him and give Glory to him and know the hour of his Judgment come in their own hearts that by his Judgment against sin and unrighteousness in them they might come to know and worship him and then the worship of the Dragon and Beast would soon come to an End in their Hearts and they would worship the Begetter of Holiness the Begetter of Life the King of Saints who dwells and rules in those that are his own as the Devil the Destroyer doth in those that are his The Lord God of Everlasting Power break down the Kingdom of Satan the Kingdom of Unrighteousness and Darkness in mens hearts and exalt the Kingdom and Scepter of his own Son instead thereof Amen Postscript Containing some Queries on Isa 50. 10 11. Verse 10. WHo is among you that feareth the Lord that obeyeth the

Some Sensible Weighty QUERIES Concerning some things very sweet and necessary to be experienced in the Truly-Christian State whereunto is added A Postscript Containing some Queries on Isa 50. 10 11. A Scripture of Deep Counsel Concern to the darkned and distressed states of some among those that fear obey the Lord. Written by one who hath been sorely darkned and distressed for a long season but at length mercifully enlightned comforted by the hand which afflicted distressed him Isaac Penington Come and let us return unto the Lord for he hath come and he will heal us He hath smitten and he will bind us up Hos 6. 1. And in that Day thou shalt say O Lord I will praise thee though thou wast angry with me thine Anger is turned away and thou comfortedst me Isa 12. 1. Printed in the Year 1677. A Brief Preface INdeed the Lord hath reached unto me by his living Power and thereby hath begotten somewhat which he doth own and which he hath taught to know and own him in his living appearances in my Heart and by its pure Life and Operations in me I know it to be the pure Power And truly I would fain have this Life and Power more and more reach to prevail and spread in my own heart and in the Hearts of other men I am not for any noti●nal Religion out of the Power in any Way or Form whatsoever No indeed I am not so much as for the very true Form of Godliness out of the Power but where there is any Touch any Sense any Operation any Savour of the true Life and Power any where my Soul loveth and embraceth it blessing the Lord for it And O that this might be visited by the Lord Wherever it is and kept alive to the Day of Redemption and led by the Lord into the pure and living Way and holy everlasting Covenant of Life Wherein he redeems for which End these Queries have broke forth from me and indeed no less then a Necessity or a Necessitous Fonci of Love and Life pursuing me hath constrained me to publish them who with Reverence of Spirit commit them into the Hand of the Lord who can open the Hearts of whom he pleaseth and give the living Sense of what comes from him I am satisfied that God's Powerful Work of Redeeming will go on O blessed be his Name who hath a mighty Arm and hath done mighty things with it inwardly ●n mens Hearts and we are in the true Faith assured that he will yet do more mighty thin●s as he seeth good to the Gladding of the Hearts of those whose Hope is in him and who have no Help besides him Some Sensible VVeighty Queries concerning some things very sweet necessary to be experienced in the Truly Christian-State Query 1. WHat is the Water wherewith the Soul or Inner-man is to be washed that it may be cleansed from its inward Filthiness as outward things are by washing with outward VVater Ezek. 36. 25. Psal 51. 2 c. Q. 2. VVhat is the Answer of a Good Conscience towards God when the soul is inwardly baptized and made clean Pet. 3. 21. Q. 3. Christ faith Blessed are the Pure in Heart Do or can any witness Purity of Heart before this washing Q. 4. How may the Heart be sprinkled from an Evil Conscience and the Body washed with pure water so that there may be a drawing near to God with a True Heart and in full assurance of Faith Heb. 10. 22. Psal 26. 6. Q. 5. How might the Jews wash and make themselves clean Isa 1. 16. Could it be any otherwise done by them then by taking heed to the VVord of the new Covenant nigh in the Mouth and Heart to which Moses had directed them Deut. 30. 14. Psal 119. 9. Q 6. VVhat is the Fire which takes hold of and burns up the Lusts and Corruptions of the Heart Is it not the Word of Life within which flames against Evil and hammers down Evil Doth not the Holy One in the midst of the Spiritual Israel do this VVhen Christ who knocks at the Door of the Heart is let in and his Voice hearkned to doth not he become a Spirit of Judgment and Burning judging and burning up what is evil there Is it not blessed to know this spiritual Appearance and this work of Christ in the Heart Isa 4. 4. 10. 17. Q 7. VVhat are the Enemies of a Man's House VVho must overcome them How may they be overcome Is a man safe or delivered from them till they be overcome Mat. 15. 19. 2 Cor 10. 4 5. Q. 8. VVhat is the House of the Strong-Man where he dwells till he be dispossessed VVho can dispossess him How doth he dispossess him How doth he spoil his Goods and then garnish the House a new O what a new Creation and Change within is witnessed when this is done And who would not wait and pray and believe and suffer the Judgings and Burnings of the spirit of Judgment and Burning that this might be done throughly and effectually Luke 11. 21 23. Isa 26. 9. 2 Cor. 5. 17. Q. 9. VVhat is that coming to Christ which none can witness but those that hear and learn of the Father and are taught by him in the Drawings of the Life and Spirit of the New Covenant to come to the Son John 6. 44 45. Q. 10. VVho can confess Jesus to be the Lord by the Holy Ghost Can any but they that receive the Help of his spirit and feel somewhat of his Lordship and holy Dominion in their hearts Isa 26. 13. Q. 11. VVhat is the precious Faith which is the Gift of God which none can obtain but they that are born of God John 1. 12 13. Q. 12. Can any rightly believe that Jesus is the Christ runless they receive this Faith which God gives to his own Children that are born of his spirit 1 John 5. 1. Q. 13. Doth not this Faith give Victory over the world over the worldly nature and spirit within over the worldly nature and spirit without also can any other Faith give victory 1 John 5. 4. Q. 14. VVhat is the Love of God's Children VVhence doth it arise How come they to love Is it not of an heavenly spiritual nature Doth it not arise from God's begetting them and circumcising their hearts and teaching them in the spirit of the New Covenant to love him and one another yea and Enemies also 1 John 4. 7. Deut. 30. 6. 1 Thes 4. 9. Q. 15. How come the Children of God who are begotten of him to obey his Commandments Is it not from the Constrainings of his Love which makes them natural and easie where this Birth and Nature is grown up and not grievous and burthensom Mat. 11. 33. 1 John 5. 3. Q. 16. VVhat is the Fear God puts into the hearts of the Children of the New Covenant Is it a Fear taught by the Precepts of men or a Fear springing from the Root of

Voice of his Servant that walketh in Darkness and hath no Light It is rendered in another Translation And no Light shineth upon him which was Job's case in his great Affliction as is signified by him chap. 29. 2. 3. Let him trust in the Name of the Lord and stay upon his God Verse 11. Behold all ye that kindle a fire that composs about with sparks walk in the light of your own Fire and in the sparks ye have kindled this shall ye have of mine Hand ye shall lie down in Sorrow Query 1 DOth not the Tender and Merciful God many times in the Bowels of his Love and Mercy bring Darksness and great Distress upon mens spirits that they might wait for his Healing and Redemption Yea doth not this befal some who fear the Lord and are found in the holy reverence and obedience to him And is it not good that it should befal them Q. 2. Should not men in such a condition of Darkness and Distress trust in the Name of the Lord and stay upon him till he cause Light to arise out of Obscurity and comfort them that mourn in Zion giving them Beauty for Ashes the Oyl of Joy for Mourning and the Garment of Praise for the Spirit of Heaviness Q. 3. Are not Persons very proue and liable in time of Darkness and Distress instead of waiting upon God for his Help and Salvation to be kindling a fire and compassing themselves about with sparks Q. 4. Are there not some who cannot be content without Heat and Warmth in their Religion and Performances and yet instead of waiting for God's kindling the fire and his causing the sparks of Life to arise kindle a fire of themselves and compass themselves about with sparks of their own Kindling Q. 5. May not men after they have kindled a fire and sparks walk in the Light thereof And may not God in his just Judgment and sore Displeasure against them leave them to themselves and give them up so to do Q. 6. What will God do in the end or what in the end shall befall them from God who kindle a fire and sparks and have continued walking in the Light thereof and have been heated and warmed thereby Will not God cause them at length to lie down in sorrow O that Persons that are serious in Religion might not thus err and so provoke God to give them up to walk in the Light of the fire and sparks of their own kindling Q. 7. When do men kindle a fire and sparks of their own Do they not first forget the God of their Salvation and become unmindful of the Rock of their Strength And do they not then plant pleasant Plants and set strange Slips And where do they plant and set them But what will the Harvest be in the Day of Inheritance when they come to reap and inherit what they have planted and sown For what a man so weth that must he also reap Will it not be a Heap for the Fire of God's Jealousie to take hold of in the Day of their Tribulation Anguish and desperate Sorrow of Heart Isa 17. 10 11. Q. 8. In what Light do men build up a wall inwardly and daub it with untempered Morter to secure themselves from the wrath to come Is it not in the light of the fire and sparks of their own kindling Will any wall or Defence built up in the Light of this fire or sparks secure men will not the Wrath of God in the day thereof break forth upon all the Workers of iniquity whatever their Faith or Hope be to the contrary Will any wall defend the soul from the over flowing storm of Wrath but the wall of God's Salvation can any enter within that wall but the Righteous nation which keepeth the Truth Isa 26. 1 2. The Name of the Lord indeed is a strong Tower but can any run into it and get shelter in it but the Righteous Prov. 18. 10. Q. 9. VVho is he who when he falleth shall arise again and after he hath sate in Darkness the Lord shall be a Light unto him Is it not he that feareth the Lord that obeyeth the Voice of his Servant that in the time of his Darkness and Distress trusteth in the name of the Lord and stayes upon his God Yea is it not such an one as is willing to bear the Indignation of the Lord because he hath sinned against him until he plead his Cause and execute Judgment for him VVill not the Lord bring forth such an one to the Light and shall not such an one behold his ●ighteousness Mic. 7. 8 9. Q. 10. VVhen shall Persons Light rise in obseurity their Darkness be as the noon-day VVhen shall their Light break forth as the Morning and their Hea●h Spring forth speedily and their righteousness go before them and the Glory the Lord gather them up And when shall the Lord be their continual Guide and satisfie their soul in droughts and make fat their Bones and make them like a watered Garden and like a spring of water whose waters fail not Are not these Promises belonging to the Gospel-state and are they not fulfilled in the Gospel-state as People come to know of keep the Gospel-fast and the Gospel Sabbath Read 〈◊〉 55. 6 to the end and wait on the Lord to receive Understanding from him that in reading thou mayst understand O that men Knew the Gospel-fast and the Gospel Sabbath with the leasts of unleavened bread Tabernacles Trumpets c A little of the knowledge of Mystery of the hidden Life and Power is of more value and would do their Souls more than heaps of Litteral Knowledge wherewith the world is so filled The knowledge of God and Christ in the Mystery is no less than Life Eternal in them and to them who are taught in the new Covenant or Ministration of the lower of the endless Life So to know them THE END