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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77938	Ansvvers to severall queries put forth to the despised people called Quakers, by Philip Bennett, who cals himself a minister of Christ, but is found a deceiver; answered by them to whom they were directed. Also, ansvvers to severall other subtil queries put forth by one Iohn Reeve, who lives in the City of London, who cals himself the last messenger and witnesse unto the true God, but is found a false witnesse, and a lyar, and a perverter of the right way of God. / Answered by Edward Burrough, and Francis Howgill, who are witnesses unto the truth against this subtil serpent-like generation.	Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.; Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669.	1654 (1654)	Wing B5984; Thomason E813_4; ESTC R207330	24,422	20

mysteries are as in thy book and thy queries where thou puts Elect and reprobate together and as for tryall of spirits we give liberty and exhort all that may try and we direct them to that to try by which is is infallible and eternall whereby they may see and comprehend thee and all who have not the Spirit But that they should try who hath nothing to try with let all such be silent for ever for none understands the Spirit but the Spirit with which we see thee and all who stands in their imaginations ignorant of therefore stop thy mouth in the dust and be silent 9 Quer. Doth not they that speak to a people that declares against all appearances which are contrary to his way discover himself unto a true discerning Spirit not to be of the Lord unlesse they can demonstrate a spirituall Commission that he hath received from heaven by voice of words through the glorious mouth of the Lord so that no mortall man can disprove him though few for want of understanding receive him Ans. The way that leads to the Father is but one which is Christ and he that declares from him made manifest in him declares against all Sects and Opinions and that which thou cals appearances and the way is one and the Tru●h one where there is no rent nor division and he that dwels in the life hath discerning and he that witnesses the annointing discernes he is able to judge and discern and in that thou art seen who would sit on the throne but thou must come down and lick the dust dust is the serpents meat and they who had their Commission from God and hath their Commission from God now they were made manifest to every mans conscience in the sight of God and this we witnesse this the Scripture witnesseth and he that believes hath the witnesse in himself and the father bears witnesse and they witnesse the voice of the Lord which is spirituall speaking to them and they declare from that which is spirituall to the consciences of gainsayers and this is witnessed but thy voice of words is carnal and is denyed and who art thou made manifest unto that which is mortal cannot discern and disprove thee but that which is immortal can and they who are guided by the immortall denies thee and will receive none of thy testimony because it is not the same which the holy men of God witnessed and doth now witnesse which voice shakes the wildernesse and rents the rocks and makes the earth to reel to and fro but to thee this is a mystery and sealed 10 Quer. Again he that speaketh of an invisible spirituall God or Christ living in the consciences or spirit of men thou sayeth he questions the truth of all the Scripture records concerning the life death and resurrection and aseension of the blessed body of Christ into the throne of his immortall glory and doth he not que●●ion whether the consciences of the Saints being sprinkled with the blood of Jesus which died without the g●●es of Jerusalem are purified from the pollution of the flesh and Spirit doth he not question the resurrection of the souls and bodies out of the eat●h at the last day Ans. Here again thou hast made thy sha●e and thy ignorance manifest and knows not so much as the Letter of he Scripture Paul in Apostle of Jesus Ch●ist notby the will of man and Minister of the everlasting God he witnessed the Son of God revealed in him and he ●●i● kn●w ye 〈…〉 Christ ●s in you or else you are rep●●●ates and ●h●i●t is no● divided and he tha● is joyned to the Lord is ●●e Spirit and 〈◊〉 my Father are one ●●d w●●●e Christ dwells the Father dwells and if thou have ●● e●● to hear ●hou may h●●● and if the ●●●e Spirit be not in you that raised Christ 〈…〉 he ●●●d you are 〈…〉 and he that declared these things speak of a spi●i●ua●l Christ and an invi 〈…〉 God and who ●●all ascend up to heaven the word is nigh in thy mo●t●● and 〈◊〉 heart and this is the same Christ that suffered without the ga●e at Jerusalem and no other wh●●h Paul travelled till he was born in them if thou have an ear th●u may hear and the Apost●● did not question the Scripture records for they spoke it and recorded it and th●y witnessed the life of Christ and his death and resu●rection and a●c●nsion and witnessed him ascended above thrones and dominions and to sit at the right hand of the Father and witnesse the same Christ made manifest in us and his resurrection not because Paul said so we have seen it and are witnesses of it the same that ever was the same that did ascend the same did ascend this is a riddle unto thee and seven seals is upon it and thou that queries shall never see them opened and they who had Christ in them and the Father the Son supping with them they had their conscience sprinkled and none else for his bloud thou knows not and so I say unto thee thou art not sprinkled nor thy conscience purified from dead works and they who know Christ in them and no more after the flesh come to know his resurrection he is the resurrection he is the first and the last who knows him risen and have seen him witnesse the first day and the last what speaks thou of a last day that never came to the beginning and so thy soul lies in death and in chains and in utter darknesse and therefore lay thy hand upon thy mouth and see where thou ●●t and the Spirit that gave forth the Scriptures thou cannot witnesse 11 Quer. If after death there is no bodily resurrection for the spirits of men to possesse an immortall glory to eternity or to suffer an eternall devill like shame according to their deeds whether good or evill Is it not one of the vainest things in the world to discourse of God righteousnesse unlesse it be for earthly gain amongst men Ans. There is a resurrection both of the just and of the unjust the just into everlasting life and the unjust into everlasting shame and contempt and every one shall receive according to his works whether they be good or evill but this a mystery hid for none knowes it but through death but what knowes thou who art yet alive in sin what shall be in the resurrection which is after death which whoever comes to know the resurrection knowes the e●d of all things therefore it is not taking their words nor thy own imaginations that is faith nor if thou know Christ no nearer than Jerusalem nor no nearer than above the starres thou knowes not where but through thy dark imaginations this is not to Christ risen from the dead see therefore what hast thou seen in thy self But thou art dead whiles thou lives in that nature and at the resurrection contempt and shame will be thy portion and turn in thy minde to that which

curse the promise was to Abraham in Isaack is the blessing not in Ishmael and here thou sh●ws thy ignorance but it is but like the former when thou joynes the Elect and reprobate together light and darknesse and in Babylon thou art but in that which was before Babylon was thou art seen and as for those dark spirits thou ●peaks of who minde nothing but their lusts condemning the glorious things of eternity because their carnall reason cannot comprehend them see at home for in the light of Christ thou art seen that thou knowes nothing of eternity but by thy dark imaginations and naturally as a bruite to the light of Christ in thy conscience I speak which will let thee see it is so 7 Quer. Are there not deceived persons and utterly ignorant of the true God who judge men and women in darknesse if they a●k them Questions about the needfull things of eternity is it not because they went before they were sent and so are of a bitter spirit for want of spirituall light to satisfie the ●ender Christian querier Ans. All who dwell not in this light which is pure and eternall are ignorant of God and never knew God such judging shall be judged and by the light which sees and comprehends all darknesse thou art seen but the spirituall man judgeth all things and he is judged of none and all judgement is committed to the Son and where he i●made manifest he speaks and judgeth righteously and those men and women who would be asking questions of eternity and never came to the first principle to be guided by it the light which leads to eternity all such men and women are in darknesse and that minde which is in the earth and in the naturals shall never know and therefore they are judged to be in darknesse and darknesse cannot comprehend the light Christ and his Disciples answered and judged that spirit which would have had a sign and called them adulterers and which spirit we witnesse to the praise of God and to thee that put forth the queries I speak to thee in the presence of God whether thou put them forth in simplicity and art ignorant or would know or in the pride of thy heart and subtilty to tempt the light of Christ will let thee see but thou art rich and full therefore thou must be sent empty away all who queries from that nature that would know but never come to obedience that is to be judged judgment must thou witness and for a bitter spirit of envy that shall stand for thy self and that thou wants spiritual light is made manifest which curses that which God hath blessed as I have seen under thy own hand far remote from this City and that thou hast cursed them soul and body to all eternity which thou never heard nor saw let shame strike thee in the face and stop thy mouth for thou cannot put a difference betwixt the precious and the vile but curses thou knows not what and speaks to that thou knows not But as for them who have a desire to know the way to the Father we are ready to give an answer and to impart of the gift we have received and doth not break a bruised reed but the fat we f●ed with judgement and there thou art answered 8 Quer. It is not an infallible demonstration unto them who have a discerning spirit that tha● man hath no commission from the true Spirit to preach or speak to a people when for fear of his ignorance being discovered or for fear of losing his hearers he shall counsell them to strike close to the Word of God or to hearken to the light within them in their consciences without what that is in the conscience or what will be the issue of it if men be obedient to it or disobedient to it and to beware of false Prophets and not thinking in the least himself to be that false prophet and thus borrowing Scripture language which we are the true Messengers of the Gospel doth he not in his power hinder his hearers from reading the glorious things revealed unto the two last witnesses and so thou saith it is clear that the Spirit is not in them which was in Paul who gave them leave to try all Ans. Here thy infallible demonstration is made manifest to be fallible and lying when thou laies that down to be a sign of them that have no commission from the Spirit and not to have the Spirit because they exhort them to cleave close to the Word of God and to minde the light which shines into the conscience of every man which is the light of Christ here thy Spirit is tryed that thou hast not the same commission as they had who spoke forth the Scripture and so thou Preaches another Gospel for the Word of God endures for ever and by the Word which is eternall and which was in the beginning who tryes all things who searches all things comprehends all things and judges all things he that cleaves not close unto that builds upon another foundation and by the Word which endures for ever thou art seen not to have that word neither knowes what nor where it is neither hath cleaved to it and so art raced out from the life from the foundation and the Apostle who had his Commission not from man nor by man he exhorted those he had preached to and wrote to to take heed to the sure word of Prophesie as unto a light that shined in a dark place and to wait in it till the day did dawn and the day Star did arise and for distinguishing of that in the conscience what it is he that is not separate from the darknesse knows not how to do it But this I say unto thee as we declare unto all the Light which shines into the conscience is the light of Christ which he hath enlightned every one withall and it is spirituall like himself and eternall and it leads out of sin and declares against all iniquity and he that comes to own it and to be guided by it it leads out of sin to know the Crosse of Christ which is a Mistery to thee and it leads to the eternall Word which was in the beginning before sin was and it will judge all thy imaginations and vain conceivings and it leads to the inheritance incorruptible out of corruptible if thou have an ear to hear thou may hear it is that which will let thee see thy vain frothy imaginations which thou hath of God and will condemn all thy vain imaginations and hating it it will be thy condemnation and there is the issue of it and all such as steals other mens words and the true Prophets words and never knew the life that was in them all such we deny and shut them up within utter darknesse where they thou and both are and for the glorious things that thou and thy partner which call your selves the two last witnesses it is manifest that your

shews thee sin and witnesse the body and sin destroyed within and then and not till then shalt thou know how it is in the resurrection 12 Quer. Thou raises a question from Pauls words to the Athenians thou was before condemning them that stole other mens words and here thou hast stolen a Query and thou askest what think you did that spiritual Creator dwell and live in the Athenians consciences or did his glorious person visibly appear in the highest heavens Ans. The Athenians to whom Paul spoke worshipped the work of their own hands as ●his generation doth their own imaginations and that God whom ignorantly they worshipped at a distance which God lived in Pauls conscience Paul declared unto them and they looked as thou dost carnally thinking God to be carnal and at a distance but he ●aid he was not at a distance from every one of them for in him they lived moved and had their being and this was the God which Paul preached of which Creator we witnesse lives in the high and holy place and with him also that is of a humble and a contri●e spirit and trembleth at his Word 13 Quer. And thou sayest what think you can there ●e any living Spirit without a body or person to display its life in or from and must not the Creator of necessity be a glorious personall substance and thou sayest doth not these men that worship an in●inite Spirit without any bodily f●rm living in mens consciences onely gl●ry in a God of their own imaginations instead of honouring the onely Lord of all life the man Jesus yesterday to day and for ever Ans. That which is not possible with men is possible with God which God is a Spirit as Jesus Christ saith and a spirit hath not flesh and bone nor a created body but displays it self as it pleases contrary to thy will and the will of all men and thou who would by thy reason ●y the Creator with a necessi●y to a personal being are void of the knowledge of God and led by thy corrupt reason which shall never know God and all those who worships God in spirit worships an infinite Spirit which Spirit inhabiteth eternity and lives in the consciences of the Saints and this is not to glory in an imagination but a witnessing of the same eternall Truth which he Saints witnessed which spake forth the Scripture for they witnessed Christ dwel●ed in them and the same God they w●rshipped whose temple they were and not another and we the same witnesse and this to the honour of the Man Jesus who was yesterday to day and for ever 14 Quer. The eternall Spirit Creator and alone everlasting Father which dwels essentially in the glorified body as our Lord Jesus his eternall Son and virtually reign● in all the Saints Elect men and Angels be record between me and you world without ●●d whether this Epistle shall not be sent to you and all the chosen that shall peruse it principally for the establishing of your tender spirits upon that eternall spirituall Rock Jesus Christ God and Man in one distinct body or person glorified and ●●●ly honoured with all spirituall praises from Elect men and Angels when this world is consumed into ashes and all time or times is swallowed up into eternity or eternities Ans. The eternall Spirit which is the everlasting Father which thou saith is essentially in the Son thy word essentially I deny and thy voice yet Christ and the Father is one and the same Spirit that dwels in the Son dwels in the Father which is one I and my Father is one the same dwels in the Saints thy word virtuall I deny the same that dwels in the Father and in the Son the same dwels in the Saints not distinct nor divided for he that hath seen the Father hath seen the Son and he that hath the Son hath the Father also and Christ is divided I in them and thou in me that they may be perfect in one and he that is joyned to Christ is one spirit and not distinct nor separate if thou have an ear thou may hear and that eternall Spirit which is the Father and the Son which dwels in the Saints is judge of thee and by that Spirit I judge thee that this Epistle came not from him to none of the chosen for they who are chosen deny thy voice and what dost thou speak of Elect and Angels with whom God dwels when in thy fourth Querie thou said they were defiled and the holy Ghost saith he dwels with no uncleannesse and so speaks confusion and Babylons language which is the land of thy nativity from whence all these things have been spoken by thee and all that shall ever be established with thy declaring or thy Epistles shall be thrown down for the Rock shall beat thy image to pieces and therefore leave off thy speaking of him and of thy distinct body and of his glory for when he shall appear in his glory instead of thy praises thou shalt howl and lament and wish the mountains to cover thee and he who is out of time shall consume thee to ashes who stands in time and in the airie philosophy and imagination and thy great words eternity and eternities shall stand thee in no stead for that which is eternall was before thou was and shall be when thou art brought down to the pit with all thy imaginations And so that thou might not glory any more in thy shame we have answered thy Queries and for the simple ones sake that they might not be stumbled by thy stumbling Queries who dwels not in the Light FINIS 2 Tim. 2. 10. Tit. 1. 1. 1 Pet. 1. 2. 1 Pet. 2. 6. 1 Pet. 5. 13.