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A26049 The assenters sayings published in their own words for the information of the people : being in requital of Roger L'Estrange's Dissenters sayings / by an indifferent hand. Indifferent hand. 1681 (1681) Wing A4019; ESTC R4649 21,051 39

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by this Comforter we must understand him according to the Scripture Deut. 18.16 that is another Comforter like unto me not only a Spirit but a perfect Man Ibid. 8. We must understand the Holy Ghost to be a man for they that are sent to us in the Name of Christ are Men yet he that is thus dignified is but one man Ibid. 9. Christ saith speaking of the Holy Ghost John 16.13 He shall not speak of himself but what he heareth that shall he speak Ibid. 10. From whence you may understand That the Holy Ghost though called here a Spirit as elsewhere is not a Spirit only but a Man also for he is a Hearer and a Receiver of the things of Christ and his Errand is not to speak of himself or to set forth himself but to glorifie Jesus Christ which thing you know King Charles did above all that ever was Ibid. 11. You say The Holy Ghost came upon the Apostles and so the promise of Christ Joh. 14. was fulfilled and there is no further manifestation of the Holy Ghost to be expected amongst men I say no for the great manifestation of the Holy Ghost was reserved untill the time of the Restoration of Israel and thus you see Acts 1. For Christ being amongst them bids them wait for the promise of the Holy Ghost and not depart out of Jerusalem untill it came upon them they thinking there should be a full manifestation of it in their days said Lord wilt thou at this time restore the Kingdom to Israel for then they understood the fulness of the promise should be but the Lord puts by their question saith to them they should receive a competent measure of power from the Holy Ghost fit for their work which was but the influence or beams of the Holy Ghost so called the Holy Ghost as we say of the Sun when it shineth upon a House there is the Sun though indeed it is but the Sun beams and the Sun hath its distinct body before our eyes though no man is able to disern the Limitation of its beams and as Abraham and the Kings and Prophets saw Jesus Christ yet they saw not his Body with their eyes as the Apostles did so the Apostles saw the Holy Ghost yet they saw not his Body with their Bodily eyes as we saw Ibid. 12. S. Paul speaks of two one he calls the first born and that is Jesus Heb. 1.6 who first was Typed out in the Sacrifices who cometh and Sacrificed himself the second he calls He saying When He cometh into the World Heb. 10.5 That is the Holy Ghost which is ready to be a body of Jesus Christ to do his Will Ibid. 13. In the first Dispensation under the Law Christ Jesus was amongst them and spake by their Prophets whose Form of Speech is Thus saith the Lord and that it is the Lord Jesus that uttered himself by them so in the second Dispensation under the Gospell you shall find the Holy Ghost comes in the beginning in S. John the Baptist and so forward to Christ and his Apostles increaseing in it and that the Prophets under the Gospel use this Form of Speech Thus saith the Holy Ghost Ibid. 14. As the appearance of Jesus was to end the Prophesie and Prophets under the Law so the appearance of the Holy Ghost in Charles is to consummate all Prophecies and Prophets for ever that now no more Prophets are to be expected for the Holy Ghost hath sealed with his bloud that true way by which all the World is to worship God and that shall Unite all in Love both Jews and Gentiles Ibid. 15. The Jews say the same thing that there are two Messiahs one they call Messiah the Son of David the other Messiah the Son of Joseph which Messiah the Son of Joseph as they affirm was to die in the last War of Gog and Magog and afterwards to rise again and shew him to be Messiah the Son of David and that Messiah the Son of Joseph shall sit in the Throne of Messiah the Son of David and Rule for ever all that he hath and be his Viceroy as Joseph was to Pharaoh which Assertion in this point is more consonant to the Doctrine of Christ and his Apostles then any holds it forth amongst our Divines yet I say the Spirit of Infallibility is in our Church by which they guided according to the great Providence of God to give the King the great Honour due unto him though many of them did not consider what they said and now will not own it in the true sence but of this I am sure that the Bishops who first said it were men of understanding and did nothing ignorantly and some of them Prophesied when the King came from Spain that he should die to maintain the true Catholick Faith Ibid. 16. If Blasphemy be in me then Christ Blasphemes the Apostles Blasphemes the Church Blasphemes the Jews Blasphemes for we are of one Assertion Ibid. 17. Christ is not proud be not ye foolishly proud for him for you shall have but a small reward for it for Christ doth permit his Servant to be equal with him and I dare say if he had met in his day with such a faithfull King as King Charles the Lord Christ would have put him before him but the humility of King Charles would have been such that he would have been glad to follow on his knees the last of all his Disciples being over-joy'd to have that Honour to see his Presence and Person upon Earth Ibid. 18. Who is he that doth prefer King Charles to the place that Jesus would give unto the meanest of his Servants that is to be equal with him for my part I do not and I know no Servant of his will take it upon him and I know King Charles must rather be compelled to it for Christ will give it him by force and he must receive it or anger his Lord which I know he will not do Ibid. 19. For so indeed I am sent before King Charles to prepare a People to receive him as S. John of Old was sent to prepare the way of the Lord Jesus the case is the same Ibid. 20. I suppose such an account is expected from me as S. Paul gave the People that is a Narration of my calling to this work wherein you shall find God's special purpose in me preparing me from my Infancy and also leading me by His Special Hand from time to time and declaring his minde unto me giving me to understand wherefore I had my being shewing special signs upon me while I was yet an Infant to the admiration of my Parents and of all my friends and acquaintance that they were forced to Prophesie and to say that God had appointed me for some great Work ibid. 21. Lifting up mine Eyes from my work I beheld the Angel of the Lord all in white stood upon the Shop-board with a flaming Sword in his hand ready to destroy me