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A69638 Silent meeting, a wonder to the world, yet practised by the Apostles and owned by the people of God, scornfully called Quakers Britten, William, d. 1669. 1660 (1660) Wing B4825; ESTC R13581 10,015 15

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avails little without us for the Letter of former Scriptures the Scribes Pharisees and persecuting Priests had who crucified Christ as many now have the Letter also yet to little purpose whilst they seek to destroy the works of the Spirit Nor doth Christ say That there is Eternal Life in the Scriptures but reproves the Jews who thought so yet would not own him who was the substance of all Look therefore by the Light of Christ within you unto whom ye yield your sleves in your members to obey as Eyes to see Ears to hear and Tongues to speak Hearts to think c. For therein you are servants whether in Power for doing good or under the Devils power by living in sin and whether you live after the flesh in the Devils Power or after the spirit in Gods Power may be easily known by the minde within of each man and woman for upon what the mind is carryed with most eagerness joy and delight in Earthly things or upon Heavenly things in that estate you are at present of Flesh or Spirit either for Heaven or Hell Rom. 8. 5 6 7. Yet I advise you not to take up this or that outward Form but to seek for that Pearle and fell or part with all earthly affections to buy or obtain it Matth. 13. 45. even that Kingdom of God to be within your selves which is in the Sanctified Ones for God manifests himself in the Creature making his people partakers of the Divine nature 2 Pet. 1. 4 causing things invisible to be understood even his Eternal power c. So that he leaves man without excuse Rom. 1. 20. And for that Spirit which leads into these Truths we silently wait And this was Practised by the Apostles who had from Christ two distinct Commissions for going forth to preach The First From Christ in the flesh before his death Luke 9. 1. 10. which lasted but a time for although they could cast forth Devils whilest it held yet being ended they could not do it Luke 9. 40. and in this they went onely to the Jews Their Second Commission was to all Nations Matth. 28. 19. both to Jewes and Gentiles given them by a risen Christ and confirmed by the Holy Ghost or Christ in Spirit about Fifty dayes after Acts 2. 1. during which time although they Prayed yet they did not go forth to preach unto the people until they had that Spirit which they were commanded to wait for as the Seal of their Commission Acts 1. 4. So they were silent as unto Preaching wherein they waited for that which should lead them into all Truth John 16. 13. Whence note It was not the Letter or Christ in the Flesh that Jesus said should do it but him in Spirit who promised his Disciples to come again unto them John 14. 28. John 16. 22. and although he came again to them after he was risen from the dead yet in the several Promises we may see how it was the Holy Ghost or Christ in Spirit should lead them into all Truth and bring all things to remembnance and make them able Ministers of the Spirit John 14. 26. 2 Cor. 5. 6. And such the Holy Ghost teacheth Luke 12. 12. yea it is said The Holy Ghost speaketh Mark 13. 11. And the Spirit speaketh in them Mat. 10. ●0 And what injuries are done to them is taken to himself Mat. 25. 41. Thus being at Jerusalem all in one place with one accord as they were commanded to wait Acts 1. 4. Acts 2 1. in that Silent-Meeting they received what they had waited for which made them able Ministers of the Gospel And then Peter began to speak verse 14. This being the Order of their second Commission and is to hold unto all that looke for Christ's spiritual coming into their flesh to make them able Gospel-Teachers their bodies a habitation and temple for the same Spirit 1 Cor. 6. 19. Eph. 2. 22. Therefore it is not Christs spiritual coming in another Saints flesh which I feel that gives me comfort but when the same Holy Ghost even Christ in spirit dwelleth in my body I then can witness it by his Eternal Power within who is my Light and my Saviour But this is a strong Lesson to the World who cannot receive or know this Spirit promised to be in the Saints John 14 17. Yet this remember that he who hath not Christ in him is a Reprobate Which Scripture Truth and Gospel practise is Owned by the People of God scornfully called Duakers Who coming like Solomon unto self-Experience in seeing all our joyes pleasures profits or other things delightful to the Flesh to be but vanity and vexation we become silent thereunto not answering to obey the lusts of the carnal mind but as dead to the world that we may live unto God Even then humane prudence in things of the Lord is laid in silence and fleshly glory is emptied forth leaving off to love the World or the things of the world as formerly being as the great dung-hill for the true Convert to keep under his feet and not magnified in his heart knowing that every work and secret thing both good and evil must come to judgement Eccles. 12. 14. In which Holy Silence although the Tongue speaks not yet the Spirit helpeth Rom. 8. 26. which the Heart-Searcher beholdeth The body in Silent-Meetings resting from labour which is all the rest in a carnal man's worship but we go further with a heart striving to rest from sinful imaginations and entering upon a true rest in God of which we feel see and taste in its beginnings as an earnest of our blessed Inheritance desiring Christ may take the whole Dominion in us to deliver from that bondage of corruption by redeeming the body from the same which in part is begun and shall be finished when Christ is formed Gal. 4. 19. and the strongest takes the whole possession but a time we must wait for this as at Bethsada's Pool until the Lord by his healing water cures his poor wounded Creatures In consideration of such a spiritual Ministry note Three Things 1. The Work of Moses 2. Of Christ in Flesh 3. Of Christ in Spirit First Moses believed and obeyed seeing things afar off yet drank of the Spiritual Rock that followed but his work was not to hold unto the end in a Levitical Ministry and paying of Tithes with material Temple-worship c. For he shews how the Lord would raise him another Prophet to be heard and who would not hearken to that Prophet Christ Jesus in all things the Lord would punish of whom Peter and Stephen spake the same Acts 3. 22. 7. 38. Secondly Note Christ's work in the Flesh who had a glory with God before the world was Joh. 17. 5. but now assumed a body to satisfie for sinners and preached in that body to be the Light for enlightning the world to make them Saints not as if they