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A65852 The Christianity of the people commonly called Quakers asserted against the unjust charge of their being no Christians, upon several questions relating to those matters wherein their Christian belief is questioned. Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723. 1689 (1689) Wing W1910; ESTC R217347 3,870 2

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Eateth my Flesh and Drinketh my Blood dwelleth in me and I in him John 6. We believe that all who thus do truly partake of Christ by Faith are in true Communion and Love among themselves which they do want who are only in the outward Observations of Sign and Shadows Quest. Do you own the Seals of the New Covenant Answ. Yes as the New Covenant is spiritual so are the Seals thereof as they may be termed proper to it and therefore we believe they stand not in any ex●●●nal Shadow Sign or Figure but in spirit and substance the seals of the New 〈…〉 which is inward and spiritual must needs be the Evidence Testimony and Interest in that Covenant See what the Holy Scripture see 2 Cor. 1. 22. Who hath also sealed us and hath given us the earnest of the spirit in our Hearts Ephes. 1. 13. After that ye believed ye were sealed with the holy spirit of Promise And Ephes. 4. 30. And grieve not the holy spirit of God whereby ye are sealed unto the day of Redemption Our Christian sense and belief in these Matters may be briefly summ'd up in what follows viz. 1. We believe That the spiritual appearance and living enjoyment of Christ in spirit is above all outward signs shadows or figures or a Remembrance only of him thereby And that Christ more clearly discovers himself by his spirit in the New Covenant than by any outward Representations in the Old or thereunto appertaining 2. That the One Baptism of the spirit is a seal or confirmation of the New Covenant to true Believers and of them in it and so is their spiritual Eating and Drinking with Him in his Kingdom a certain assurance seal or evidence of their spiritual communion with him and in him 3. As all outward shadows and figures were of a decreasing nature so there is the substance thereof which they pointed at and wherein they ended though the names given to the shadows were carried along to the substance also that it might the more plainly appear in Scripture how the shadows were fulfilled in the substance Christ as in the Old Covenant there was outward Circumcision of the flesh in the New there is the Inward Circumcision of the Spirit In the Old there was divers Washings or Baptisms Heb. 9. 10. In the New the One Baptism of Christ in the Old the Feast of the outward Passover kept with unleavened Bread and other Feasts observed c. in the New Covenant Jesus Christ is our Passover and the Feast is to be kept with unleavened Bread of sincerity and truth and here the One Bread of Life is known and received 4. We do not read nor find in Scripture that One outward Type or shadow was a Type of another Type outward but alwaies of the thing Typified or shadowed forth which was the substance and end of that shadow or type as may be shewn at large if any undertake to shew us any shadow or thing that is figurative in its own nature mentioned in Scripture which they suppose we cannot shew the substance of under the same Name or Title Quest. Do you believe and own the Holy Scriptures contained in the Books of the Old and New Testament to be given by Divine Inspiration and to contain all Matters of Doctrine and Testimony c. necessary to be believed and Practiced in order to salvation and Peace with God Answ. Yes we do and by the assistance of the Grace and good Spirit of God which gives the true understanding of the mind of God and meaning of Holy Scripture we alwayes desire to live in the Faith Knowledg and Practice of them in all things appertaining to Life and Godliness Holy Scripture being given by Divine Inspiration is profitable for Doctrin Correction and Instruction that the Man of God may be perfect thorowly furnished unto every good Work able to make the Man of God wise unto salvation through Faith in Christ Jesus Writ in behalf of the People of God called QUAKERS By some of them LONDON Printed for Thomas Norhcott in George-Yard in Lumbardstreet 1689.