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spirit_n	father_n	holy_a	jesus_n	13,652	5	5.8822	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61692	A short discovery of certain truths of God according as they are revealed through the manifestation of the eternal light of the Son of righteousnesse, which are, a reply against two things in an epistle, and, an answer to certain queries contained in a book, intituled Christian queries, to quaking Christians, subscribed by one J.B. : also queries propounded, to be answered by the authour of the same book, or any other / by John Story.	Story, John, d. 1681.	1664 (1664)	Wing S5753; ESTC R4917	25,813	34

some measure hath it not is not yet settled or grounded upon Gods foundation but is unstable and may be tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine ready to be beguiled by every false motion and device of the enemy of the soul inwardly and to be led afide with the cunning craftinesse of evil men outwardly even like a ship without an anchor left to the mercy of the wind and the seas ready to suffer shipwrack every moment therefore how wholesome was the counsel of our Saviour to his Disciples to have salt in themselves Luke 9. 50. and he tells them that they are the salt of the earth Mat. 5. 15. he that wants this salt which seasons gives to savour and discern between what is of God and what is not of God is or may easily be deceived or misled by that spirit of errour through which men becomes vessels of wrath fitted for destruction Secondly The Scriptures are not the most sufficient rule of tryal not in any dispraise unto them be it spoken because it is possible that men by that Spirit which is not of God may not only speak according to but use the very same words as the Apostles and Ministers of Christ did and do unto this day so that whiles they speak not contrary words or doctrines that Spirit at many times cannot by the rule of Scriptures be detected though it 's true many Spirits there are which may be proved not to be of God by the Scriptures for their speaking and acting contrary thereunto but the forementioned Spirit which is Satan transformed into an angel of light or into a person who hath sometimes prophesied ●n the name of Christ and declared the joyfull tydings of the everlasting day cannot be discerned but by the immortal light o● Spirit from which the Scriptures were given forth and though many have and may be zealous for the letter of the Scriptures yet thereby they do not discern Satan in this deceivable appearance in which he steals the words of the true prophets and in declaration of words and doctrine may seem to speak like an angel or messenger of God even speaking the same words with a false spirit as hath sometimes been spoken through the same person by the true Spirit but the inward knowledge of this is a great mystery which is hid from all worldly and sinfull men but is opened by the Lord unto that spiritual man which judgeth all things yea Angels who are made able to put a true difference between the angels of God that in truth serve him and those who in outward appearance seem to be his angels and yet serve him not therefore spiritual and heavenly men have a more sure rule to try spirits by then the Scriptures which is the unction that they have received from the Holy One 1 John 2. 20. that gives them to discern of spirits and the matters that belong thereunto that differs in nature and quality though not in profession nor outward appearance and this is that infallible rule of tryal which may and not with any derogation from the authority which belongs to the holy Scriptures truly be said to be better then the Scriptures insomuch as it is the same life and Spirit of Christ manifest in the hearts of Saints from which the Scriptures were given forth and therefore must in all things have the preheminence For this holy unction in the hearts of true Christians is that spiritual law in Christ Jesus through which they have the testimony as their father Abraham had of Christs glorious day in the sight of which their hearts are made exceeding glad and if any man want light to discern and try what spirits are of God and what spirits are not of God let him look into the spiritual law of Christ which is a light that shines within through which the heavenly testimony is received as it is written If any man want light let him look upon the law and the testimony and see if they speak not according to this meaning as the old translation renders it Isa 8. Thirdly though the Scriptures be not the most infallible sure rule to try all doctrines by as is before shewed yet I say cursed be that man that preacheth another Gospel then that which the Scriptures testifies of which is the power of God unto salvation as it is preached by the same divine authority and power as it was in the dayes of the Apostles but that either the power or all the words of the Gospel 〈…〉 be found extant in the Scriptures I do deny for as it is 〈…〉 the Evangelist John 31. and the last There are also many other things which Jesus did the which if they should be written every one I suppose that even the world it self could not contain the books that should be written Amen And doubtlesse many heavenly and saving doctrines were preached by the Apostles as they ran to and fro upon earth in that Gospel-day in which knowledge was encreased which we have not extant at this day therefore all the wholesome doctrines and exhortations that they preached are not only to be sound in the Scriptures 4. Query Whether all men do or may attain perfection in this life and whether any that come short of this perfection may be saved or 1. Whether those texts of Scripture that exhorts us to be perfect may not imply certain degrees of perfection rather then perfection it self as to the heighth of it And 2. whether there be not a perfection of sincerity as well as of degrees And 3. whether believers may not be perfect by imputation of his righteousness who knowing no sin yet was made sin for us that we might be made the righteousness of God in him 2 Cor. 5. 21. Answ All men do not attain perfection in this life because many there are that do reject the means ordained by our heavenly Father through which otherwise they might receive freedome from sin and obtain perfect dominion over it to reign in victory with the Lamb for evermore All that die in the faith of Christ shall be saved though they be even babes in Christ and far short of that attainment in life wisedom dominion and strength as to the fulnesse of it as it is manifest in the perfect man who is come even to the measure of the stature of the fulnesse of Christ Eph. 4. 13. In whom all rule and authority and power contrary to God is put down and he crowned with perfect dominion over all his spiritual enemies reigning as a King in the triumphant victory over sin death and the grave in the image of the heavenly which he bears in which the perfect life of the new man is known that walks with God in this world and that shall live and reign with him perpetually in the world to come for spirituall men in this triumphant state have received the end for which the blessed ministry of the Gospel was given which was for the