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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64776	A vindication of Jesus Christ, the immaculate lamb of God from the foul and blasphemous imputation of one Thomas Powel ... who affirmed, that Jesus Christ was the greatest sinner in the world : with an answer to a paper put forth by him, entituled A word to the wise is enough .../ by John Vaughton ...	Vaughton, John, 1644-1712.	1676 (1676)	Wing V160; ESTC R1048	8,668	16

A VINDICATION OF Jesus Christ The Immaculate Lamb of God From the Foul and Blasphemous Imputation of one Thomas Powel a Preacher amongst the Independents who affirmed That Jesus Christ was the Greatest Sinner in the VVorld With an Answer to a Paper put forth by him entituled A Word to the Wise is enough Also A Warning to him that he persist nor abide no longer in Lying and making Lyes his Refuge lest the Wrath of God break forth upon him and there be no Remedy By JONH VAUGHTON in Scorn called a Quaker We have an Advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the Righteous 1 John 2.1 How much more shall the Blood of Christ who through the Eternal Spirit offered himself without Spot to God purge your Consciences from dead Works to serve the living God Hebr. 9.14 For we have not an High Priest which cannot be touched with the Feeling of our Infirmities but was in all points tempted like as we are yet Without Sin Hebr. 4.15 Printed in the Year 1676. Friendly Reader THe Reason why this Discourse was published is to give thee a true Account upon what Occasion Thomas Powell affirmed That Jesus Christ was the greatest Sinner in the World and may serve for the stopping of the many Lyes that he hath told about it J. V. Something of a Discourse that past between one Thomas Powell who calls himself a Minister of the Gospel John Vaughton who by many in scorn is called a Quaker the 29th of the 2d Moneth called April 1676. T. Powel YOu Quakers hold Damnable and Erroneous Doctrine John Vaughton What Doctrine is that we hold that is Erroneous or Damnable T. P. You hold Perfection J. V We say that God is perfect and his Works are all perfect T. P. There are none perfect who are not free from Temptation J.V. Christ Jesus was tempted was not he perfect T. P. He was the Greatest Sinner in the World J. V. Who was the Greatest Sinner in the World T.P. Christ Jesus was the Greatest Sinner in the World J. V. Wilt thou give me that under thy Hand T. P. Yes and then he writ these words Christ Jesus was the Greatest Sinner in the World I Thomas Powell Minister of the Gospel affirms J. V. I deny thee to be a Gospel-Minister for the Gospel-Ministers never preached that Doctrine for the Apostle said He did no Sin neither was Guile found in his Mouth and the Apostle John said We have an Advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the Righteous he did not say Jesus Christ was the Greatest Sinner in the World And I do testifie in the Name of God who is pure forever thou art an Enemy to Christ Jesus for he was and is pure forever and blessed be the Name of the Lord who hath brought a Remnant to the Knowledge of him and we know that every Manifestation of him and Appearance of him is pure and he stands a Witness against all that 's impure and unholy And therefore I do say unto thee in the Fear of God That thou art an Enemy to Christ Jesus and art a Minister of the Power of Darkness and art in the same spirit as were those Hypocritical Jews who when the Man that was born blind was brought unto them after Christ had opened his Eyes they said unto him that was born blind Who opened thy Eyes and he said Jesus but said those Hypocrites to the Man Give God the Glory for this man is a Sinner But thou hast exceeded them they said he was a Sinner and thou sayest he was the greatest Sinner in the World But the Man who had his Eyes opened by him said God hears not Sinners But God the Father ever heard his Son Christ Jesus for he did alwayes those things that were well-pleasing in his Sight Note That when I had given this Testimony T.P. in an Ishmaelite spirit vaunted said as followeth T.P. I have spoken a Thesis and you are a silly ignorant People and do not understand Divinity J. V. I am a Plain Man and do speak as I think and as I certainly know through a good Experience that Christ Jesus is holy and pure forever and I have no Unity with thy Thesis and this is my Testimony unto thee Thou art ignorant of the Divine and Heavenly Power of God which is Christ Jesus who is holy and pure forever and thou hast said He was the greatest Sinner in the World Oh! stop thy Mouth for Shame for this is my Testimony God will dry up the Tongue of the Aegyptian Sea T. P. What do you own Revelation in these dayes J. V. Yes we do own Revelation in these dayes T. P. Then burn the Bible for if there be Revelation in these our dayes there is no need of the Scriptures but there is no Revelation in these dayes J. V. Then there is no Knowledge of God for Christ Jesus hath said No man knows the Father but the Son and he to whom the Son will reveal him T. P. You Quakers do own Vision too do you not J. V. Yes we do own Vision for where there is no Vision the People perish for Vision is a Sight or Seeing and the pure in Heart sees God but thou art not in that which is pure who hast charged Christ Jesus to be the Greatest Sinner in the World Then a Young Man of T. P's Hearers asked this Question Seeing you are but a People of about Twenty Five Years standing and you say that your Way is the Right Way What became of the people that dyed before you were a People Thomas Powell takes upon him to answer it in the Name of the Quakers thus They said he believe that they are all damned Mark So great was his Envy Malice unto the despised and reproached Quakers and so wicked is he to endeavour to insense his Hearer with this his Lye and Slander against them notwithstanding I gave this Answer in the name of my Friends whom T.P. had thus belyed as our testimony that we did believe according to the testimony of Holy Scriptures that in every Age and Generation he that feared God and wrought Righteousness was accepted of him But he still did say and that in a laughing light and airy manner That we did believe that they were all damned thus did he persist in his Belying Slandering of us such was the Power of Darkness in this Minister of the Gospel as he calls himself that we must believe or at least he would if he could make us believe as he had said notwithstanding I gave our Testimony to the contrary Something in Answer to T. P's Paper intituled A Word to the Wise is enough With a few words as a Warning to him that he no longer persist in Lying Tho. Powell having spoken these words and given them under his Hand the 29th 2d Mon. 1676. viz. Jesus Christ was the Greatest Sinner in the World I Thomas Powel Minister of the Gospel affirms which Affirmation of T. P 's was