Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	flesh_n	law_n	sin_n	20,113	5	5.9622	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65872	The law and light within the most sure rule or light, which sheweth the right use and end of the Scripture, manifested in opposition to several false principles inserted in a book intitled Scripture light the most sure light, by William Bridge, the great pastor and Reverend Father, so accounted, of the Church at Yarmouth in Norfolk / confuted by George Whitehead.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1662 (1662)	Wing W1940; ESTC R39128	7,236	9

contrary to the Apostles doctrine for they taught them that had revelation to try all things and hold fast that which is good 1 Thes. 5.21 And by the revelation of Christ they witnessed the doctrine of the Gospel confirmed and fulfilled in them and this is no delusion so that this Priest might as well have said that the knowledge of God is a delusion for it comes by revelation and confirmes Gospel doctrine Pr. Pag. 27. He saith the Light and Law within us here is Imperfect the Law of Grace within the Light within is not able to convince others Ans. Which are both false for the Law and Light of the Lord is perfect and by this Light within are many convinc'd of their evil deeds and reproved for them and things that are reproved are made manifest by the Light who ever speaks to the convincing others it must be from the Light within which is perfect as every gift of God is perfect Eph. 5.13 Col. 3.16 Pr. Though the Law and Light and Spirit within us be a principle of good yet it is not the Rule of our goodness or Lives Ans. Herein William Bridge hath plainly contradicted himself for he confesseth in pag. 28 that the inward Law and Light discovers those heaps of sin that are in the Soul and doth not onely incline a man unto what is good but it inables him thereunto then I say that the inward Light both discovering sin and inclining and inabling man to that which is good it must be the rule of their Lives for the Spirit of Truth leadeth into all truth John 1.6.13 which is more then the Scripture will do though we truly own the Sripture in its place as it testifies of the Truth and against sin in the generall yet the Light within must be the more sure Rule for it shewes unto particular men their particular sins and shews unto them wherein they are guilty and opens their eyes and sheweth them the way to Life which is Christ who enlightens every man coming into the World and this is more then all outward words or writings Pr. In pag. 29 William Bridge saith If the Law and Light and Spirit that is in me be my rule then I may do any thing without sin I may whore be drunk steal or any thing without sin but the Law Light and Spirit may command me to do such things as these Ans. Here 's heaps of confusion horrible blasphemy for before he confessed that the inward Law and Light doth both incline a man to what is good and inables him to it and that it is a great help to us in our way to Life and against this William Bridge in pag. 29 saith that the Law or Light or Spirit within you is Christ in you so you may see how horribly he hath blasphemed against Christ in making him the author or commander of whoredome drunkenness and stealing as by his words appeare when as Christ condemns all unrighteousness and all that own Christ in them for their guide and rule they witness that he is come to condemn sin in the flesh and not to lead them into whoredome and drunkenness nor any sin for he purgeth throughly them that receive him Mat. 1.21 and 3.12 Rom 8.1 2 ● Pr. If the Law and Light and Spirit that is in me be my Rule then I am my own rule and so I am God Ans. This is false and absurd and contradicts his own words for he confessed that the Law or Light or Spirit within is Christ now then if Christ be my Rule I am not my own Rule nor am I God for he that hath Christ to rule him is not ruled by himselfe but by Christ in him whereby he is come to deny himselfe and to follow Christ. Pr. Pag. 30 He saith the Scripture is the first ground of our Faith and Hope Ans. Then Christ is not your ground nor hope who are out of the Apostles doctrine for they witnessed that another foundation could no man lay then that which is laid which is Christ who was in them their hope and the Author and Finisher of their faith 1 Cor. 3. ●1 Heb. 12.2 Pr. Pag. 32. Humane Reason is a beam of Divine wisdom yet if it be not inlightened with a higher Light of the Gospel it cannot reach unto the things of God Ans. Here 's both falsehood and absurdity for a beam of Divine Wisdom is not Humane but Divine as the Wisdom is from whence it comes and a beam of Divine Wisdom need not higher light then that Wisdom by which Wisdom the things of God are reached and known now he is exceeding blinde who cannot discern Humane reason which is earthly and corruptible from the Divine Wisdom which is Incorruptible and eternall Pr. Pag. 33. T is Revelation Light from the Gospel that doth bring to Heaven Ans. So now at length he hath granted to the Truth but in this he hath overthrown all his former doctrine against revelation wherein he did set the Scripture above Revelation and would not have Scripture to give place to the dawning of the speciall Light and Revelation in the heart But now is the Light of the Gospel which is the power of God revealed in His People which hath discovered the blindness and Ignorance of all such blind leaders who are ignorant of the Light and Law of God within and who are against the knowledge of God in their preaching against Divine revelation concerning which William Bridge hath so largely shewen his grosse darkness and blasphemies And this may be a warning to all his hearers all professors who are not wilfully blind to be awakened and cease from such blind watchmen and pastors who have long fed themselves and not the flocks and come to Christ the true Shepherd and Pastor who will feed his flock Himselfe This in tender love was I moved to give forth for the simple ones sake that they may be undeceived and let none at the reading hereof be offended at what I have charged against William Bridge aforesaid for I am willing if the Lord so order me and give me an oportunity publickly to prove that he leads the people besides the wayes of God and teacheth errour in stead of Truth this I am willing to prove to his face if the Lord so order me if William Bridge would stand a fair dispute with me publikly and stand to his own doctrines many more of whose false doctrines I could manifest in his book which at present I omit THE END