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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65475	A discovery of Sathan Who hath in man covered himself, by perswading men, that original sin is the corruption of the nature of every man, that is ingendred of the offspring of Adam: also, a demonstration of the Messiah in man, to whom the gathering of the people shall be, of whom Moses in the law and the prophets did write, Gen. 49.18. Isai.11.12. Written for the use of such that denyeth not themselves the use of reson and sense, and that are not wedded to their own perswasion.	West, Robert, b. ca. 1613.	1668 (1668)	Wing W1388; ESTC R217304	9,234	15

is the Law which is spiritual the true Light gave and put by God in the mindes of his People according to his promise Jer. 31.33 Heb. 8.10 That lighteth every man that cometh into the World John 1 9. It 's perfect converting the Soul making wise the simple Psal 19.7 The same to day as it was yesterday and for ever under differing names or sounds declared to us he that doth believe have the witness in himself 1 John 5.10 Quest Is the Gospel of the Kingdom of God the matter or substance of preaching to beget faith in all men or man-kinde to wit the World Answ If it was not in all the World to wit man-kinde then it could not be preached in all the World for a witness mark Christ saith this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached for a witness in all the World Math. 24.14 Again he saith behold the Kingdom of God is within you Luke 17.21 It 's written the Word is nigh thee even in thy mouth and in thy heart this is the word of faith we preach Deut. 30.14 Rom. 10.8 Quest Is that holy thing in man by which cometh the knowledge of sin the Word of God that liveth and abideth for ever the substance or matter of preaching to beget the lively faith Martin Pereas and many others saith the matter or substance of preaching to beget faith must be the written Word or Scriptures of the old and new Testament which by faith 〈◊〉 indeed the lively seed and firm foundation of faith Wilson 's Dictionary pag. 378. Answ The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are God's witness that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God Rom. 10.17 and that God was the Word John 1.1 As it 's written nigh thee in thy mouth and in thy heart the word of faith the holy men preached was in man not Scriptures without man for a foundation of faith no other foundation do the holy Scriptures witness unto but to that which is already laid in thy heart to wit the Lord who is as a Law to man by whom cometh the knowledge of sin to him gives all the Prophets witness that whosoever believeth in him should receive remission of sins Acts 10.43 and not perish but have everlasting life John 3.15 Quest What might be the cause that devout and great learned Men pitched upon the Holy Scriptures for the matter or substance of preaching to beget faith Answ The light in them made manifest to them things that are reprovable and brought as it do to us the Holy Scriptures to witness to it they minded the things that are reprovable and the Scriptures that was brought that testified to it but not the wisdom that brought them which is greater than all the Scriptures this was the cause that they pitched upon the Holy Scriptures for a foundation of ministry Is written there was a little City and few men within it and there came a great King against it and besieged it and built great bul-works against it now there was found in it a poor wise man and he by his wisdome delivered the City mark yet no man remembred that poor man the poor man's wisdom is despised and his words are not heard Eccles 9.14.16 Thus forme was set above the Life which was the cause of so much strife Quest May the wisdome of God which maketh manifest things to man be despised and yet the things that are reprovable retained in knowledge and the Scriptures that do witness to them If so then may not a forme of godliness be held by such that denyeth the power and preached and yet they perish in their sins Answ Yea they that received the Law it 's written perished because they kept not the thing that was sown in them 2 Esdr 9.33 A man may in his knowledge retain the work of the spirit of God and the Scriptures that do witness to it and preach upon it the conceiving of his own brain mark and yet not retain God in his knowledge but despise his wisdome as before is written mark that ye Teachers for ye that do so the wrath of God is to be revealed against you from Heaven Rom. 1.18 You are them that are not sent of God neither shall your ministry profit the people at all your ministry is considered perfectly as the Lord hath said it should be in the latter days Jeremy 23.20 The anger of the Lord is gone forth against you and it shall not return untill he have executed and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart mark by that we know false ministry we know the latter days is come Quest If all things when they are rebuked are made manifest by the Light and that Light is the Lord. Why then was the Holy Scriptures written and whereunto do they serve Answ The Holy Scriptures was written for our learning Rom. 15.4 and are God's witnesses to men that they may believe that he which tryeth the Reines and searcheth the heart is the Lord that so men might come to him and be saved hereunto serveth the Holy Scriptures 1 Chro. 28.9 Psal 7.10 Jer. 11.20 Rev. 2.23 Quest It the spirit of God and the grace of God and the righteousness of God and the word of God and the Son of God one Answ Yea the Father the Word and the Holy Ghost are one and the Righteousness and the Grace of God is of the same Essence and they are one in property quality and vertue 1 John 5.7 Joh. 10.30 Hos 13.4 Quest Why doth the Apostle Peter say Acts 4. that there is no other name given among men whereby they might be saved but by the name of Jesus Christ if Grace and Christ are one Answ The same Apostle saith Acts 15. we believe through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved Paul the Apostle saith ye are saved by grace through faith not of your selves it is the gift of God Eph. 5.8 Names or Sounds gives not a beeing unto Substances but demonstrates them according to their nature offices operations and vertues there are differences of administration and diversities of operations but it is the self same Lord 1 Cor. 12.5 besides him there is no Saviour Hosea 13.4 Esa 44.6 Rom. 1.17 The sound Jesus and Saviour is one Quest Is this the Testimony of God and his Prophets and of wise men to wit that the Lord is in men and searcheth all hearts Answ Yea This is the Testimony of God and his Prophets and wise men to wit that the Lord is in their hearts in the midst of them searching all hearts Hos 11.9 1 Chro. 28.9 Quest What then is the saying of the Fool and of them that are in the Tire of an Harlot Answ The Fool saith in his heart there is no God Psalme 14.1 and them that are in the Tire of an Harlot saith the good man is not at home he is gone a long Journey Prev 7.19 Quest Are there three spirits in man

fear the Lord Noble as the Roman Ruler was by Paul Acts 26.25 A few Words to those that may endeavour to oppose what is before written touching little Children being born in innocency and not in sin IT may be conceived from what is written in Psal 51.5 that little Children are shapen and conceived in sin Mark Thomas Wilson that learned Man in his Dictionary Page 602. saith on that place sin entered with us into the World This saying is true but that little Children are shapen and born in sin is contrary to holy Scriptures which saith In wisdom which is contrary to sin hath he to wit the Lord made all his works Quest If Sathan or the motion of Sathan which is sin entered or is born with little Children Is it not all as one as though little Children was shapen and born in sin Answ Nay he that is in sin is under the Dominion of Sathan and is out of God's wisdom to wit the Son of God in whom and by whom the Former of all things made the Worlds Heb. 1.2 Again it may be conceived from the 2 Eph. 3. That by nature little Children are Children of wrath Mark the 3d. Verse of that Chapter depends on the 2d Verse where it s written that was spoken of such that walked not of passive Children according to the course of this World according to the Prince of the power of the Ayr the spirit that now worketh in the Children of disobedience Mark by following the Prince of the power of the Ayr they are by nature the Children of wrath but not as they was formed by the Lord of the nature of man-kinde Again it may be conceived by what is written Joh. 3.3 That little Children are born degenerated that Scripture points unto Man degenerated not to little Children little Children are formed in righteousness and born in innocency as before is noted Quest If any Query whether there be any saved by Jesus Christ but those for whom Christ dyed and whether he dyed for any but sinners and then conclude that little Children are born in sin or the sin of Adam is imputed to them or else Christ dyed not for them and so conceive that little Children are not saved by Christ if born in Innocency Answ We need not any Man to teach us as it is written 1 Joh. 2.27 but as the anointing teacheth us the manifestation of it is given to every Man to profit withall the anointing which is in us convinceth us not nor chargeth us not with the transgression of Adam nor any of our Fore-fathers because for the Redemption of the transgressions that was under the first Testament Christ tasted death for every man Heb. 2.9 and the 9.15 So that little Children shall not answer for the sin of their Fathers as the Lord hath sworn Ezek. 18. but are guided in youth Prov. 2.17 and are saved by the life of Jesus Rom. 5.10 if they dye before they transgress against the second Testament Mark it s the Soul that sinneth it s written shall die Ezek. 18.20 Hos 13.9 These things are written to stop errors because an error in its beginning is next to the Serpent the cause of all error and confusion that have been upon the Earth unto this day by the Light according to what is written Jer. 16.19 It may appear that our Fathers have inherited lies vanity and things wherein there is no profit O Sathan old and subtle too thy ways is hard to finde How thou dost work in Sons of Men their Childrens minds to blinde Know Sathan thou Unvail'd must be No cover shall thee hide Though thou moves Men professing Christ To judge that they may ride Upon the truth and her Children a place not fit for Man Know of a truth thy time is short Yea even now 's at hand For to be bound not to deceive the Lord will do the thing And we that do God's Name profess will to Him for it sing Finally Because amongst the many thousand witnesses I do testifie that the true Light which lighteth every Man that cometh into the World is the matter or substance of Preaching to beget faith some Men may think and say as some have that I do deny the Holy Scriptures Know all Men that I do own the Holy Scriptures for they do testifie that the searcher of all hearts is God and that God is Light and that all things that are rebukable when they are made manifest is manifested by the Light Again know that I am a witness and do think of Holy Scriptures above Men as it s written 1 Cor. 4.6 But I may not think of Holy Scriptures above God in Man or the Testimony of Jesus which is the spirit of Prophesie for as it s written 1 Joh. 5.10 The witness of God is greater he that do believe the Testimony that God gives of his Son have the witness in himself but every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the Flesh that Spirit is of Anti-Christ 1 Joh. 4.3 Written by R. W. in the Year 1668. THE END