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A47156	The light of truth triumphing over darkness and ignorance, error and envy manifested in Robert Gordoun's late pretended testimony to the true Saviour : wherein every one whose eye is open may see his seat, and who have salt in themselves may favour his words, work and spirit and discern his deceitful dealing by smitting the innocent in secret, yet not with that subtilty which is able to cover in this day wherein light is manifesting the works of darkness : so, the Devil was here deficient but envy slays the foolish man : given forth in the 2 moneth 1670 / by George Keith, & G. White-head.	Keith, George, 1639?-1716.; Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.; Gordon, Robert, fl. 1669-1675. Testimony to the true Saviour.	1670 (1670)	Wing K179; ESTC R2048	34,830	44

in thy soul for term of life and is not sin th● Serpents nature and if it cannot but live in thee does thou not retain yea entertain it in thy soul for surely sin cannot live in any measure where it finde● no entertainment yea as to this matter art thou not in con●usion and contradiction to thy self for though thou blames them who pretend to the imputed righteousness of Christ but under all this re●aining yea entertaining the serpents nature pag. 6 yet p. 16 thou expresly pleads for Redemp●ion in another for us while ●in is within and to 〈◊〉 otherways thou calls it an arguing with God and charging him with folly how wilt thou rid thy self heir of Confusion and contradiction to th● self I might take notice of divers other unfound words of thine from pag. 1. to pag. 10. but desiring to be short I shall pass them and onely take into consideration another piece of confusion and contradiction to thy self for pag. 9. thou says Of one who is dead in sins and trespasses and remains so still that he is a child of wrath as well as others and is altogether so sti●l and yet pag. 12 thou affirms that God is fully attoned perfectly reconci●ed to man c. sing●y and solely upon the acco●●t of the active and passive obedience of the man Jesus Christ of Nazar●●h done in his crucified body without us ●nd this thou would inter from 2 ●ar 5. 18. and thou further add● that he to wit Paul in the cited place mentions not any consideration qualificatio● or work wrought or to be wrought in any man by any Light or Spirit whatsoever now is not this confusion and contradiction to ●hy self First to say a man dead in ●ins or unsanctified altogether is altogether a ch●ld of wrath Secondly to say that God is fully and perfectl● attoned and reco●ciled with him in this state for what 〈◊〉 ●t to be a child of wrath but that the wrath of God is upon him and against him and yet says thou God is fully reconcil●d with such altogether children of wrath and yet God is fully attoned perfectly reconciled with them is it not palpable confusion and contradiction nor does that cited place 2 Cor. 5 18 prove what thou intends onely thou wrests it as that thou say● he says not God is yet to be reconciled but he is alread● fully reconciled but say I with whom is he 〈◊〉 reco●c●led with unbelievers and unsanctified persons but the Apostles words are in that place hath reconciled us viz. us who believe and are sanctified but of the world he saith reconciling so not reconciled yea in the sa●e place he mentions a qualification to be wrought by the Spirit on their parts in order to their full reconciliation viz that they be reconci●ed to God be ye reconciled to God said he And pag. 13. I hou affirms that faith is but the evidence of that red●mption and salvation already wrought by Christ for us citing that Scripture Heb. 11. 1 but though the Apostle say faith is the evidence of things not seen he does not 〈◊〉 it is but the evidence as excluding it from being any quali●●cation requisite unto redemption or justification yea he calls it also a sub●ance of things hoped for And here I shall take not●ce how thou art fallen into that principle of the 〈…〉 so c●lled who maintain that men are justified with God before 〈…〉 and that faith is onely the evidence of ju●●●fication But 〈◊〉 th●n brings no s●fficient proves of Scripture to 〈…〉 53● 6 of 〈◊〉 nor 2 Cor. 5. 18. 2● nor Act 4. nor Gal. 44. Give any ground for it that God is fully attoned perfectly reconci●ed with u●beli●vers for though he was made sin for us and that God had laid ●n him the iniquities of us all yet the unbelievers do still remain under the burthen of sin and they are concluded in it wrath is revealed in them against it as saith the Scripture and God is against them in it till they be agreed with him through faith and fancti●●cation ag●●e said he with th●ne adversary c. and there is ●o peace to the wicked saith my God it is not s●id there is no evidence or intimation of peace to them but there is no peace to them while they so continue as for the one o●●●ing once for all yet the fr●it and effect thereof is not given unto ●ll so ●s that all ●re justified for many are condemned he that believeth not said Christ is condemned already I come now to examine thy assertion page 10. which tho● indeavors to confirm through the most part of thy paper and it is this Secondly says thou there is another snar● carrying death also in the bosome of it though covered with the smooth words of power spirit and light within and it is tha● spirit that publisheth that the light that enlightneth every man that comes into the world is the true Christ our only Sa●iour Mediator and Redeemer and that there is not another and that man 〈◊〉 to head and to be joyned to this light as that which as 〈◊〉 condemns him so i● able of it self to save and rede●m him as he becomes obedient thereun●o Here with open mouth thou smi●es against our principl● even Jesus Christ the true light that en●ightens ●v●ry man that c●m●th into the wo●l● that all through him might believe though thou may remember that some time formerly thou h●●t c●nfess●d to it and also pleaded for it but thou hast given way to the darkness which hath clouded any sma●l conviction of thi● truth in thy soul and now turned thee into ●nmity against it and that th● darknes● hath ruled thee in this work appears plain●y from thy manifold confusion and contradiction to thy self wherein thou art intangled pag. 17. thou says this Doctrine declari●g the Light and Power 〈◊〉 Spirit within to be Christ the only Mediator and Saviour asserts another Christ another Saviour then him J●sus Christ of Nazareth wh● 〈◊〉 conceived of the Holy Ghost and born of 〈◊〉 Ma●y and yet pag. 5. tho● ple●ds for Christ within and blames them who neglect in thems●lv●s and oppose in oth●rs the mistery of Christ wi●hin yea page 7 〈…〉 for Christ formed within men saying to them that without dyi●g to the old Nature of sin and rising i● the new 〈◊〉 of right●o●s●●s● 〈◊〉 so Christ formed within you you cannot in●●rit the Kingdo● who of the weak●st disc●rning cannot see thy self contra●●ction here ●ea and thy enmity to the mist●ry of Christ within though at times forge●●ing and contradicting thy ●elf thou seems to be for ●t but if thou were indeed for this mistery Christ within as he is the seed the 〈◊〉 the Power and the Life tho● would not say that such Doctrine asser●● another Christ then him Jesus Christ of Nazareth for Jesus Christ is still one and the same the Saviour and Mediator and R●deemer is still one and not divided there ●re not two Christs

you by any light whatsoever p. 42. o The work of Redemption is already 〈◊〉 at once in the Crucified b●dy without us p. 21. 23. The Ope●●●ion of the Spirit of Christ within us 〈…〉 Redeem 〈◊〉 p. 23. Thus far R. G. hath shewn himself one while like a Quaker so called having gotten many of their words another while like a Presbyterian or Independant shewing his self-contradiction and instability And what may the Reader think of him but that he hath gathered and learned something from the Quakers or out of their Books though he was never of us However like a perverse Apostate he chiefly smites at them in his enmity chiefly to the injury of his own Soul and Conscience who for all his opposition cannot wholly forget and drive the Quakers principles out of his mind but is forced to confess to the truth of them to his own confusion and overthrow And it 's remarkable that the most of his Pamphlet is confu●ed But where he acts the part of a Quaker so called whom he further imitates in this wise viz. R. G. Christ's Death and Sufferings his Resurrection and Righteousness will not avail thee thou remaining in thy self wholly unchanged unsanctified by and through the operation of the Spirit of Christ within thee whereby they may become of use to thee Thou wast dead in Sins and Trespasses and remains so still thou wast a child of wrath as well as others and thou art so still c. And in his 35 page he goes on thus viz What will an Historical faith ●s of things altogether without avail thee while thou hast not the evidence within thy self by a lively faith of thy being redeemed through the Redemption that is in him A ●●attering hypocritical extolling of Christ in his Offices as King Priest and Prophet without thee while thou deniest him in the exercise of these Offices within thee by the Operation of his Spirit c. And this is thy own condition R. G. as appears by many passages in thy Book contrary to what here thou hast confessed as may plainly be seen in comparing thy contradictions before and who but one presumptious and impudent would have appeared thus publick as thou h●●t done to confute others and to undervalue and oppose the sufficiency of the Light Power and Operation of Christ within as to Redemption Salvation and Justification c. with such a heap of darkness and confusion as thou hast vented who yet otherwhiles art made to confess to the Operation of the Power and Spirit of Christ within whose Light is set over the head of all thy Darkness Deceipt and Enmity and over all such Backs●iders as are in the same spirit of Enmity and Opposition with thee such as R● Cobbet Elizabeth Atkins and Rob. Rich who is of a Ranting Principle to whom we may add Muggleton or his railing against us who have spread abroad their confused malitious P●mphlets with their lies and slanders against us wherein they do but gratifie malitious spirits Apostates and Ranters And seeing that Michael Stantcliff who came some years amongst us professing the Truth with us and owning the light within and to some yet doth formally seem as if he were a Quaker which appea●ance no doubt he hath found to make for his Interest yet is turned into so much dimness darkness and enmity again●● the People called Quakers as to opprove of this Rob. Go●don his Pamphlet ●iled A Testimony to the true Saviour as being an Ingenious clear Piece and that which we could never get through c. As also to help to convey or spread them abroad against those that Preach the true light that enlighten● every man that cometh into the world to be Christ c. R. G intending chiefly the people called Quakers against whom he hath insinuated divers forgeries and slanders Wherefore we say to thee M. Stantcliff be ashamed and repent of thy approving and countenancing such a bundle of Confusion against the truth and against an innocent People whom thou once own●d●t remember from whence thou art fallen and how thou persistest in enmity and prejudice against Truth and us least the Lord cut thee off and thou end thy days in trouble and anguish we have desired and sought thy good though thou hast rewarded us evil for good And now we wish thy Repentance and pray the Lord forgive thee that thou mayest not end thy days and perish in thy Perverseness and gain-saying Here follows a brief account of some places of Scripture sent to Robert Gordon by Gawin Longworth R. G. his Answer to them Ioh. 1. from 1. verse forward in the beginning was the Word 12. chap. ver 46 I am come a light into the world 15. chap. ver 5. I am the vine ye are the branches Rom. 8. 10. If Christ be in you c. 1. Cor. 1. 24. Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God 2. Cor. 13. 3● Seeing you seek experience of Christ speaking in me Tit●● 2. 14. Who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity c. 1. Ioh. 5. 12. He that hath the Son hath life Chap. 4. v●r 4. Greater is h● that is in you then he that is in the world Robert Gordons Answer to these Scriptures viz. I Have considered the Scriptures thou mentioned and I find that in none of them it is testified who the true Christ our only Saviour is but what he is through the operations of his spirit in Believers called therefore the Anointing within or Christ within but these operations of his spirit within are no where in Scripture called the Lord's Christ our only Saviour And if thou own no other Mediator Christ or Saviour then what is described in these Scriptures thou mentions then necessarily thou disowns the Lord Iesus Christ of Nazareth a man approved of God c. Thus far R. G. telling us of the writings of that enlightned man Iacob Behm Observe Here the ●enour and tendency of R. G's Answer how Antichristian it is he appears here plainly as owning another Mediator Christ or Saviour then that Christ that said I am come a light into the world I am the vine c. and we ask was not he Jesus of Nazareth and of whom it is testified in Scripture Christ in you Christ the power and wisdom of God He that hath the Son hath life who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity c. But R. G. doth not own this Christ to be the Lord 's Christ or Jesus Christ of Nazareth but he must have some other Christ then this Christ that is described in those Scriptures before but dare he say that Iacob Behm owns his doctrine herein for this Christ who is the Word the Light the Christ in Believers the power and wisdom of God speaking in Sain●s R. G. deems but as operations of the Spirit and not Christ the Operator Saviour or Redeemer wherein he is greatly mistaken and has out-run himself

the Christ to whom John came to bear witness and there is not another he is the word made slesh pag. 31 32. the word was not converted into flesh but remain'd the word still pag. 22. Observation This man preacheth up that in one place to be the Christ which in another place he preaches down or denies it to be For that Christ that Iohn came to bear witness to that was the word that became flesh and tabernacled in them was the true light that enlightens every man that comes into the world mentioned before Ioh. 1. But this R. G. Further shews his Self-confutation Enmity and Anti-christian spirit against the true Christ who is the light See here R. G. his Anti-christian doctrines against the universal light and power of God and his Son Io. 1. ch Viz. 1. That the spirit that publisheth that the light that enlighteneth every man that comes into the world is the true Christ is a snare carrying death in the bosom of it pag. 10. 2. That the light that enlightens every man that comes into the world is not he to wit Christ pag. 20. 3. That the worker of redemption could not be the light and power pag. 21. 4. That the bearer away of iniquity cannot be a meer spiritual Christ altogether light and power within pag. 22. 5. That the true Christ man's only Saviour and Redeemer and the light and salvation of the Gentiles prophesied of Esa. 49. 6. is not the light that enlightens every man that comes into the world pag. 26. 27. 6. That the unbelieving Iew who rejected Christ yet had a clearer sight of him then they have who assert that the light that enlighteneth every man that comes into the world is he and that such are wholly ignorant pag. 29. 7. That none of the Prophets ever witnessed the light that enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world to be the true Christ pag. 32 33. 8. That they deny the Lord that bought them who set the light that enlightens every man to be the true Christ and Saviour pag 40. 9. That such are miserably beguiled who preach up the light enlightening every man that comes into the world for the true Christ pag. 37. R. Gs. Contradictions to his Principles before cited He is Iesus Christ the same yesterday to day and for ever without beginning or end of dayes he is the word by which the world is made yea of the Son it is said thou Lord in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth and thus he is the wisdom and power of God pag. 23. This is the Christ to whom John came to bear witness and not another he is the word pag. 31 32. Redemption is see● by the light of the glorious Gospel shining in our hearts pag. 25. Old Simeon was a devout man obedient to the light in his conscience he waited for the consolation of Israel and it was revealed to him by the holy Ghost Luk. 2. 17. through it in himself he waited the appointed time c. Observation Christ said I am the light of the world Io. 8. 12. ch 12. 46. and ch 3. 19. and that was the true light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world Io. 1. 1. read on and that light which brings to see Redemption and revealed the consolation of Israel to wit salvation by Christ was his light within wherein Simeon and others of the holy men of God waited and this was a light of the glorious Gospel or power of God shining in the hearts c. R. Gs. Principle That the light in our consciences that shews good and evil is not given for righteousness nor able to reveal or give life any more then the law writte● in Tables of Stone p. 11. R. G's Contradiction Yet Old Simeon was obedient to the light in his conscience c. Redemption is seen by the light shining in our hearts c. as before Observation Then the light in the conscience is given for righteousness if to be obeyed for it manifests evil and leads out of darkness and sin where it is obeyed and every one that doth truth cometh to the light that his deeds may be manifest that they are wrought in God Io. 3. wherefore the light in the conscience is given for righteousness and the path of the Just is a shining light and the life that was the light of men is above and before the Letter or Law writen in tables of stone as to giving of life R. G. God said to Adam in the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt die it could not be revoked who could fulfil the requirings of Wrath and satisfie not Light and Power c. But he who trod the Wine Press of his Fathers wrath alone P. 19. 20. R. G's Contradiction The Chastisements of our Peace were upon him c. p. 21. Observation Mark here Wrath and Chast●sements are two differing things and differ in the execution as Chastisement is in love to Gods People who receive the Attonement but Wrath and Vengeance due to Rebellion and is to come upon them whom he will tread down in his anger and trample in his fury even in the Wine-press of his wrath as Isai. 63. Now it appears this R. G. takes this as Christs stopping or treading down the Fathers wrath as his words import wherein he is greatly mistaken for it is rather an executing of his wrath and revenge upon the wicked or Persecutors whom he will trample in his fury for the deliverance of his own Seed and ransomed ones And this Christ who is both the wisdom light and power of God can and will do by whose power also salvation for sin and death is witnessed in them that believes in the Divine Light and Power which is able to give us all things pertaining to life and godliness 2. Pet. 1. 3. R. G. Redemption is a Mystery which by the Principles of right reason cannot be discerned Contradiction But is seen by the light of the glorious Gospel shining in our hearts p. 25. Answer Right reason doth spring from the true light that shineth in the heart and the good that this light teacheth and sheweth is reasonable or consistent with right reason however this man seems to decrie right reason in some degree therein resembling Lod. Muggleton the false witness who saith Reason is the Devil But this R. G. again in Contradiction to himself seems to set up right reason to justifie his Principle as where he saith p. 2● concerning Mary that the light in her Conscience is not the Son called Jesus conceived in her Womb Surely that agreeth not to right reason ●aith he But surely if he denie the light of the Son of God to be in her Conscience because of his Conception or taking on him Flesh in the Virgins womb he might as well denie and oppose his Divinity for 〈◊〉 was not limited into that comp●ss as not to be in her Conscience nor was the Son of God and his