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A76091	Christian queries to Quaking-Christians: Containing [t]hirteen queries modestly propounded to those who are commonly known by the name of Quakers. / [B]y J.B. a Lover of Truth.	Batchiler, John, ca. 1615-1674.	1663 (1663)	Wing B1073aA; ESTC R32843	4,476	17

and when thou walkest by the way and when thou lyest down Deut. 6.7 Nay 6 Whether is it not necessary for all Christians to beg Gods blessing with and return him thanks for every Mercy they receive according to the practice of our blessed Saviour who when he fed so many thousands would first look up to Heaven for a blessing upon what they enjoy'd on earth Mar. 6.41 ●●d after his Resurrection he practised the ●●me thing among his Disciples Luke 24.30 Whose blessed Example the Apostle follow●d taking bread and giving thanks in the ●resence of them all Acts 27.35 further ●ecommending it to the practice of others ●●at in every thing they would give thanks as ●he will of God in Christ Jesus concerning them 〈◊〉 Thess 5.18 Q. 7. Whether it be not lawful for Christians ●o give a Civil Respect to the several degrees ●nd relations in which persons may stand As 1. Whether the younger ought not to ●everence the elder as saith the Scripture Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head and ●onor the face of the old man Lev. 19.32 And 2. Whether a Christian may not evidence ●is respect by some outward action or gesture of his body according to the custom of the Countrey he lives in as Abraham bowed to the Sons of Heth Gen. 23.12 so did Nathan a Prophet to King David 1 King ●1 23 And 3. Is it not lawful for Christians to express their respects by giving to every man the titles belonging to him in reference to the several Dignities or Places they may be advanced to As Luke doth Theophilus calling him Most Excellent Luk. 1.3 so● Paul to Foelix Most noble Foelix Acts 26.25 and John to the elect Lady 2. John 1. Q. 8. Whether Christians may not make use of and take delight in those creatures God affords us either for Food or Cloathing And 1. Whether at sometimes it be not lawful to feast and enjoy the creatures afforded for our use in a lawful mirth provided it be done in its proper season with moderation Eccles 3.12 13. And 2 Whether it be lawful for Christians to wear what Apparel they shall think best in their own Christian Prudence to be apparrell'd in if without excess Did not God command the children of Israel that they should borrow Jewels of Silver and Jewels of Gold of the Egyptians Exod. 11.2 And Abrahams Servant gave unto Rebecca Bracelets for her hands which she also wore Gen. 24.22.30 Q. 9. Whether when Christians are met ●●gether for the Worship and Service of God ●●ey may then be silent and depart without ●●ything don for the edification of one ano●●er Or 1. Whether they ought not rather 〈◊〉 stir up exhort one another to continue in the ●aith and practice of the Gospel As the Apo●●les of old did who when they met toge●●●er spent the time in praying with and ex●orting of one another Acts 1.13 14. Acts ●2 12 2. Whether to speake in a strange Tongue or to be wholly silent when the People 〈◊〉 God are met together be not one and the ●●me thing the former of which the Apo●●le forbids as no way tending to edificati●n 1 Cor. 14.4 to the 20. Q. 10. Whether Christians that do not pal●ably contradict the practice of Godliness may not live with and have charity towards ●ne another though different in judgements And 1. Whether this hath not rendered ●he Popish-Religion more odious because they have so little charity for any that differ from them who stile all to be Hereticks that are not of their way Or 2. Whether any of the Apostles or our Saviour himself did ever condemn others upon this account only but on the contrary when the Apostle told our Saviour they had seen one casting out Devils in his Name yet follow'd no● him Christ bids them not forbid him alledging that he which is not against us is with us Luke 9.49 50. And so the Apostle would have every man perswaded in his own mind Rom. 14.5 And I know no reason why ye should condemn any man for being in the dark because he fees not by your Light Q. 11. Whether it be not the duty of Christians to observe set apart one day in seven for the more solemn Service of God And 1. Whether God himself did not appoint and the People of God in all Ages keep such a day Genesis 2.2 3. Exodus 20.8 2. Whether the Sabbath-day was ever abrogated by Jesus Christ or only changed and another kept in the room of the first And 3. Whether the first day of the Week be not the true Christian Sabbath We read that it was the custom of the Apostles chiefly to meet on this day John 20.19 Acts 20.7 and that they made collections for the poor on this Day 1 Cor. 16.2 and John was in the Spirit on the Lords day Rev. 1.10 Q. 12. Whether it be not lawful for Christians to Swear if called thereunto for the attestation of some Truth And 1. Whether Abraham did sin in making his Servant to swear unto him Gen. 24.3 Or 2. Whether Swearing be not a ready way to put an end to all controversies as the Apostle saith Heb. 6.16 Q. 13. Whether it be not the great duty and concernment of every true Christian to plead for and vindicate all such gospel-Gospel-truths as he hath formerly received and yet believeth And 1. Whether a Christian may not earnestly contend for the Truth once delivered Jude 3. And 2. Whether it be not the duty of all Christians with readiness to render an account of his Faith to him that asketh him 1 Pet. 3.15 And 3. Whether it b● not your Concernment to return some satisfactory Answer to the Author of these QUERIES FINIS

CHRISTIAN QUERIES TO Quaking-Christians Containing ●●irteen QUERIES modestly propounded to those who are commonly known by the Name of Quakers ●y J.B. a Lover of Truth LONDON Printed for the Author 1663 To the Reader GO little Book improve thy Scripture-skill Advance the Truth and throw down all self-will When Will 's subdu'd then all and ev'ry thought ●nto the Law and Will of God is brought When thus it is the Soul with love will say ●ord I do yeild thy Truth will I obey ●o walk with God my Soul doth more desire ●hen purest Gold refined in the fire ●et Scripture be our Rule our Guard Guide ●at to strange ways we may not turn aside 〈◊〉 any preach whatever they pretend ●●sides the Rule God never did them send ●●rst is that man that other Doctrines preacheth ●●ntrary unto what Gods Word us teacheht ●et Light without be Guide to Light within ●●at we on Truth not Man our faith may pin ●ead o're this Book and in it you will find ●he Author of 't to have a sober mind Thus leaving you to what this Book doth say I shall my Name to it subscribe J. A. Christian-Queries to Quaking-Christians c. Qu. 1. HOw and by what means may Salvation be attained Whether by adhering to a Light within us or by Faith in a Christ without us 1. If the latter be not the best way why is it that the Scrip●ures do so often bid us to believe in Jesus Christ and that by so doing we may be sa●ed 3 John 15 16. Acts 16.30 31. 2. Or ●s the former the better way If so I would ●hen ask further Q. 2. Whether the Light within us be sufficient Guide to direct us unto true Hap●iness And what this Light is Whether 〈◊〉 every man or how to be attained 1. If his Light be sufficient to Salvation of what ●se are the Scriptures and why are we at all ●xhorted to Faith which implies something ●t a distance not yet injoyed Heb. 11.1 Q. 2. Whether is this Light the Conscience of every man Or 3. is it Christ in every man If so why then are not all men saved For if he that has not this Light be out of Christ as you say then all that have this Light must of necessity be in Christ and consequently saved 2 Cor. 13.5 2 Cor. 5.17 Q. 3. Whether that Way which you teach the Doctrines you maintain propagate be consonant to may be defended by the Word of God contained in the Scriptures of the Old New Testament 1. Whether it be not necessary to have some Rule of Tryal by which we may try the Spirits whether they be of God or no 1 John 4.1 2 3. And 2. Whether the Scriptures be not sufficient hereunto Or is there any better way to be propounded for such a Tryal And 3. If there be any better way why are we directed by the Prophet Esay To the Law and to the Testimony and if any man speak otherwise it is becaus● there is no Light in him Isa 8.20 And 4. ● Why were the Bereans commended fo● searching the Scriptures daily whether thos● things were so Acts 17.11 Lastly If the ●criptures are not to be the Rule of Tryal ●●r all Doctrines why is it that the Apostle ●oth so severely and that over and over a●●in pronounce a curse against all such as ●ould preach any other Gospel than what ●e had already preached which is only to ●e found in the Scriptures Gal. 1.7 8 9. Q. 4. Whether all men do or may attain ●erfection in this life And whether any that ●ome short of this Perfection may be saved ●r 1. Whether those Texts of Scripture ●●at exhort us to be perfect may not imply ●ertain degrees of Perfection rather than ●erfection it self as to the height of it ●nd 2. Whether there be not a Perfection 〈◊〉 Sincerity as well as of degrees And ●● Whether Believers may not be perfect ●y imputation of his Righteousness who know●●g no sin yet was made sin for us that we ●ight be made the Righteousness of God in ●im 2 Cor 5.21 Q. 5. Whether Jesus Christ did not institute and appoint certain Ordinances under the Gospel for his Churches to observe and keep until his coming 1. Did he not institute that Ordinance of his Supper and enjoin his Disciples to observe it in remembrance of him Luke 22.19 20. And 2. Is it not recorded of the Primitive Church how they continued this Ordinance Acts 2.46 3. Why doth the Apostle Paul commend the practise of it to the Church of Corinth and tells them whence he had it For saith he I have received of the Lord that which I deliver'd unto you And so repeats the manner how it was first instituted 1 Cor. 11.23 26. Or 4. Are these Ordinances ceased and now out of date If so Pray tell us when they first expired Hath not himself told us that they should last until his coming Or is he already come and we knew it not If he be it must be only by his spiritual presence and so he was with the Primitive Church and that in a greater measure than now-a-days yet did they continue in all the Ordinances of the Gospel Or 5. May we not rather understand his coming to be meant of his second coming spoken of by the Angel at his Ascension when he shall come in like manner as he was seen to go into Heaven Acts 1.10 11. Q. 6. Whether Christians are not bound ●o the performance of such Religious du●ies as were practised by the People of God ●nder the Law and not abrogated by the Gospel 1. Whether Christians ought not ●o pray morning and evening as David very ●requently did Evening and morning and ●●t noon will I pray and cry aloud and he shall ●ear my voice Psal 55.17 Or 2. Is it not ●awful for Christians to appoint and set a●art a convenient time and season for the ●erformance of Religious Exercises as did Daniel who notwithstanding the Kings Command thought himself obliged not ●o omit his duty once but pray'd three ●●mes a day Dan. 6.10 13. Or 3. Are ●re only to pray when our own Spirits move ●s and not at the motion of Gods Spirit which bids us to pray continually or to be alwaies in a frame and frequent in the Duty of Prayer 1 Thess 5.17 Or 4. Whether it be not a duty incumbent upon all Christians to exercise Family-Duties as the People of God in former times did Whether Parents ought not to instruct their Children and Masters their Servants for which God so much commended Abraham because he would command his Children and his Houshold after him Gen. 18.17 18.19.5 Whether it be the duty of all Christians frequently to read over and confer about the holy Scriptures both in their Families and with others as the Lord commanded the children of Israel Thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy House