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A65891 The true light expelling the foggy mist of the pit and the gross confusion and blasphemy of the beast, which is gone forth against the light of Christ and the scripture within, from an old professor, called Francis Duke of Westminster, in his book stiled, An answer to some of the principal Quakers, who therein boasts as if he had a great skil in divinity so that his pretended divinity in the said book is here discovered, and the true light and scripture within here vindicated from his gross aspertions cast upon the light, and them that walk in it / by George Whitehead. Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723. 1660 (1660) Wing W1967; ESTC R19779 12,599 15

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The True Light expelling the Foggy Mist OF THE PIT AND The gross Confusion and Blasphemy of the Beast which is gone forth against the Light of Christ and the Scripture within from an old Professor called Francis Duke of Westminster in his Book stiled An answer to some of the Principal Quakers who therein boasts as if he had a great skil in Divinity So that his pretended Divinity in the said Book is here discovered and the true Light and Scripture within here vindicated from his gross Aspertions cast upon the Light and them that walk in it By GEORGE WHITEHEAD Revel. 13.6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God to blaspheme his Name and his Tabernacle and them that dwell in Heaven LONDON Printed for Thomas Simmons at the sign of the Bull and Mouth near Aldersgate 1660 Some of Francis Dukes gross Aspertions and Blasphemies against the Light within which is the Light of Christ the Reader may see as followeth THe said Francis Duke affirms the Light within to be a fancied Idol Light in his eight page And that the Light within is a lowsie Christ or a Virmine bred of an addle brain and that it is a whimsey page 19 F. Duke hath set the Cat that sits in the Chimney Corner above the Light within p. 21. and saith That the Light within is a meer cheat p. 26.28 That the Light within in villanies surmounts all the Antichrists p. 40. That the Light within justifies the Roman Antichrists That the Light within is a stinking Idol p. 62. That it is but a shadow p. 65. and a cheating Light p. 66. And nothing but stench and rottennesse p. 83. And yet this F. Duke knows not what our Light within is according to his own words p. 20. 21. Thus hath F. Duke like the beast blasphemed against God and Christ and his Light Rev. 13.6 For God is light and the Father of light 1 John 1.5 Jam. 1.17 and he dwells and walks in his people 2 Cor. 6.16 and Christ is the true light which inlightneth every man that cometh into the world and the free gift of God hath come upon all men that they may believe and come to know him John 1. Rom. 5.18 Tit. 2.11 Also this F. Duke hath often reviled us and called us a pack of Villans as base as ever the earth bore Also he hath often belyed and slandred us and falsly accused us with saying that the soul of man is God and with nullifying the Scriptures and the Lord Jesus Christ and saith a Friend of ours said that Judas is now as happy as Peter all which with the rest of his multitude of lies and blasphemies are denyed by us and will fall upon his own head though I have mentioned but a few of them The answer to the said Francis Duke his Book THere is a Generation that knows no shame and because that judgement is not speedily executed upon them therefore their heart is set in them to do wickedly who have made lies their refuge and with falshood have they covered themselves one of whom is the said Francis Duke as clearly appears in what he hath writ against the light within and against us who walk in it so that any unprejudiced person that reads his Book may so soon see the grossnesse and absurdity of it that to such it will manifest it self without answer yet for the Truth sake that it may the more appear in its own authority and clearnesse over deceit and wickednesse I shall briefly note the Heads of Francis Duke his work and first shew the falsness of his four Particulars wherein his pretended answer or Book doth consist as followeth 1. Particular F. D. accuseth us That we would bring all men to believe that the light which is in every man is the Divine Nature of God or Gods essence now in part but when they leave this world that all shall be Gods in full perfection To which I answer This is false and herein are our words perverted for we do not affirm that the light which is in every nan is the Divine Nature for the light is that which leads into the Divine Nature neither do we affirm that when every man leaves this world they shall all be Gods in full perfection as our accuser implies as also F. Duke in thy fifth page thou hast wickedly and falsly accused us of denying that there shall be any individuals of men to be damned or saved after this life but that all shall be involved in the essence of the infinite Jehovah which things were never owned nor affirmed by us and as touching the light in every man being the Divine Nature we do not so say of it but as Christ is the True light that enlightneth every man that cometh into the World so his light in every man is that which begets as many as believe in it into its own nature which is divine but they that hate and reject the light of Christ in them it will be a witness against them to their eternal condemnation 2. F. Duke accuseth us That we would bring all men to believe that the same light in them is the onely true Christ the second Adam the Redeemer of the world and that our Lord Jesus Christ is an outsid Christ and no Christ but a name onely To which I say The latter part of this particular is exceeding false and a slander that we never owned nor affirmed that the Lord Jesus Christ is an outside Christ and no Christ but a name onely This absurd slander I return back upon thee who invented it for no other Light or Christ do we own and preach but the Lord Jesus Christ and his light who is the light of the World without respect of persons and he is known in every one who believe in his light know you not how that Jesus Christ is in you except ye be reprobates 2 Cor. 13.5 3. F. Duke saith That we would bring all men to believe that this light in them is the onely true Scripture and standing rule for faith and life and not the old and new Testament the Sacred Oracles of God I answer Here is also an absolute falshood in this particular we do not seek to bring all men to believe that the light within them is the onely true Scripture but the light of Christ in them is that which writes the true Scripture within and without the knowledge of which light the Scriptures of the old and new Testament cannot be understood nor the right use and end of them known for it opens them and therefore the Scriptures and sacred Oracles of God we own being in the light that gave them forth So whereas F. Duke in his 28 29.35.36 pages affirmeth That the written Scriptures are the onely standing rule for faith and life to the Church and the onely infallible rule Wherein he hath affirmed that which the Scripture doth not and so hath therein denyed the spirit of Truth and
its guidance to be the rule of Faith and Life when as it is the spirit of Truth that leadeth into all Truth John 16.13 Rom. 7.6 And this F.D. his assertions tends to exclude all the Holy men out of the Faith and Life who believed before the Scriptures were written as also he would shut out all the believing Gentiles as unbelievers who had not the law or Scripture without and thus he would limit God and all his people to the letter or Scripture without as the onely rule for their Faith and Life when as they served him not in the oldnesse of the letter but in the newness of the spirit And yet this F. Duke to discover his confusion hath granted That the Scriptures as they are an humane expression as written or printed with Ink and Paper by the art of the Writer or Printer so considered they are but dead letter p. 33.34 Wherein he hath plainly confuted himself for if the Scriptures as they are written or printed in Ink or Paper be but dead letter then the light or Spirit of Truth must write and open the Scriptures within by inspiration and the light and Scripture within which so often F. D. hath reviled and blasphemed against is preferred before the dead letter without So then how can the Scripture or dead letter without be the onely Rule for the living faith and life of the Saints as often F. D. implies And yet we do not make null the Scriptures without as falsly he hath accused us but in owning the Light within do witnesse the fulfilling of Scripture without 4. F. Duke also saith That we and our Friends would bring all men to believe that if they follow and bring themselves to be guided by the light which is within them it will bring them to perfection even in this life To which I say Here are words also in this particular which are falsly put upon us for we do not tell all men of bringing themselves to be guided by the light within them as if they could do it of themselves for that must be done through the drawings of God by the light in them and not by themselves And all that deny the attainment of perfection by the light of Christ within which is perfect they deny the work of Christ and the Saints Ministry and life for Christ is able to save to the utmost all that come to God by him and his blood cleanseth them that walk in his light from all sin Now the rest of F. D. his Book that is grounded upon these four said particulars how should the matter of it be good when it is founded upon so much falshood as is in all these particulars Also F. Duke Thou hast done exceeding foolishly falsly and wickedly in so often accusing us with John Tauney and what he hath writ in his Book of ten Epistles and reckoning him as one of the principal Quakers for it s known that we who are scornfully so called never owned him as one of us and it s known that he hath both spoken and written against us So whereas thou hast writ much of thy Book against J. Tauney it doth not touch us for he was none of our Friends as often thou hast falsly said neither do we own his corrupt Principles And where in page the 43. thou hast confessed That thou thy self art an Idiot and a poor Idiot p. 80. And yet boasts That thou art taught in Jehovahs Law and that thou wilt not turn thy back to the most learned of us all in Divinity Indeed it is the trick of a fool or Idiot to boast and to be confident as thou art but they that shall hereafter read and see thy Divinity they will judge thee no better then an Idiot indeed And how hast thou proved against us as thou sayest That we would bring all men to believe that the light in every man is God himself When thou thy self hast confessed p. 9. That Jehovah fills Heaven and Earth and all created Natures with his Divine Nature And in p. 11. thou hast confessed That God is in every thing and excluded out of nothing and that he fills Heaven and earth by his essence in p. 14. Wherein thou hast in part granted to truth against thy self for if God be excluded out of nothing and fill Heaven earth by his essence then what we say of his light being in every man is true for God is light and then why hast thou so much in many other places wrangled against us for Preaching this light of God in every man and so blasphemed against it as thou hast done in a horrible gross manner as further is discovered And where thou sayest thou wilt destro● our fancied Idol light our no true Scripture within our no true Christ within our no true God within To this I say in thy calling our light within an Idol thou hast blaspemed against God and Christ for God and Christ is the light who dwells in his people and Christ is in them whom we own and witness and no other And thou in saying thou wilt destroy our no true Christ within our God within hast not onely blasphemed against God but also hast grosly confounded thy self in denying the true God in us seeing in other places thou hast confessed that he is in every thing and is excluded out of nothing but fills Heaven and Earth and all Created natures with his divine nature and that his light extends in all men page 18. so that the true God and Christ cannot be excluded out of us so as for thy threatning to destroy our light our scripture our God and Christ within who is the true God the Reader may see how thou hast attempted to destroy God and Christ and his light wherein pap 19 Thou sayest thou concludes that our fancied light within as thou calls it is no Scripture no Christ no God onely it is a lowsie Christ or vermin bred in our own addle brain thou sayest I answer Oh what gross blasphemy and impudency hast thou shewed thou art in here To count Christ or the Light within a lowsie Christ or a vermin and thou hast openly and grosly appeared against the Apostles doctrine who preached Christ within the hope of glory who is the mystry that hath been hid from Ages and the Law of God is written in the hearts which is Scripture within so did ever any except an idiot blasphemer give forth such unsavoury words against Christ the light and the Scripture within as thou hast done And wherein pag. 21 thou accusest John Chandler as being seconded by Theaura John in saying that the flesh of Christs body profits no more then your own flesh nor the words spoken of him as also thou chargest James Naylor with seconding this in the third place in which thou hast wronged both John Chandler and James Naylor and shamfully belyed them for these exppessions thou accuses Theaura John which are denyed by I. C. and J.