Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	deed_n	light_n	reprove_v	2,125	5	10.3012	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65864	Enthusiasm above atheism, or, Divine inspiration and immediate illumination (by God Himself) asserted and the children of light vindicated : in answer to a book entituled, The danger of enthusiasm discovered / by George Whitehead.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1674 (1674)	Wing W1926; ESTC R24552	32,776	82

called the Bright and Morning-Star and who is the only Way and Rule to all the Children of the Light But this Writer as but a meer Literal Professor and Traditional Out-side Christian inveyes against those that he saith have vented high Speculations and almost or altogether unintelligible Notions and new-coyned Phraises Expressions concerning the Work of God in the Soul and of Union with Christ and Communion with God of living by Faith and walking in the Spirit and that these have been accounted Evangelical Preachers And tells us That this Way obtained a great Reputation among a great many of Christian Professors and that many Persons have been tempted hereby c. Here the serious Readers may take a View of the man's Ignorance and Scorn thus to sleight and contemn those Serious and Seriptural Expressions of the Work of God in the Soul Union with Christ Communion with God living by Faith and walking in the Spirit such Phrases as these he counts unintelligible and new-coyned You may easily perceive what little Understanding he hath in the Mysteries of God and how much void of the true and spiritual Speculation concerning the Dispensation of the New Covenant and Spiritual Condition of true Christians therein Again This Opposer concludes That if we do not make the Doctrine of Christ in the Scriptures the adequate Rule of the Motions and Inclinations of our Minds and Actions of our Lives whereby to know when they are of God and when not we have then no certain Rule to go by but are continually liable to most Horrible Mistakes See here how he hath shut out all Divine Light Spirit and God's immediate Teaching both from being in us and from being any certain Rule though we do not oppose what the Spirit teacheth to Christ's Doctrine for the Spirit teacheth the same immediately Yet what is it but to promote Atheism to exclude God and Christ and Spirit and Light within as no certain Rule and to exalt the Scriptures above them all and to give the Scriptures that high Epithete which no where they give themselves as Adequate Rule of Inward Motions and Inclinations Whereas the inward Light of Christ which makes manifest all things that are reproved is therefore the most suitable Rule to try inward Motions for unto this Light he that doth Truth cometh that his Deeds may be manifest that they are wrought in God and it is the same Light that reproveth the Evil Deeds of those that hate it see John 3. 19 20 21. It is not two kinds of inward Lights one Natural and another Spiritual The kind of Language which this Writer treats us withal and applyes to us is such censorious harsh and scornful Stuff as follows viz. Enthusiasts call'd Quakers Narrowness Austerities Incivilities Deceived Proudly exalt and justifie your selves Great Absurdities Your great Talk of your Light within abused that 1 st Chapter of John vers 9. Your Enthusiastical Notion viz. touching the Light of Christ within You stumble Your Wild Notion of men's being guided by the Internal Teachings of the Spirit without Outward Teaching Your bold and confident Assertion Enlightened not in your pretended Way a very ill Mind False Accusers Romish Factors You Dissemble Tergiversation and Shuffling Pretences for a Blind Your Enthusiasm Enthusiastical Fancies Your Spiritualizing Baptism and the Lord's Supper Your invented Mystery of the Redemption of the Seed in men Your New Notions and Speculations of your being taught only by the Light within No Light in you Desperate Error New Mystical Notions Taught of God immediately These Dreams Fancies and High Conceits You have cryed down the Bravery and Pride of the World which others retain Voluntary Humility Vainly Pust Up A Rough Garment to deceive Ravening Wolves Your own Conceits Inward Pride Over-valuing your selves Groundless Confidence Strangely deluded Your Whimsi●s and Phantasies bring a Scandal upon the Christian Religion to encourage Romish Agents Your Newaffected Modes and Phrases did insensibly lead you from one Noval Conceit to another until you have exceeded all Bounds of Sobriety and become perfectly Drunk Your New Taken-up Way not Spiritual but Carnal More Self-conceited Proud and Disdainful c. With more such hard Language and manifest Untruths together with plain Contradictions hath this Opposer of Immediate Illumination treated us for which I say the Lord grant him Repentance and Forgiveness We have Information of his Name and what an uncertain Temporizer he hath been in his latter years about Religion but understanding that in former times he has had a Sincerity in him believing that he hath sought after Good Things and more Spiritual Matters formerly then now we forbear publishing his Name at present seeing he was not willing to it himself desiring that he may secretly consider these things and this following Answer and that the Lord may give him Understanding to acknowledge his Truth For God knows we would not have him dye under the Guilt of his Apostacy and Iniquity he hath brought upon him by his Groundless and Fruitless Opposition against God's Truth and People The Substance of the following Answer was written soon after his Book came out but the Accomplishment and Publication was hindred by other Matters of more Weight interposing I desire the Reader to take notice of one Instance that makes for us and against our Opposer on the behalf of God's immediate Mission Inspiration and Teaching out of the Book of Martyrs namely J. Huss on the behalf of Joh. Wickliff gives this Testimony speaking of Preachers invisibly sent of God that invisible sending of God is much better then the sending of Men and of the private Law which by the Instruction of the Holy Ghost is written in the Heart and that the Private Law is much more worthy then the Publick this he speaks of Augustine in his Sixty Fifth Book of Question unto Orosius and further addeth For the Spirit of God is a Law and they which are moved by the Spirit of God are led by the Law of God And who is he that can worthily Resist against the Holy Ghost Whosoever therefore is led by the Spirit of God albeit his Bishop doth say him Nay let him go freely for the Law is not appointed for the Just Man Where the Spirit of God is there is Liberty and if ye be led by the Spirit ye are not under the Law From whence he infers thus viz. Behold here it is affirmed that the sending by God through Inspiration is not bound under the Bondage of the Law for that Law is more worthy then the publick Law Secondly That the Law is made for Transgressors and Offenders and not for the Just Thirdly That whosoever is led by the Spirit of God although his Bishop stand against him he may proceed unto a better Life Whereby it is evident that a Deacon or Priest disposed to preach and being led by the Spirit of God may freely preach the Gospel of Christ without the Spiritual Licence