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Light from the sun of righteousness discovering and expelling darkness, or, The doctrine and some of the corrupt principles of the people called Quakers briefly and plainly laid open and refuted ... / by H.G.
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when all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul vers 12. they arose all the valiant men and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his Sons and brought them to Jabesh and buried their bones under the Oak c. What they speak of Christ they may as well affirm concerning Saul and his Sons the case is the same Saul was not flesh they may as well conclude but something which did dwell in that body that the men of Jabesh Gilead buried under an Oak after his overthrow because that body is not called Saul but the body of Saul The same we also reade concerning Moses as may be seen Jude vers 9. Michael the Archangel when contending with the Devil he disputed about the body of Moses durst not bring a railing accusation against him c. That Moses was a man consisting of flesh and bone they may deny by the same Argument or say assuredly that that body was not him because it is called his body as so to affirm and speak concerning our Lord Jesus 'T is not said saith one of your Teachers that Joseph of Arimathea begged the Jesus of Jesus but the body of * See G. Whitehead's Book called The Light of Christ within p. 62. Jesus As if it must needs have been so said if that Man called Jesus had been the Christ What Nonsense would this man have writ if he had penned the story concerning the body of Saul he must have writ the men of Jabesh took up the Saul of Saul And what a strange Epitaph would this man write upon a Grave or Tombstone he can't write by this Argument Here lies the body of Thomas or William c. but rather thus Here lies the Thomas of Thomas And by this all persons may see how ridiculous these men render themselves while they scrape up such silly Arguments to deny and oppose the Truth But to proceed You tell me That flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God and so from those words of the Apostle conclude That our Saviour is not ascended with the same body into Heaven above which he took in the Womb of the Virgin Answ I understand to my trouble that many poor Souls in these last and evil days are carried away so far by the Spirit of Dâ—â—sion that they do deny the Resurrection the dead and this place of Scripture 〈◊〉 you mention I find is commonly made use of as a proof and confirmation of this their evil opinion but how exceedingly you and others do wrest the words of the Apostle in 1 Cor. 15. I might abundantly make appear It seems strange to me that you should father such a Principle upon the Apostle Paul who doth so clearly in the Spirit and Power of Christ Jesus in that very Chapter oppose and utterly detect it and sharply reproves those that did deny the Resurrection of the dead in his dayes If there be no resurrection of the dead saith he vers 13. then is not Christ risen and if Christ be not risen then is our Preaching vain yea and we are found false witnesses of God because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ whom he raised not up if the dead rise not For if the dead rise not then is not Christ risen vers 16. And if Christ be not raised your Faith is vain and ye are yet in your sins viz. Then they also that are fallen asleep in Christ are perished vers 18. Observe these expressions well and let all such tremble who are found this day opposing and denying this glorious Truth and great Fundamental of the Gospel Remember the words of our blessed Saviour himself Joh. 5. 28 29. Marvel not at this for the hour is coming in which all that are in the Graves shall hear his voice and shall come forth they that have done good to the Resurrection of life and they that have done evil to the resurrection of condemnation This cannot intend a rising out of the grave of sin because rising in that sense spiritually from the dead our Lord spake of that before in the same Chapter ver 25. and he plainly holds forth this rising vers 28. to be quite another thing to that he speaks of v. 25. And there are none that hear Christ's voice and are raised spiritually from the dead in that respect that do rise to condemnation The Lord Jesus alludes to the same Resurrection which Daniel speaks of Dan. 12. 2. Many of them that sleep in the dust of the Earth shall awake some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting contempt Thy dead men shall live saith the Prophet Isa 26. 19. with my dead body shall they arise Abundance of clear proofs I might further urge for the clearing up of this Truth but I shall proceed and indeed should not have mentioned these Scriptures but that I find you questioning if not utterly denying the Resurrection of the body You mention Paul's expression 1 Cor. 15. flesh blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God To Answer you in this much I need not speak for it is evident to any unless such who are wofully blinded that by flesh and blood the Apostle doth intend corruption or corruptible flesh and blood and therefore he testifies that those who are alive at the coming of Jesus Christ shall be changed in a moment in the twinkling of an eye For saith he this corruptible must put on incorruption and this mortal must put on immortallity he will change our vile bodies and fashion them like unto his glorious body Phil. 3. 21. But let not any conclude because the Apostle doth affirm our bodies shall be changed that therefore the same body respecting the matter substance or essence of it shall not be raised for Paul asserts that the same it which is sown in corruption that very same it riseth in incorruption and every seed shall have its own body If the same body which is buried in the Grave respecting the matter rise not then the dead rise not All the change is touching the state qualities or condition of the body the corruption and imperfection and all manner of deformity shall be done away and it shall rise more glorious than it was before To help your understanding a little further consider that true convertion is called a change the Soul of every regenerate godly Man and Woman is changed yet it t is not a change of the essence of the Soul but only of its evil qualities c. Observe a saying of Job Job 19. 25 c. I know that my Redeemer liveth and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the Earth And though after my skin worms destroy this body yet in my flesh shall I see God whom I shall see for my self and my eyes shall behold and not another although my reins be consumed in me That same body that hath sinned with the Soul shall be punished with the Soul and the same body
LIGHT From the SUN of Righteousness Discovering and Expelling Darkness OR The Doctrine and some of the corrupt Principles of the People called Quakers briefly and plainly laid open and refuted Containing a Reply to an Answer of a Letter written formerly by the Author to his own Natural Sister dwelling in the Island of Barbadoes Published for common benefit but more especially for the good of poor weak wavering Christians to help and recover them out of the snare of Satan By H. G. Luke 22. 32. When thou art converted strengthen thy Brethren 2 Pet. 1. 19. We have a more sure word of Prophesie whereunto ye do well that ye take heed c. Isa 8. 20. To the Law to the Testimony if they speak not according to this word it is because there is no sight in them Printed in the Year 1672. Light from the SUN of Righteousness discovering and expelling Darkness My Dear Sister YOurs I have received dated the 22 of the 9th Month 1671 which contains an Answer to a Letter of mine bearing date the 21 of the 8th Month 1670 which was written in tender love and affection to your precious Soul in which I was moved to forwarn and caution you concerning the evil and Soul-undoing Principles of the People called Quakers to whose pernicious Doctrine I had some doubts and jealousies you were ready too much to hearken and incline unto And by this Answer of yours I perceive you are now exceedingly drove away by the stream of their Delusions and have sucked in the Venom of their poysonous Doctrine which is no small grief and trouble to my Spirit to think that you a near Relation of mine and one which sometime since I had such good hopes of should by the subtile Wiles of Satan be in your Old Age so grievously beguiled it wounds my Soul to think you should be so rooted and grounded in their Principles none being more repugnant to the Fundamentals of Religion and the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ I am afraid that these Lines may come too late yet not knowing whether the Lord hath yea or no utterly given you up to blindness of mind to believe lyes that so you should be damned for not receiving the truth in the love of it that you might be saved 2 Thess 2. 10 11 12. I have sent you these Lines as a further discharge of my Conscience and that I may be pure from your Blood in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ and that it might not only be of profit through the blessing of God to you but also to others whom God in mercy may please to recover out of the snare of the Devil in the Island of Barbadoes or elsewhere to whom they may come I have been at the Charge of Printing them And these may certifie you in the first place that I have diligently examined and seriously weighed the chief Heads or most material things contained in your Letter and by comparing them with the holy and blessed Scriptures of Truth and weighing them in that most Sacred Ballance of the Sanctuary I find them as light as vanity being nothing else save the aiery Notions of a poor deceived People by whom your Soul is deluded and most sadly and grievously captivated which by the assistance of God I shall indeavour to make appear before I have done And that I might distinctly Answer your Lines and refute you and others also that are of your judgment I shall begin with the beginning of your Letter which is as followeth Brother G. I Did receive a Letter from thee dated the 21 of the 8th Month 1670. with kind expressions of Love to me both to my Soul and Body as thou hast there express'd which in love to thy Soul I now am willing to Answer for a little strength is administred to me into the Everlasting Kingdom since first I have received the Truth First As to thy Love I do receive as from my Natural Brother and I hope I have not forgot natural affection But as for thy Counsel to my Soul I do faithfully believe that I have chosen the good part which shall never be taken from me I bless and praise the Lord I know a Teacher near me that shall never be hid in a Corner Thou sayest though distance of place and Age drawing on upon us both yet that we may meet together in the Resurrection of the Just As for the Resurrection of the Just I am risen again with Christ yea the Just one is risen in me Glory to his Name for ever Oh! what manner of love is this c Thou sayest There was a time that thou hadst hopes that I should become a Convert of Christ Truly Brother to be a Convert of Christ the way thou approvest of would do me no good at all for there is nothing of the Cross of Christ in it and I see it vanity for there are just men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked Eccles 8. 14. therefore the Wise mans Counsel is be not over righteous 7. 16. I do not say the keeping the Commands of Christ is vanity but to strain the Commandments of Christ to a form of Worship which is not according to the Spirit to Bread Wine and Water which was to be held in practice but till Christ came and Christ is come the second time of which coming no mention is made of Bread Wine nor Water Answ Before I shall repeat more of thy Letter I shall make some Reply to this first part I shall pass by several expressions which serve for little else than to demonstrate the corruption of your judgment And in the first place I shall call into question your confidence about your choosing the better part Sister How dare you conclude you have chosen the good part with Mary whilst you refuse to hear the teaching of the true Saviour Mary gave ear to what her Lord and Master declared and taught she sate at his feet and heard his word it was not only the Teacher or Light within she gave ear to but also to the Doctrine and Counsel of the Man Christ Jesus without whose Disciple and Scholar you must come to be and follow his Counsel and Doctrine as it is contained in the holy Scripture and till which time never flatter your self so as to conclude you have chose the good part Secondly as touching your knowledge of the Teacher that is near you or the Light within which the Quakers say is in every Man and Woman that comes into the World You are mistaken and have not a right knowledge of that Teacher and this I shall evidently make appear for this alas is your grand mistake you speak of this Light more than is true or doth agree with that Doctrine that is according to Godliness You exalt it above the holy Scriptures nay you and others of your judgment make a God and a Christ of it You bid me in one place of your Letter own this