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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49443	The Presbyter's antidote choaking himself. Or Stephen Scandrett confuting himself in his erroneous bundle of confusion and absurdities, still'd, An antidote against Quakerism being a brief collection of some of his errors, blasphemies, and self-contradictions. Together with some interlineary notes upon them.	Ludgater, Robert, d. 1695.	1669 (1669)	Wing L3456A; ESTC R221782	7,051	1

Presbyter's Antidote CHOAKING HIMSELF Or Stephen Scandrett confuting himself in his Erroneous Bundle of Confusion and Absurdities still'd An Antidote against Quakerism Being a brief Collection of some of his Errors Blasphemies and Self-Contradictions Together with some Interlineary Notes upon them Observe S. Scandrett's Contradictions thus placed in his own words S.S. I Asserted the Scriptures to be a most Certain and Infallible Rule to Guide us to Heaven Epist God only can enlighten and lead us into all Truth Epist the In-dwelling Spirit of God to lead into all Truth to Quicken Comfort c. Antid pag. 1. 2. Our Notes thus Note God only then is our Guide to Heaven the Scriptures ought not to be set above God But in what Language or Copy are they Infallible This he tells us not S. S. Try Doctrines by the Scriptures Epist a Full Rule a Trying Rule Antid p. 3. Look up to God for Illum●nation to examine the grounds of our own and others Opinions Epist Note What need of this if the Scriptures be the chiefest highest full Trying Rule as in pag. 21 Now God's Illumination is the chief Trying Rule S. S. Uncouch Speeches that the Light in its common Operations is given to Unbelievers none of my sayings Epist The Spirit by common Convictions strives with Unbelievers who do resist the Holy Ghost some have sinned away the Motio●s and Strivings of God's Spirit Antid p. 38. Note What not given a Vnbelievers and yet both convict and strive with them S. S. G. W. would have inpudently fastned upon me this Assertion that I said Water-Baptism is necessary to Salvation Epst p. 8. Baptism with Water a Means of Sanctification a Means of Salvation p. 81. * Errors Baptism is Gospel pag. 80 77 5 10. Note If not Necessary to Salvation how then a means of it S. S. Nor is the Illuminaton of the Spirit a Rule at all * A gross Error The Artificer's Rule is one thing the clearness of his Eye to see the Rule another p. 33. By a Rule understand not an Artificial Rule by which Artificers are guided Antid p. 1. The Spirit 's Illumination brightens our Understanding enlightens us to understand God's Mind in Scripture p. 33. Note Then the Illuminaton of the Spirit is the Divine Rule of the Vnderstanding and so above the Scriptures though not an Artifi●…al Rule S. S. The Light that is in eve●y man without the Scriptures cannot be any Rule at all to Salvation * Error Epist Christ lighteth every man that cometh into the World this Principle therefore is in the Disobedient as well as the Obedient Iom 1.18 whereby they know much of Truth it will render the whole World of Ungodly Men unexcisable at the last day even those that have not the Scriptures Antid p. 2. Note This is because this Light of Christ in every man is sufficient to guide and be a Rule to Salvation so they opposing it as such are inexusable therein S. S. This Light in every man is nothing else but Man's Reason * Error none of the four Lights viz. not the saving Illumination of the Spirit 2. not the in-dwelling Spirit of God 3. not the Light of the Gospel 4. not Christ for he personally is in Heaven Antid p. 1 2 3. Contradiction still yet it is a Light of Christ or his Illumination that will render the whole World of Ungodly men unexcusable Note In him was Life and the Life was the Light of men Joh. 1.4 which being Divine and Spiritual as of Christ of a Gospel and Sav●ng Property doth therefore render the Vngodly unexcusable S. S. The Scriptures are a f●ll Rule discovering all things necessary to Salvation the whole Mind and Will of God c. Antid p. 3 4. The Spirit enlightens us to understand God's Mind c. p. 33. looking up to God for Illumination c. Epist ded Note The discovering of all things necessary is by the Spirit or Anointing within 1 Joh. 2.27 the Scriptures being inferior to this refer us to it as the full Rule and Enlightner of the Vnderstanding S. S. If the Scriptures or Will of God revealed in them be the only Rule then all other Rules are false * Blasphemy Rules and no Rules Epist Neither of these viz the Light in every man nor the Scripture is wholy to be cast off the Light in every man is not wholy to be cast off nor the Voice of Conscience Antid p. 3 5. Note Hereby he has confessed the Light in every man to be a Rule however not to be cast off but then his excluding all but Scriptures as false and no Rule is grosly Erroneous and Blasphemous S. S. The Scriptures are as the Sun * Error a full Light to guide us to Heaven Antid p. 6. God by his Spirit enlightning gives and encreaseth the saving Knowledge of Christ and thus first they become Believers p. 7. enlightning us to understand God's Mind in the Scripture p. 33. Note See how he clashes against himself here can the Sun be added unto or made brighter by the shining or reflection of any Light counted inferior but God is a Sun and a Shield and the Scriptures are not God S. S. The Light in every man convinceth not of justifying Righteousness it reveals not Christ at all p. 7. no full Light to travel by p. 6. the Light in every man never grew up to make of it self and without the Scriptures any discovery of Christ p. 8. cannot possibly be an infallible Rule to Heaven * Errors p. 26. I yield that without the Scriptures this Light is able to discover something of God and his Mind and Will unto us it can reveal there is a God that he is to be feared loved trusted in worshipped that his Name is to be reverenc'd c. Antid p. 6. and its Christ that enlighteneth every man Antid p. 2. Note What! no Discovery of Christ nor justifying Righteousness and yet so much of God and his Love What strange Contradiction is this and what gross Error thus to divide God and his Son as if they were not both one Substance or nothing related S. S. His cheif Argum contradicted S. S. This Light cannot reveal Christ can make no discovery of Christ it cannot speak one syllable of Christ p. 15 30 31. It can reveal there is a God that he is to be worshipped loved that we are to love one another it can without Scriptures teach moral Duties c. p. 6 30. Note Can the Light within reveal God and not Christ and Piety but not Christianity What strange Impiety and Confusion is this against Christ's Light see Luke 10.21 S. S. The Light in man is real Darkness is but Darkness 't is meer Darkness it both can and doth misguide * Blasphemies p. 29 30 31. And in these things abovesaid because the Light in every man speaks according to Scripture we are to attend unto it

c. p. 6. Note And what must we attend upon real Darkness Oh great Darkness How great is his Darkness that thus puts Darkness for Light and Light for Darkness S. S. Nor is the Illumination of the Spirit a Rule at all the Spirit not a Rule * False Doctrine c. p. 33. The Light within was not their full or whole Rule p. 13. it discovers but part of God's Will p. 35. In Contradiction again Pray that God's Kingdom might come his Spirit might govern within us and Cause us to bring forth Fruit p. 14. the Spirit shall lead them into all Truths necessary to Salvation c. Note Not a full Rule implies 't is some Rule but if the Spirit within govern lead us into all Truth and cause us to bring forth Fruit then it is a full Rule For need there be any fuller then to lead into all Truths necessary S. S. My second Assertion to set forth the Scripture's worthiness to be embraced as the chief and highest Rule * Error Mark p. 21. only Rule 39. guiding to Glory 12. the Only Rule all other Rules false and no Rules Epist The Inspiration of the Almighty giveth Understanding and this in all Points necessary to Salvation the Spirit saith Christ shall lead you into all Truth the Duty of all is to look up to God by Prayer for his Spirit in a right manner to understand the Scriptures p. 24. Note And it s no better then Blasphemy to account the Inspiration of the Almighty a false Rule or no Rule or the Scriptures a Rule higher then it or a higher Rule then Christ who is the Way c. S. S. The Scriptures are a sufficient Guide to Salvation p. 35. The Spirit saith Christ shall lead you into all Truth Note The Scriptures are not Christ S. S. Paul's Conscience put him on to persecute did act not against his Light p. 28. all his best present Light was positively for persecuting the Church * Blasphemy p. 29. God sets up Conscience in man to act according to the best Light in him p. 29. the Spirit by common Convictions strives with Unbelievers p. 38. Note Its horrid Blasphemy thus to accuse that that God sets up or his best Light with Persecution which the Light of the Spirit strives against as a Work of Darkness and not of Light S. S. The Light in us meets with much Darkness and Vice to corrupt it a Corrupt Judge * Error will pass a wrong Sentence p. 38. Yet It is a Light of the Spirit of God wrought by the Spirit of God in every man p. 27 28. Note Its Blasphemy to count the Light of the Spirit of God a corrupt Judge the Light is incorruptible S. S. The Spirit dwelling in all Believers is sometimes a sweet Mover to Duty though no in-dwelling Spirit * Confusion p. 38. The in-dwelling Spirit of God the truly-Sanctified have him dwelling in them to help their Infirmities to lead them into all Truth to quicken comfort strengthen c. p. 1 2. Note What gross Confusion and Scribling is this What no in-dwelling Spirit Yet the in-dwelling Spirit the Spirit dwelling in them S. S. The Light in every man cannot of it self guide us one step towards Salvation p. 6 21. nor is it any Rule at all to Heaven * Gross Errors p. 20. Without the Scriptures this Light can reveal that there is a God that he is to be feared trusted in worshipped loved c. p. 6 30. Note And are these no steps towards Salvation and Heaven Let the Christian Reader judge and see Luke 10.27 28. S. S. The Light in every man and immediate Revelation and Teaching is no Rule to Heaven because they reveal not all or the whole Duty p. 54 61 62. And the Spirit is NOT A RULE nor its Illumination p. 33 26 35. The Spirit doth not immediately reveal the WHOLE Bible to Believers therefore he doth not immediately reveal to them all their Duty for it s their Duty to believe all that is there taught and to practice all * A strange Imposition that is there commanded p. 61. None ever did none ever could live up to the Light p. 46 44. and yet Contra. it reveals but a small part of their Duty p. 35 62. Note See what an impossible Way and Rule to Heaven he hath here prescribed not the Light in every man which he saith None ever could live up to and yet saith It reveals but a small part of their Duty and how then should they believe and practice the whole Bible or all their Duty if not a small part Do you think S. S. makes it his Duty to practise all that 's commanded in the Bible What say you Professors to this Doctrine But the Law of the new Covenant of the Spirit of Life in Christ is to be kept wherein God's Children shall not depart from him S. S. None ever could live up to the Light * False p. 46. God's good End in giving this Light is to reveal moral Duties and Sins against Nature that avoiding these Sins and practizing these Duties c. p. 47. Note Manifest Contradiction again Does not God afford Power to answer his own Good End S. S. Darkness cannot savingly enlighten the Light in every man is Darkness p. 42 a false Rule p. 39 Sand p. 62 real Darkness * Blasphemies p. 29. If a man improves his Light within him he may be saved p. 49. Note But Darkness and Sand cannot save him S. S. This Teaching to wit of the Spirit is no Rule at all p. 53. He teacheth us Physically by enlightening our minds thus God's Spirit assures our Hearts that Jesus is Christ p. 53. Note How then no Rule at all Is his Teaching no Teaching S. S. With the use of Reason the Spirit teaches the Heathen moral Duties viz. To love God c. p. 54. Note And is the Light of the Spirit no Gospel Light S. S. The Illumination of the Spirit is no Rule at all p. 33. It makes for our safety to earnestly look up and to pray for the Illumination of God's Spirit p. 55. Note What Safety if no Rule at all S. S. Immediate Teachings not to be expected * Error for continuance by the Church p. 59. The Anointing that ye have received abideth in you and ye need not that any man teach you the Comforter shall teach you all things we hear a Word behind us 1 Jo. 2.27 Jo. 14.26 Isa 30.31 p. 53. Note All which proves Immediate Teachings continue in the true Church though not in the false nor do they consist with the Trade of Hireling Priests S. S. It is God's good Pleasure that he will not remove the Beeing of Sin in this Life * Blasphemy p. 63. 〈◊〉 a Soul that knows God but he keeps his Commandments p. 43 42. Note Its the Devil's Pleasure to have the Beeing of sin unremoved in this Life and not

God's S. S. He sees good to suffer Corruptions in part mortified in his Saints to keep them humble * False Doctrine pag. 6 3. The God of all Grace open your Understanding to see your Duty and obey fully p. 52. Note Do you think this man doth Heartily pray for such a full Obedience when he has such an high esteem of Corruptions S. S. Sin is not done away in this Life * False it shall in the next p. 64. A Believer dies unto sin by degrees so at his Death sin is forever totally abolished p. 64. Note See their Confusion here one while after Death another while at Death S. S. To the Last Trump will sin be in the Saints p. 64. which Last Trump is at the end of the World when the Dead shall arise p. 85. No unclean thing shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven Christ is to present us Holy Unblameable Unreprovable a Glorious Church not having Spot or Wrinkle p. 64. Note Where then are all the deceased Saints since the beginning And where must they be till this last Trump he speaks of if sin shall be in them in the mean while wherewith they cannot enter the Kingdom doth not this Doctrine imply a Purgatory herein judge Christian Reader and Protestant S. S. Faith it self can be imperfect 1 Thes 3.10 imperfection is sin Pag. 67 68. The work or thing wrought is alwayes perfect for its part nature or kind as a Bud is a perfect Bud the least Drachm of Grace true Pag. 68. Note Faith which is the Gift of God is of a pure and sinless Nature so imperfection where it imports only the want of full growth or maturity of that which in its kind is pure is not sin S. S. Job abhors to entertain such a thought as being perfect Pag. 72. Job 23.10 11. I shall come forth as Gold my foot hath held his steps Pag. 72. Let not any pretend to be well grown in Grace that will not look on himself as imperfect Pag. 72. God speaking true Job was perfect that is well grown in Grace Pag. 72. Job denying himself to be perfect if he speak truth was not perfect if falshood he was perfect * see what Bedlam stuff is here against Perfection Pag. 72. God speaking true he was perfect that is upright sincere well grown in Grace Pag. 72. Cum multis alijs quae nunc perscribere longum est S. S. his Definitions and Titles he puts upon the Light in every Man viz. Dictates and Directions of every man's Heart a created mutable light revealed by the Spirit which may dictate Sin and Error P. 25 28 29. a corrupt Judge P. 28. Paul's thoughts Where will you believe S. S here his present best light was positively for persecuting the Church Pag. 29. Real Darkness Pag. 29. fallible it self P. 35. the Dictates of mens dark Understandings their own Apprehensions P. 36. A false Rule pag. 39. Shallow dim light p. 46. Sand p. 62. Law of Nature Scanty light pag. 35. But in plain contradiction to these see what better Titles he gives the Light in every man viz Reason a Principle of Knowledge P. 3. a common Operation of the Spirit of God a Light wrought by the Spirit of God Pag. 24 27 28. common Convictions of the Spirit or here Pag. 38. common Illuminations to taste of the heavenly Gift and Powers of the World to come Pag. 41. Christ lighteth every man c. Pag. 2. Here he hath a little mended the matter but in Pag. 35.36 he again blasphemously opposeth the Light within in this manner viz. If this be a trying Rule then a man may do whatsoever is right in his own Eyes then Heresie is no Sin nor Drunkness nor Whoredom nor Theft * or in these Blasphemies here which to us are no wonderments seeing he cannot discern between the Counsels of Light and Darkness in the heart not having an Infallible Spirit as he confesseth in p. 27 31. so the Reader may judge whence his Book came nor self Murder by fasting as long as done according to his light within And S. S. adds That the Light within may approve of sin as it did of Persecution in Saul Pag. 36. See what horrible Blasphemies these are and what Trust or Confidence is to be had in this man who thus saith and unsaith one while confessing to the Illumination of Christ in every man another while thus horribly accusing it of Heresie Drunkenness c. as approving thereof and of Persecution What are these Doctrines but Fruits of a Dark Envious Blasphemous Drunken Spirit let all unbyassed Readers judge And let the Heathen judge S. S. with their light so much despised by him Sperne repugnando tibi tu contrarius esse Conveniet nulli qui secum dissidet ipse Cato Scorn to thy self by thwarting Cross to be Who falls out with himself with none can ' gree We desire to know which of you S. Scandrett ' s Brethren the Presbyterians do own his Antidote against Quakerism as he calls it and whether any of you Non-conformist Teachers dare stand by him in all his Doctrines recorded in the said Book for we have a further Answer reserved unto it which if need require we can divulge but it were better for him and you that some of you did perswade S. Scandret to call in his said Book or otherwise shew your dislike of it it being such a bundle of confusion Errors Lyes and Abuses against Truth and as called Quakers that it would be more ingenuous and less disparagement to you and him to call it in again for the light of Truth is over it all and People are so wearied and grown to s●… of such pretended Antidotes that many are wiser then bestow 16. or 18. pence upon such a B●…le of 〈◊〉 Confusion and gross Darkness which the Light of Truth hath discovered and will expel to the 〈◊〉 From some of us concerned in the Narrative of the two Disputes in Essex Entituled The Glory of Christ's Light within expelling Darkness