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A65849	Christ ascended above the clouds his [brace] divinity--light in man, his being [brace] the Word in saints the only way and rule [brace] vindicated [brace] from the cloudy, erroneous, heretical, and blasphemous conceits of John Newman and his brethren : and the only rule of faith demonstrated for the general information of professours (and people) of all sorts, and the said J.N. his book stiled The light within &c. (with his manifest contradictions) both scripturally, historically, and rationally examined / by a servant of Christ, G. Whitehead.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1669 (1669)	Wing W1904; ESTC R38309	50,991	74

too strong and mighty for you Now unto the King Eternal Immortal Invisible the only wise God be Honour and Glory for ever and ever Amen 1 Tim. 1.17 The Baptist and Presbyter c. conjunct against us to their own Disjunction and Confusion OR A Relation of some Heads of Two Discourses in London the first whereof was the 28 th of the 10 th Month 69. at which Thomas Danson formerly Priest of Sandwich in Kent and William Kiffin Baptist with the Assistance of Ald. Hayes joyned against us THe Question disputed on both times was Whether the Scriptures are the only Rule of Faith yea or nay VVhich was affirmed by them but denyed by us Now let the impartial Readers note how confused and contradictory they were in the management of their Affirmation As first when we had excepted against their Affirmation the particle Only being exclusive of any higher Rule yea even of the Spirit of Truth it self and importing the Scriptures as the chief or sole singular and alone Rule of Faith excluding all other Now when any of these our Opposers did at any time include the Spirit or the divine illumination thereof in the understanding when they had asserted the Scriptures to be the only Rule this Contradistion they divers times appeared in And T. D. when he could not stand by the Assertion in the terms proposed instead of the word Scriptures he would have it The Doctrines contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the only Rule of Faith which he also could not prove according to his general Assertion therein and his disserting the terms of the Question to wit of the Scriptures being the only Rule he rendred no sufficient Reason for it for the Doctrines as contained therein have still relation to the Scriptures which are of divers kinds as those of the Law for the Circumcision and other Shadows and those of the New Testament forbidding them But yet though one while the Scriptures and another while the Doctrines contained in them were asserted to be the only Rule of Faith in Contradiction to this he would assent to the guidance of the Spirit of God and would include the Holy Ghost in the comfort of the Scriptures and confess at length That the Scriptures without divine illumination are but the foundation of an historical Faith and not a saving Faith and that a man may believe the historical part and not be saved and that the divine illumination of the Spirit is the Foundation and Rule of saving Faith Observ. Mark Here is a Foundation or Rule of the Spirit assented to above the Scriptures If the divine illumination of the Spirit be the Rule of the Understanding the Rule for Conviction and consequently the Rule of Faith then the Scriptures are not the only Rule And T. D. granted That the Scriptures are not the Rule of Conviction for those that denied their divine Authority it being but a begging the Question to argue from Scripture for the Conviction of such c. Therefore it follows that the inlightning of the holy Spirit which is able to convict Gain-saye●s is a Rule above the Scriptures which therefore are not the only Rule But W. Kiffin to prove their first Assertion so much confuted by T. D. himself told us That the Director and Rule to Faith and Salvation were two distinct things as the Way to Bristol and my Director into the Way and that the Scriptures are the only Rule and Way in which we are to walk and the Spirit of God is the Guide and Director c. Answ. To th●s he was Answered That Christ is both the Leader and Director into the way of God and the Way also and that we are to walk in the Spirit and therefore his asserting that the Director is not the Way in this Instance against the Spirit being the Rule is all one as to say Christ cannot be the Way because he is the Guide which is contrary to his own Testimony And while W.K. did state the Way and Rule as the same or equivolent he m●nifestly ran to his own confutation Christ Jesus and his Light being the Author of Faith and only Way to Salvation As to the Question If the Scriptcres come where men question them or their Relation of those Miracles or Works of God's Power c. which T.D. argued as ground or matter of Conviction c. How shall such be Convicted by that Relation which they question without the Living Evidence of the Spirit T. D. replied Would you question whether there were such a man as King Henry the Eight c. Answ. This is not an Answer to the only Rule of Faith and proves no farther than a traditional Faith and by this it appears what is the nature of these mens Faith and how weak for they did not know that there was a King Henry the Eight by divine illumination and sure the Spirit and Power that gave forth the Scriptures hath an influence upon the understandings and opens the Holy Scriptures where it is submitted to within His Instance of King Henry the Eight was a very mean and pitiful one in this case to answer the Ground and Rule of true and living Faith which is the Gift of God and whereof Christ is the Author Farther Mark what corrupt Doctrines and Extravagancies the said T.D. runs into against the universal extent of the Spirit of God and sufficiency of his Light having granted or supposed many places in the World where there is neither Bible nor Minister to Preach he proceeded as followeth T. D. I say that God ordinarily doth not by his Spirit immediately reveal the Doctrines contained in the Scriptures meaning without them His Spirit doth not go into the farthest parts of India where the Scriptures are not the Spirit of God doth not go into the remotest parts of the World We suppose there are some plac●s where there is neither Bible nor Minister I do not understand any ground that the Spirit in those places doth immediately reveal those things c. p. 9. Answ. 1. See if this be not a limitation put upon the Spirit of God and a denial of its alone sufficiency to teach or reveal all Truth without the Scriptures And how this man supposes that there are remote places where the Spirit doth not come which is contrary to plain Scripture Whither shall a man go from the Spirit or flee from the presence of God see Psal. 139.7 8 9 10. for his Presence fills Heaven and Earth 2dly Supposing that in some places they have neither the Scriptures nor their outward Preaching it were a sad sentence to conclude them all in a state of Damnation for want thereof and to conclude that therefore God doth not afford them of his Spirit or Light to be an inward Rule of their Faith without the Scriptures What cruelty doth this charge upon God against his Creatures And what a narrow limitation doth this put upon his Spirit to allow him his

own Practises without the immediate guidance of the Spirit And therefore this Woman hath cause for ever to bless the Lord th●● she turned from them if she continue in this Anointing within which is true Thirdly As to that 2 Tim. 2.17 1 Tim. 1.20 These concerned such as did blaspheme and used profane and vain bablings of whom was Alexander and also Hymeneus and Philetus who said That the Resurrection was past already and overthrew the Faith of some But no such thing as vain Bablings Blasphemy or saying That the Resurrection is past already have these Baptists proved against this Person whom they have Excommunicated And therefore it is 1st A great sin in them thus to misaply the Scriptures against such as they were never intended And 2dly A great presumption in them to assume an Authority from the Apostles words 1 Tim. 1.20 to deliver up to Satan when they have no Commission Power or Authority given them of God so to do as the Apostles had c. 3dly What great folly and madness do they shew and bewray in Rejecting Excommunicating or Delivering up to Satan such as have before rejected and denyed them and refused to have any Communion with them as this Hester for some time hath for such as were rejected and cast out of the true Church they were either such as would have continued among them in scandalous Practises as Fornication c. 1 Cor. 5. Or 2dly Such false Brethren as by Blasphemies or Heresies troubled the Church and would have sown Sedition and Strife amongst them for Testimonies in truth against such we own Fourthly As to that of Acts 3.22 23. It 's on the behalf of Christ that great Prophet ●hom every one ought to hear in all things And it 's said Every Soul that will not hear that Prophet shall be destroyed from among the People c. Now it is not every Soul that will not hear you Baptists and come under your Water and Ordinances as you impose them that must therefore be de●troyed however you pretend to deliver such to Satan but every Soul that will not hear Christ that great Prophet of God in all things that Soul must be cut off And can you say that you have ever heard the Voice of Christ who pretend your selves to be his Church which we both deny you to be As also we deny that you have any Call from Christ to the Ministry Do you judge that none hear his Voice but such as you plunge in Water And that all must be condemned who cannot own you in your imposed Shadows called Ordinances upon pretence of the Scripture being your only Rule when you never yet did either prove or demonstrate that ever you heard the immediate Voice of Christ or had a Call from him for your plunging People under Water which is but a Shadow Much less can we believe that you hear him in all things else which you practise and impose for Christ is the Life and Substance and they who hear him in all things receive Life and the One Spiritual Baptism which yours is not John Newman set against himself HIS Book and corrupt Principles being Answered by John Newman himself His Principles and Contradictions are Collected and set opposite in his own words and the Pages of his Book cited where they are and briefly Noted and Annimadvertized upon particularly as followeth Whereto is added Tho. Danson W. Kiffin and Jer. Ives their Contradictions J. N. his Contradictions THE Scriptures of the two Testaments is properly and principally called the Word of God and that distinct from Christ This is asserted above twenty times over Pages 3 4 5 7 8 9.10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 22 42. Jesus Christ in Scripture is stiled the Word of God a Name that 's given to him his Name is called The Word of God Rev. 19.13 but then again to shufle off this J.N. adds Christ is not alwayes really that which in Scripture he is called comparatively He is called a Door a Vine c. pag. 3 46 47 49. Animadversion Surely the holy Men who spake and writ Scriptures from the Spirit of God knew how to speak properly and truly better than J.N. who in effect reflects on them all as for speaking improperly what bold presump●ion and pride is it in him when they called God or Christ or his Name the Word and said In the beginning was the Word c. Therefore Christ was principally the Word for the Scriptures were not in the beginning nor do they any where call themselves the Word as improperly J. N. doth For Scriptures signifie Writings And is not Christ really the Door in the sense intended to them that enter in by him Howbeit he was really the Word before his Name was held forth in the many Parables J. N's Contrad The Scriptures of the two Testaments in which is contained the Will of God properly and principally the Word c. Or Way of God in which is contained the will of God p. 5. The Prophet saith God's Word is a Lanthorn to his feet and a Light unto his paths Psal. 119.100 105. Animad Christ is the Way the Word and Light and not the Writings they are not Christ And the Word that was a Lanthorn and Light to David was within him before he wrote the words and when much of the Scriptures of the two Testaments were unwritten And said he I have hid thy Word in my heart that I may not sin against thee Psal. 119. J. N's Contrad The Scriptures of the Two Testaments principally called the WORD distinct from Christ. God's perfect Way enlightned David p. 4. and this is called the Word Psal. 18.28 30. Thou wilt light my Candle the Lord will enlighten my darkness Animad God's perfect enlightening Way and Word and the Light and Candle of the Righteous which was Spiritual Living and Powerful was before the Scriptures were written J. N's Contrad The Scriptures principally called the Word The words that God hath spoken by his holy Prophets blessed Son and Apostles p. 3. Animad Is there no distinction between the Word and words In the beginning was the Word but since were the words spoken and Scriptures written Besides the holy Prophets and Apostles who preached the Word from the immediate Power of God were living witnesses of what they spoke and their Ministry was attended with the same Power and the plain Evidence of the Spirit went along with it which was more than barely the writings received by tradition J. N's Contrad The Commands of God in the first Testament or Scriptures of the Prophets the Word p. 7. I shall labour to prove That the Scriptures of the new Testament is also called the Word distinct from Christ. The Teaching and Preaching Jesus Christ according to the Scriptures is called the Ministry of the Word is stiled is called the Word of God Act. 4.25 26 27. 5.45 Animad The Word was in the beginning before the Commands Words or Writings