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A96978	Testimony for the son of man and against the son of perdition wherein is set forth the faith and obedience of Gods elect, testified by the mouth of the Lord, angels & men. With a true discovery of a bundle of equivocations, confusions, and hyprocisies, in those who call themselves preachers of, and to the light within all men; who yet are so far in darkness themselves, that they acknowledge not the scriptures and ordinances of Jesus Christ, so as to be directed by the one, to the obedience of the other. By Joseph Wright, a servant of Jesus Christ.	Wright, Joseph, 1623-1703.	1661 (1661)	Wing W3706; ESTC R229892	108,801	255

In the Paradise of God was he placed of all the Trees of the Garden excepting onely one was he allowed to eat and amongst those which he was allowed to feed upon and even in the midst of the Garden was the Tree of Life whereof if he had eaten before he transgressed he had no doubt continued for ever in that blessed estate and condition of Righteousnesse and true Holiness wherein he was made Gen. 3. 23 24. But he soon lost that blessed estate and condition and by sin made himself and his posterity exceeding wretched and miserable for of a Son of God he became a son of Satan a child of Wrath Ephes 2. 3. he defaced the Image of God and got unto himself the Image of Satan for he took the Devil for his Father by following his counsel for his reward the man Adam by transgression became like the Devil that is to have the knowledge and experience both of good and evil Behold saith the Lord God the man is become like him For it is observed that the Hebrew word may and ought so to be rendred for man became like the Devil by sin from us viz. the Devil to know that is to experience good and evil Gen. 3. 22. For God is Pure and Holy the Devil is impure and unholy God cannot behold the evil of sin with approbation the Devil cannot behold good with approbation see Heb. 1. 13. therefore saith Christ to the Jews Ye are of your father the Devil and the lusts of your father ye will do he was a murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him when he speaketh a lie he speaketh of his own for he is a lyar and the father of it John 8. 44. So that man by sin being in condition become like the Devil for this purpose the Son of God was manifested that he might destroy the works of the Devil 1 John 3. 8. that so the substance of Adam might be redeemed out of that lost condition whereinto it was fallen by transgression and be so secured in happinesse for the future that it should not fall again from it that this might be effected it was necessary that the eternal Word the second Person of the Trinity should take the substance of Adam into personality with himself that those two Substances the eternal Word and the Substance of Adam might be one in Personality that so the obedience of Life and suffering of Death of the Substance of Adam in the Person of Christ might be of such infinite worth and value with God that for the merit of it he might set free the same Substance of Adam in all other persons also from that bondage and misery whereunto they are fallen by the transgression of Adam and of themselves for the Substance of Adam in the Person of Christ fulfilling the Law and then also that Substance being made a curse and suffering the Sentence of the Law due to the World of sinners not to Christ that sinned not the world of sinners are put into a capacity to be delivered according to the condition of the New Covenant from that wrath and Curss unto which they are fallen by the transgression of the old and first Covenant which fallen condition is called in Scripture the old man or Adam which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts Ephes 4. 22. The body of sin Rom. 6. 6. The members which are upon the earth Col. 3. 5. The Law of sin in the Members Rom. 7. 23. The Flesh the carnal mind Rom. 8. 7 8. and such like all which do set forth that miserable estate and condition into which the Substance of Adam is fallen by sin on the contrary that condition which the Substance of Adam had before he sinned and to which it is restored in the Person of Christ is called in Scripture the new man which after God is created in Righteousnesse and True Holinesse Ephes 4. 22. The Law of the Spirit Rom. 8. 2. The Spiritual Mind Rom. 8. 6. The new man which is renewed in knowledge after the Image of him that created him Col. 3. 10. and such like Now the eternal Word taking hold of the Substance of Adam and uniting it unto personality with the uncreated substance and the created substance keeping the condition of the first Covenant that is to say exact unsinning obedience that substance of Adam in the Person of Christ is as Pure and Holy as Just and Righteous as it was in Adam before he sinned but that the same Substance of Adam in all other persons also might be redeemed from that miserable estate viz. guilt of sin power and dominion of sin and from the punishment justly due unto the world of sinners that substance of Adam in the Person of Christ that knew no sin underwent the Sentence and Curse of the Law that so the same substance in the persons of others might be set free not by their performing the condition of the first Covenant for it is impossible that they that have sinned should be justified by that Covenant which requires exact unsinning obedience but by their performing the condition of the second Covenant which is Repentance Faith and Gospel-obedience which those that have sinned may through the assistance of Gods Spirit perform upon condition of which Repentance Faith and Gospel-Obedience the Lord giveth unto them both pardon of their sins past and also such help and assistance by his Spirit that those that thus enter into Covenant with him may be enabled to walk more agreeable to the rule of the spiritual and holy Law of God Rom. 7. 12 14. than any man or woman out of Covenant with him by all their own strength and endeavours now since the fall of Adam can possibly do yea Jesus Christ doth so assist those that are in Covenant with him that with their minds they may be enabled to serve the Law of God though through the warring of the flesh against the Law of their mind they are somtimes captivated to the Law of sin in their members See Rom. 7. 22 23 24 25. Now so far forth as persons come to be in Covenant with Christ and are enabled by him to walk according to his direction so far forth are they said to have Christ formed in them that is to say to be brought into a blessed estate and condition of freedom from the guilt of sin of freedom from the power and dominion of sin of assurance of redemption from the first death and of deliverance from the second death and so by Christ to be entituled unto eternal Life so that if the created substance of Adam in the Person of Christ though by the power of his uncreated substance doth set free the same created substance in the persons of others from that miserable estate and condition into which that substance is fallen by sin and transgression and also entitle that substance unto eternal life It may well be said of all

because Christ hath walked therein to make it ●o he was Baptised that knew no sin that the Repenting Sinner might be baptized in his Name for the Remission of Sin and as the Sinner draws nigh to God by Repentance Faith and Baptism so Christ draws nigh to the Sinner by his Grace for as the Sinner comes to be washed in his body with pur● water so he comes to be sprinkled in hi● heart or spirit with the blood of Christ fro● an evil Conscience Heb. 10. 22. For Chris● came saith John by water and blood no● by water only but by water and blood an● it is the Spirit that beareth witness becaus● the Spirit is truth For there are three tha● bear Record in Heaven the Father th● Word and the holy Spirit and these thre● are one And there are three that bea● Record in Earth the Spirit the Water and the Blood und these three agree in one I● we receive the witness of men the witness of God is greater for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son 1 John 5. 6 7 8. And as the Grace of God is exceeding great in giving to every true Believer assurance of acceptance with him by the witness of his own Spirit Rom. 8. 16. through the precious blood of Christ 1 Pet. 1. 18. signified in Baptism so it must needs be great Impiety in any man to gain-say that holy Commandment which he hath appointed as a means whereby repenting Believers do draw nigh unto him Heb. 10. 22. and as an evidence of his accepting them for his Children Gal. 3. 26 27. the which further to assure to them that ask him Luke 11. 13. he giveth the Spirit of Adoption whereby they are inabled to cry Abba Father Rom. 8. 15. Gal. 4. 6. Sect. 6 But as the Adversaries of Jesus Christ and of his holy Ordinances deal by one so they do also by other of his Commandments which to manifest their dislike and contempt of Christ that gave them forth they contemn and resist like their Predecessors in evil the Jews Acts 7. 51 52 53. who though they received the Law by the disposition of Angels kept it not and though the Gospel be the Power of God unto Salvation unto every one that believeth being that wherein the Righteousness of God is revealed from Faith to Faith Rom. 1. 16 17. yet did they not obey it Rom. 10. 17. Even so these their Followers finding the work of the Law written in their hearts Rom. 2. 15. this they extol and admire but never did any of them walk according to it for as saith the Apostle Rom. 3. 23. All have sinned and come short of the glory of God and although there be no way to take away their sins but that new and living way of the Gospel of Jesus Christ which he hath consecrated for that purpose by which he not only promiseth Peace and Salvation Everlasting but giveth also the earnest and assurance thereof unto them that seek it in the way that he hath appointed in the word of the Gospel yet will not these stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears obey the Gospel but do alwayes resist the holy Spirit like their Fathers for that they may show their utter enmity and contempt of the Gospel and of the precious Promises of Grace declared therein that they may deter Believers from seeking the gift of God the holy Spirit that they may hinder it as much as in them lies not only the Evidence that every Believer may have of his Adoption or Son-ship but also that assistance of the Spirit of God whereby he may be inabled to war a good warfare yea that they may take men off from seeking Righteousness by the Gospel and set up the Law for Justification as if their own strength and the Light within all men were sufficient to render the Power of God whereby Believers are kept through faith unto Salvation of no effect that Principle of the Doctrine of Christ viz. Prayer and Laying of Hands on Baptized Believers for the obtaining the gift of the holy Spirit is by the Preachers up of the Light within c. as other Ordinances of the New Testament reproached and despised but Oh how fierce is their anger how cruel is their wrath against the People of God that contemn and vilifie the practice of that duty of Prayer and laying on of hands which is performed for so holy and spiritual an end as the obtaining the gift of the holy Spirit promised of God to those that repent and are baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for remission of sins Acts 2. 38. Gal. 3. 14. Luke 11. 13. given of God to those that did obey him Act. 5. 31 32. to witness unto them the forgiveness of their sins to be the earnest of their Inheritance the seal of Salvation until the Redemption of the purchased Possession Ephes 1. 13 14. to be such an assistant unto Believers which they cannot obtain by the works of the Law but by the hearing of Faith Gal. 3. 2. and whereby they may be enabled so to walk that they shall not fulfill the lusts of the flesh Gal. 5. 16. Yea so exceeding great and precious is the Promise and so powerful is the assistance of the Spirit promised that thereby Believers may be made partakers of the Divine Nature 2 Pet. 1. 4. their infirmities may be helped in Prayer Rom. 8. 26. they may have all things brought to their remembrance be led into all Truth and shewed the things that are to come Joh. 16. 13. Joh. 14. 26. which Promise of the Spirit was obtained by Prayer and Laying on of hands by the Apostles in behalf of the Samaritans Act. 8. 15 16 17. by a certain Disciple in behalf of Saul Act. 9. 10 17. by Paul in behalf of the Ephesians Acts 19. 6. by certain Prophets and Teachers in the Church at Antioch in behalf of Barnabas and Saul to assist them in the work of their Ministry Acts 13. 1 2 3. by the Apostles in behalf of the seven Deacons to fit them for their service Acts 6. 5 6. by the Presbytery or company of Elders in behalf of Timothy 1 Tim. 4. 14. and also by Paul himself 2 Tim. 1. 6. in order to his obtaining the gift of the holy Spirit to assist him both as a Disciple and Minister of Jesus Christ So that all that believe in Jesus Christ may safely conclude that Prayer and laying on of hands is a Principle of his Doctrine which he himself was not far from the practice of upon those he sent out to Preach among all Nations Repentance and Remission of sins when having first said unto them Behold I send the Promise of my Father upon you and having led them out as far as Bethany in order to his parting from them and ascending up into Heaven He lift up his hands and blessed them Luk. 24. 49 50. Yea so ancient and authentick is the practice of

this Chapter it is manifest that those thy main grounds viz. Thy Humility Thy Unity Thy destroying the Whore Thy discerning Secrets and Thy Sufferings are utterly insufficient though supposed to prove that the Preachers up of the so called Light within are in the Truth yea by that way which thou hast taken to justifie thine own way and to disparage the Faith and Obedience of the People of God thine own falshood rottennesse and deceit is discovered So that into the pit which thou hast digged for others thou art fallen thy self the snare which ye have spread for others hath caught your selves by the heels CHAP. V. That the Preachers up of the so called Light within do deny the Doctrine of the Scriptures to be the Word of God that although Christ is truly called the Word of God yet the Doctrine of the Scriptures is truly so to be called and accounted That it is very dangerous to add to or take from the Scriptures That those that contemn the Doctrine of the Scriptures of Truth do despise Jesus Christ and God the Father The reason why such as despise the Scriptures find no more vertue in them Eight Considerations to prove the Doctrin of the Scriptures to be the Word of God and an infalliable Teacher Two other grounds to prove the former conclusion the first taken from the Light which is in the Scriptures the latter from the powerful operation of the Doctrine thereof upon the hearts of Believers Sect. 1 BUt if the Preachers up of the so called Light within were able to justifie their way and Practice by the Scriptures it is likely they would endeavour so to do but being unable thereby to carry on their design they endeavour by such like Arguments as are used by the Popish Synagogue to justifie themselves as we have heard and that they may proceed with the greater security they deny the Doctrine of the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament commonly called the Bible to be the Word of God for the discovery therefore of their wickednesse herein and for the vindicating the Blessed Doctrine of Salvation contained in the Scriptures that which here followeth is intended to conclude this work For first That thou that preachest up the so called Light within c. dost deny the Doctrine which is contained in that Book called the Bible to be the Word of God appears by thy reproachful language concerning it yea in words at length ye do familliarly deny it to be the Word of God one of you laying that Bible upon the ground and setting his feet upon it said If this be the Word of God why doth it not stir and speak Thus ye delight to abuse the Scriptures and because ye can so do therefore ye conclude they are not the Word of God and being lifted up with Pride and filled with Rage against the Word of God expressed in the Scriptures of Truth ye call all such Carnal as give them that Title giving this reason for your so doing viz. Because the Scripture saith Christ is the Word of God and therefore ye conclude the Scripture is not the Word of God c. And to colour over your deceit ye alledge a sentence of Scripture and presently declare a falsehood saying The Word of God is quick and Powerful which is true but the Scripture is a dead Letter which is false thus ye fume out disdain against the Scriptures and against those that acknowledge them to be the Word of God and a word of Power to them which do believe But Secondly That I may make thy ignorance with thy enmity unto the Scriptures manifest I shall undertake by Divine assistance to prove them to be the Word of God and an infallible Teacher to them which do believe for although the Scripture doth say that Christ is the Word of God yet it doth also affirm that his Commandment contained in the Scriptures is the Word of God and as I did never deny the former since I was instructed in the Doctrine of the Scriptures so I do affirm that whosoever doth own the Scriptures to be the Word of God doth not deny that Christ is the Word of God neither can such a thing be layed to their charge without doing great injury to them but I say as it is true that Christ is the Word of God as the Scripture saith Revel 19. 13. So it is as true that the Scripture is the Word of God as Christ saith Mark 7. 13. Sect. 2 It might therefore well be concluded that they which are so curious as to make a distinction betwixt the words you and thou may as well be able if they be not wilfully or maliciously blind to make an acknowledgement of the Word of God as it is given forth in the Scriptures and the Word of God as it is Essentially in Christ Are the Precepts Promises and Threatnings which are a main part of the Scriptures and were the Word of God before they were written in the Scriptures I say are they the less the Word of God because they are written in the Scriptures Is not the Truth expressed in the Scriptures eternal and uncorruptible because the Ink and Paper is subject to alteration Shall we think so of the Truth therein expressed God forbid And what less then an Almighty hand hath preserved that Book viz. the Bible unto this present hour notwithstanding all the rage and fury of the Devll and his instruments against it who now being unable to suppresse it by force have devised this deceitful Doctrine viz. To teach all men to hearken to the Light within them thereby to turn away their minds from the Doctrine of the Scriptures Concerning therefore the Purity and Eternity of the Doctrine of Salvation expressed in the Scriptures the Scripture doth give ample Testimony in many places The Words of the Lord saith David are pure words as silver tryed in a Furnace of earth purified seven times Psal 12. 6. Every Word of God saith Solomon is Pure he is a shield to them that put their trust in him Prov. 3. 5. The entrance of thy words saith David giveth Light it giveth understanding to the simple Psal 119. 130. Heaven and Earth saith Christ shall passe away but my Words shall not passe away Mat. 24. 35. Whosoever therefore saith he shall be ashamed of me and of my words of him shall the Son of man be ashamed when he cometh in the Glory of his Father with the holy Angels Mark 8. 38. Therefore said Peter unto the Lord when Jesus said unto the Twelve Will ye also go away Lord saith he to whom shall we go Thou hast the Words of Eternall Life and we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ the Son of the living God John 6. 67 68 69. Thus is the Purity and Eternity of the Truth expressed in the Scriptures vindicated yea it will be found to be so unchangeable that those that now despise it shall lie under the punishment therein