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world_n	comprehend_v	light_n	shine_v	2,130	5	9.2464	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88838	An untaught teacher witnessed against. Or, The old bottles mouth opened, it's wine poured forth, drunk of drunkards, denyed of them who have tasted of the new. That is to say, the unsound, unseasoned, unsavory doctrines, and opinions of Matthew Caffyn, Baptist-teacher laid open, who in the county of Sussex, is cryed up to be as their battle axe, and weapon of warre, who as Jannes and Jambres rides aloft, and bestirs himself with the magick rod of his lies, slanders, aspersions, and unsound doctrines, labours to strengthen the hands of carnal professors, and to keep the beloved of God in bondage: ... Which doctrines, and unsavory speeches were received from his own mouth, part of them at a meeting of the people called Quakers, at Crowley in Sussex, others thereof at his own house neere South-water, before me and John Slee, upon the fifth day of the seventh moneth, 1655 ... / Tho: Lawson. John Slee.	Lawson, Thomas, 1630-1691.; Slee, John.	1655 (1655)	Wing L729; Thomason E854_12; ESTC R202688	20,795	30

they had nothing but the letter when as he had not spoken to them such the Lord was against Jer. 23.30.31 32. this is thy example own it shuffle thy self from among these dreamers if thou can who knowes not the Crosse of Christ nor the tongue of the learned and hast got the words of the holy men of God into thy vain wily shifty peevish subtle crafty and untoward minde and there treasures them up and ministers them forth and uses thy tongue and tells of the assistance of the spirit 5. He said the means that leads to salvation is without man that is not dwelling in his mortal body I answer for all thy profession thou art got no further then the Pope who talks of a Christ without means of salvation without as thou dost but thou whose Religion and Kingdom is in words and in Lip-talk thou knows not neither what is the means that leads to salvation nor where the means is and thou art wallowing in filth and in the pollutions of the world so knowes not the word of salvation nor where it is hast thou not read in the Scripture that to them that are saved the preaching of the Crosse is the power of God 1 Cor. 1.18 if thou knew this Crosse what it is where it is what its operation is what it takes hold on what ground it strikes at and what it works out and what it lets in if this thou knew thou would not dream and imagine as thou dost Christ is the light of the world and lighteth every man that commeth into the world and from him light shines in darkness but darkness comprehends it not John 1.5.9 and this light is within and shews thee thy evil deeds and the pollutions thou lives in which if thou loved it that would lead thee to him that gave it even to Christ who hath given to every man a measure according to his ability which measure is in man and shews all wicked thoughts purposes and intentions that arise out of the heart of man and who loves it it leads to him who gave it out of evil to him alone who is the head of the Church the Saviour of the body in whom alone is salvation and not in any other name under Heaven this is the corner-stone who hath given a light a measure to every man that comes into the world John 1.9 Acts 4.10 11 12. t● is stone thou sets at naught who art a foolish builder seeking a way to salvation without thee so art out of the Doctrine of Christ who said go not forth when men cry lo here lo there Mat. 24. and grace in measure hath appeared unto all men which brings salvation Tit. 2.11 12. this grace in measure is in all men shewing evil as evil is intended in thy minde and him who loves it it teaches him to deny ungodliness so brings to salvation but thou and all who live in ungodliness and worldly lusts turns it into 〈…〉 so are of old ordained to condemnation Jude 4. 〈◊〉 that which may be known of God is manifest in man Rom. 1.19 it is in man that shews him evil and who love and obey it it leads out of evil and guides such into the knowledge of God to witness the salvation of God and from this thou art gone so in thy corrupt minde art pleading for means without to lead to salvation The Serpents meat is dust and for his meat he wrangles and pleads but the way of God is a way of holinesse which no unclean person no Lyon no ravenous Beast walks in Isay 35.8.9 but all unclean persons and ravenous Beasts can conform unto and imitate the practices of them who gave out the Scripture who were the ransomed of the Lord as thou dost and plead for that in which thou mayst live at ease so you deny Christ who hath given to every one a measure to lead to him who gives it and the Scripture in its place we own which testifies of Christ Jo 5.39.40 but to set it in the room of Christ we must not but are witnesses against you who deny him and set the Scripture in his place 6. He said God is one thing and his glory another thing as saith he my hand is one thing and this book in my hand is another thing I answer silence dreamer who would divide God and his glory and from God and his glory thou art seperated and God and his glory thy eye must not see but destruction who art an enemy to the Cross of Christ and thy minde is in earthly things tell of God and his glory and live in the pollutions of the world when as no uncleane thing dwells with him and it is Virgins that love him and all thy corrupt reasonings comparisons and arguings of God and his glory and for condemnation and that minde which calls God one thing and his glory another thing is accursed are from God and his glory thou art accursed who would divide God and his glory asunder 7. He said the Scripture hath in it the minde of God revealed so is a rule to guide men to Christ I answer holy men of God to them and in them was the minde of God revealed by the Spirit before the Scripture was written and his minde not any one comes unto but in whom the Spirit of God arises and rules as thou hast the Scripture which declares of the minde of God but his minde thou hast not but mindes earthly things saith Paul we have the minde of Christ 1 Cor. 2.16 and Phil. 2.5 let this minde be in you which was also in Christ Jesus none have the minde of Christ but them in whom Christ dwells though they may have the Scripture a declaration of his minde but conforming to the practises of the holy men of God in whom the minde of God was in the will of man this lets not in the minde of God but the crosse which shews the carnall minde which professes the Scripture and crucifies the carnall minde the same lets in the nature and the minde of Christ the Jews had the Scripture and covered themselves therewith but had not the minde of God but persecuted him whom the Father sent of whom the Father beares witness And thou saist the Scripture is a rule to guide men to Christ when as Christ himselfe said that none could come to him but as the Father drew him and every man that heard and learned of the Father came to him John 6.44.45 Here thy minde is contrary to the minde of Christ Christ said it is his Father that draws to him and thou saies it is the Scripture herein thou art Antichrist opposing Christ and his doctrine and here thou sets the Scripture in the seate of God saying the Scripture is a rule to guide to Christ when as the Scripture saith none comes to Christ except the Father draw him this and such like is the mist that thou keeps people in darkness withall but now thou art seen 8.