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A65864 Enthusiasm above atheism, or, Divine inspiration and immediate illumination (by God Himself) asserted and the children of light vindicated : in answer to a book entituled, The danger of enthusiasm discovered / by George Whitehead. Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723. 1674 (1674) Wing W1926; ESTC R24552 32,776 82

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a_o natural_a light_n not_o sufficient_a etc._n etc._n p._n 42._o obseru._n what!_o a_o light_a sufficient_a to_o give_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o his_o worship_n &_o that_o he_o be_v placable_a and_o to_o direct_v the_o heathen_a to_o as_o much_o as_o he_o expect_v from_o they_o and_o yet_o not_o sufficient_a to_o enlighten_v man_n with_o a_o knowledge_n of_o what_o they_o ought_v to_o believe_v and_o do_v in_o order_n to_o salvation_n be_v not_o this_o palpable_a contradiction_n that_o man_n may_v by_o the_o light_n within_o be_v direct_v to_o acknowledge_v and_o worship_n god_n and_o to_o as_o much_o as_o he_o expect_v from_o they_o and_o yet_o not_o be_v save_v these_o can_v never_o hold_v together_o any_o more_o than_o that_o the_o light_n in_o the_o heathen_a may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o direct_v they_o to_o as_o much_o as_o god_n expect_v and_o yet_o not_o to_o believe_v in_o his_o son_n for_o salvation_n according_a to_o pag._n 42._o as_o if_o god_n do_v not_o 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extraordinary_a way_n p._n 46._o and_o this_o he_o have_v contradict_v in_o his_o confess_v that_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n in_o man_n be_v most_o proper_o attribute_v to_o god_n to_o christ_n and_o that_o the_o scripture_n attribute_n it_o to_o god_n to_o christ_n to_o the_o holy_a spirit_n p._n 18._o and_o also_o he_o have_v almost_o grant_v that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n may_v be_v communicate_v to_o man_n by_o immediate_a revelation_n p._n 28._o obseru._n so_o then_o god_n may_v and_o do_v work_v by_o his_o immediate_a power_n and_o spirit_n for_o the_o beget_n man_n into_o the_o true_a faith_n and_o it_o be_v only_o this_o spirit_n immediate_o attend_v true_a minister_n that_o make_v their_o preach_a effectual_a for_o the_o turn_a man_n to_o the_o word_n of_o faith_n in_o their_o heart_n whereas_o the_o tenor_n and_o stress_n of_o this_o man_n work_n be_v against_o enthusiasm_n in_o the_o best_a sense_n even_o against_o be_v save_o illuminate_v in_o a_o immediate_a way_n and_o say_v that_o the_o plentiful_a effusion_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v far_o from_o give_v any_o countenance_n to_o our_o opinion_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v be_v give_v to_o teach_v man_n immediate_o by_o internal_a illumination_n pag._n 60._o and_o on_o john_n 16._o 13._o he_o account_v that_o this_o be_v not_o a_o promise_n to_o guide_v all_o christian_n by_o its_o immediate_a motion_n but_o a_o promise_n to_o his_o apostle_n pag._n 61._o and_o yet_o in_o contradiction_n to_o himself_o in_o this_o and_o in_o concession_n to_o the_o truth_n he_o in_o word_n assent_n to_o the_o operation_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o good_a spirit_n pag._n 15._o and_o that_o man_n be_v say_v in_o scripture_n to_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n to_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o immortal_a seed_n of_o the_o word_n pag._n 18_o 19_o but_o then_o he_o be_v nconsistent_a again_o in_o account_v these_o different_a cause_n he_o have_v also_o confess_v the_o essential_a presence_n of_o christ_n as_o god_n to_o be_v in_o man_n p._n 20._o and_o that_o in_o revel_n 2._o &_o chap._n 3._o it_o be_v seven_o time_n say_v he_o that_o have_v a_o ear_n let_v he_o hear_v what_o the_o spirit_n say_v to_o the_o church_n p._n 27._o and_o that_o christ_n minister_n be_v minister_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n not_o of_o the_o letter_n but_o of_o the_o spirit_n p._n 33._o that_o he_o accompany_v their_o ministration_n with_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o power_n p._n 38._o and_o also_o he_o assert_n to_o the_o inward_a assistance_n of_o his_o spirit_n p._n 41._o and_o say_v it_o be_v the_o spirit_n that_o bear_v witness_v because_o the_o spirit_n be_v truth_n p._n 55._o and_o on_o 1_o joh._n 2._o you_o need_v not_o that_o any_o man_n teach_v you_o but_o as_o the_o same_o anoint_v teach_v you_o he_o grant_v that_o the_o apostle_n mean_v must_v be_v that_o they_o need_v not_o from_o he_o or_o any_o other_o man_n any_o teach_n that_o can_v give_v they_o great_a assurance_n of_o any_o thing_n then_o that_o 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