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Gospel truths scripturally asserted in answer to Joseph Hallett's twenty seven queries by John Gannacliff and Joseph Nott.
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Gannacliff, John.; Nott, Joseph, d. 1699.
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and manifest God's forbearance in order to reconcile Mankind and obtain Redemption for all 6. And did not Christ dye for all Men tasted Death for every Man Qu. 9. Whether Christ has not a Body in Heaven now And whether he continues not to be a Man as well as God still Answ Yea to both we do believe that Christ has a Body and that he is in Heaven and that he continues to be the Heavenly Man as well as God still Glorified with the same Glory that he had with the Father before the World was according as he Prayed John 17. 5. Qu. 10. Whether Christ doth not now Intercede with the Father for Holy Souls in Heaven And if so what this Intercession is Answ This Query appears Unlearned and Unscriptural where does the Scripture say that Christ doth now Intercede for Holy Souls in Heaven and for what end Though he be in Heaven Intercessor and Mediator for Mankind or Souls on Earth Now this we do believe that there is one Mediator between God and Man the Man Christ Jesus for the Apostle speaking concerning Christ saith He is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him seeing he ever Liveth to make Intercession for them Heb. 7. 25. Christ doth not only make Intercession for Sinners that their Sins may be forgiven them but for them also that are delivered from Sin that they may be preserved out of Sin and that they may be where he is as is evident from Christ's Words for he saith I pray not that thou shouldâ—st take them out of the World but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil And he farther saith Father I will that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am that they may behold my Glory which thou hast given me John 17. 15. 24. And this is the Intercession which Christ makes for his People which is according to the Will of God Qu. 11. Whether Christ will not at the last Day at the Dissolution of the World come to Judge the whole World appearing in his Manhood pronouncing the Wicked Accursed and the Holy Blessed Answ The Lord Jesus Christ will Judge the World in Righteousness and reward every Man according to his Works the Wicked Accursed the Righteous Blessed Acts 10. 42. He commanded us to wit Christ to testifie that it was He that was Ordained of God to be Judge both of Quick and Dead because he hath appointed a Day in which he will Judge the World in Righteousness by that Man of which he hath given Assurance to all Men in that he hath raised him from the Dead See Acts the 17. and 31. And we have this Assurance and do believe that at the last Day the Man Christ shall come in his Glory to Judge all People according to his own Testimony for he saith When the Son of Man shall come in his Glory and all the holy Angels with him Then shall he set upon the Throne of his Glory and before him shall be Gathered all Nations and he shall Separate them one from another as a Shepherd divideth his Sheep from the Goates and he shall set the Sheep on his Right hand but the Goates on the Left Then shall the King say unto them on his Right Hand Come ye Blessed of my Father Inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the Foundation of the World And then shall he say also unto them on the Left Hand Depart from me ye Cursed into Everlasting Fire prepared for the Devil and his Angels Matth. 25. 31 32 33 34 41. Qu. 12. Whether the Rule according to which the Judge will proceed in Judging of Persons at that Day will be the Light within or the Gospel of Christ Answ This Query is unlearned and unscriptural the Gospel of Christ and his Light within are inseparable and not divided According to which Gospel and Light he will Judge the Secrets of Men yea the whole World in Righteousness The Gospel of Christ thou seemest to be Ignorant of who art Ignorant of the Light and Spirit of which Paul said he was made an able Minister not of the Letter but of the Spirit which gives Life And the Gospel is the Power of God to Salvation and Life and Immortality is brought to Light by the Gospel and we who have received it can Bles the Lord for it And Christ saith This is the Condemnation of the World that Light is come into the World But Men Love Darkness rather then Light because their deeds are Evil. Qu. 13. Whether now in the times of the Gospel there ought not to be a Mininistry that is whether some particular Persons ought not to be appointed and set apart solemnly for the Preaching of the Gospel and the Administration of Baptisme and the Lord's Supper And whether such Ministers ought not to have an Allowed Maintenance from the People Ans Here are several Questions in cluded in this Query To the first Yea there is and Ought to be a Gospel Ministry in this Gospel-Day 2. Such Ministry as is appointed and called by Christ 3. To Preach the Gospel 4. Such a Ministry may be without having a Commission to Baptize with Water any more then Paul had 5. Not Commissionated to Administer the Lords Supper in the Sign and Figure but to turn People to Christ Jesus that he may Administer it in the Substance that is the Bread of Life and Cup of Blessing at his Table in his Kingdom which is the Substance 6. Such Ministers Preach the Gospel freely not for either set or forced Maintenance and yet to have their necessities freely relieved when in Want Ministers of Christ we own that Turn People from Darkness to Light and from Satans Power to the Power of God which is the Gospel and none can preach the Doctrine of Faith Grace Conversion and Spirit truly without the Light of Christ which shineth in the Heart and giveth the knowledge of them and the true Ministers and Gospel they received was not of man nor by man but by the Revelation of Jesus Christ They received it freely and preach'd it freely We do not read that they agreed with any People for a settle'd Maintenance as is now practiced and they were careful not to make the Gospel chargeable to any and wrought with their Hands many times to avoid it a thing you were never brought up unto neither did they make a Merchandize of the Word as many of you do of their Words So you may see what Ministers such are who are seeking their Gain from their Quarter Qu. 14. Whether it be lawful now in these Gospel-times for Women to Speak or Preach in publick Assemblies for the publick Instruction of others Answ Yea for Women divinely Inspired when called thereunto and we do believe that it is as Lawful now for Women to Preach as it was in former Ages there were Prophetesses both in the time of the Law and Prophets and in the Apostles dayes for
there was Miriam the Prophetess the Sister of Aaron Exod. 15. 20. And there was Deborah a Prophetess the Wife of Lapidoth she judged Israel Judg. 4. 4. And the good King Josiah sent unto Huldah the Prophetess the Wife of Shalum to inquire of the Lord for him and the People 2 Kings 22. 13 14. And there was the Prophetess Noadiah Nehem. 6. 14. And the Lord spake by his Prophet Joel and said I will pour out my Spirit upon all Flesh and your Sons and your Daughters shall Prophesie Joel 2. 28. Mark Sons and Daughters shall prophesie And in Christ's Days there was one Ama a Prophetess Luk 2. 36. And the Woman of Samaria was a publick Preacher for when she had received some understanding of Christ she went her way into the Ciâ—y and saith unto the Men Come see a Man which told me all things that ever I did is not this the Christ Then they went out of the City and came 〈…〉 Iob â—4 28 30. Now observe this Woman laboured to bring People unto Christ and many believed her Testimony and came unto him And now we may say that the Work of the Gospel-Ministers is to bring People unto Christ And again we may see that Jesus Christ was pleased to make use of a Woman Mary Magdalen first to preach his Resurrection for he said unto her Go to my Brethren and say unto them I ascend unto my Father and your Father and to my God and your God And Mary Magdalen went and told the Disciples that she had seen the Lord and that he had spoken these things unto her John 20. 17 18. Mark Christ sent this Woman to declare these things unto his Disciples and the Apostle Paul was so far from denying Womens Praying or Prophecying that he signifies how they ought to Pray or Prophecy for he saith Every Woman that Prayeth or Prophesieth with her Head uncovered dishonoureth her Head 1 Cor. 11. 15. And Philip had four Daughters Virgins which did Prophesie Acts 21. 8 9. And the Apostle writing to the Phillipians saith I intreat thee also true Yoke-fellow help those Women which laboured with me in the Gospel Phil. 4. 3. Mark those Women laboured with him in the Gospel But now if any should say that Prophecying is not Preaching we shall answer thus That the Testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophesie Rev. 19. 10. Qu. 15. What Warrant the People called Quakers have in the Scriptures for their Silent Meetings Answ The same they have for waiting on God until indued with Power from on High and until required of him to Speak or Preach and in the mean time to be silent at the presence of God Yet we limit not our Meetings before-hand to Silence or Preaching but submit them to what God shall require We do greatly admire the Ignorance of many People professing themselves Christians and Ministers of Christ for the Prophecy of the Prophet it is on this wise All thy Children shall be Taught of the Lord and great shall be the Peace of thy Children Isa 54. 13. And again it is said I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit Chap. 48. 17. And the Prophet farther said Yet shall not thy Teacher be removed into a Corner any more but thine Eyes shall see thy Teacher and thine Ears shall hear a Word behind thee saying This is the Way walk ye in it when ye turn to the Right Hand and when ye turn to the Left Chap. 30. 20 21. And now we do desire all People to consider how it is that the Lord doth teach his People himself if not by his Spirit And if by his Spirit then where And how must People be taught by him if not in the secret of their own Hearts and in the stillness and quietness of their Minds for David saith Wait on the Lord be of good Courage and he shall strengthen thine Heart Psal 27. 14. And again he saith Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him Chap. 37. 7. And the Wise man saith Wait on the Lord and he shall save thee Prov. 20. 22. And Isaiah saith That they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength they shall mount up with Wings as Eagles they shall run and not be weary and they shall walk and not faint Isa 40. 31. And many other places might be Instanced And now how must People wait upon the Lord if not in Silence for Solomon saith That there is a Time to keep Silent and a Time to Speak Eccles 3. 7. Now it were well if all did know this time to keep silent and so wait upon the Lord in Silence for the Lord speaking by the Prophet Isaiah saith Keep Silence before me O Islands and let the People Renew their Strength Isa 41. 1. And again it is written The Lord is in his holy Temple let all the Earth keep Silence before him Hab. 2. 20. And it is farther written Be Silent O all Flesh be fore the Lord for he is raised up out of his Holy Habitation Zach. 2. 13. So now all Flesh ought to keep Silent before the Lord and wait upon him for the Teaching of his holy Spirit in their own Hearts that so they may come to know God and his Mind and Will for we live in the New Covenant Dispensation spoken of in Jer. 31. 31 32 33 34. Heb. 8. 8 9 10 11. where the Lord saith They shall teach no more every man his Neighbour and every man his Brother saying Know the Lord for they shall all know me from the least of them unto the greatest of them saith the Lord. And now we say it is good for all to be inwardly gathered and wait in Silence for the Teachings of the Lord for there his Appearance is according to the Apostle's Testimony for he saith That which may be known of God is manifest within Rom. 1. 19. And the same Apostle saith That the Grace of God that bringeth Salvation hath appeared to all men teaching us that denying Vngodliness and Worldly Lust we should live Soberly Righteously and Godly in this present World Tit. 2. 11 12. Mark the Grace of God was the Apostle's Teacher And now forasmuch as that Grace that bringeth Salvation hath appeared to all men we would have all to mind the Teachings of it And the Apostle John saith The Anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you and ye need not that any man teach you but as the same Anointing teacheth you of all things and is Truth and is no Lye 1 John 2. 27. Mark John saith that the Anointing abideth in you and ye need not that any man teach you Well then as People meet together in true Silence in the stillness and quietness of there Minds to wait upon the Lord although there may be no Words spoken as outwardly yet there is a sufficient Teacher near unto them to teach them the Way of the Lord that so they may find Peace and Acceptance with him Glory be