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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46916	Strength in Weakness or The burning bush not consumed Being an answer (formerly published under this title) to two letters written by James Naylor. To which is now added several other papers written since by the same hand (whereof one is intituled, The secret shootings of the wicked reproved.) With a reply thereunto, as also to the rest respectively. By J.J. Published at the request of some, for the satisfaction of others: and tendred to the serious perusall of the impartiall and un-prejudic'd reader.	Jackson, John, fl. 1651-1657.; Naylor, James, 1617?-1660. Secret shooting of the wicked, reproved.	1655 (1655)	Wing J78B; ESTC R216982	27,934	42

then asks if it be in any one before they be born again manifest thy confusion and ignorance of the new birth 5. To thy fifth I say that perfection is Christ Iesus and his life made manifest in mortal flesh and self denyed dead and buried and there is no sin But thou that tells of going on to perfection and knows not what it is art going thou knowst not whether and stumbles at the light which should guide thee 6. To thy last that spirit is that which in fallen man lusteth after the works of the Devil and worldly things but receiving the light of Christ and by it being guided it comes to be redeemed from those lusts and joyned to God and receives his witness and so loves and serve him which before served Satan and the world Thus having Answered thine in as much plainnses as I can to the understanding of the meekest of the children of light I return these again to thee desiring the like from thee in as much plainness 1. Is the living word of God received or known in this life any other way but in spirit within or is it visible or invisible or can any have the Word of God who hath it not in spirit is the Covenant of God and his Kingdom within or without 2. Can there be any Redemption for the Creature with out Christ in them and is not he the only light and way to the Father in the creatures or can any come to God any other way but by his light was it sufficient before the Letter and what is the thing that must be added to it now to make it sufficient seeing its sufficiency is now questioned which never was before by any that professed him come in the flesh 3. Whether any who read the Letter without this light of Christ it them can find out the mystery of it or the way to the Father or do not all who have not learned first of that spirit wrest the Scriptuure to their own destruction or can any speak or walk according to the word who have not the light in them 4. Whether the Prophets the Christ or the Apostles did ever preach any other light but the saving light of Christ which is the true light which being beleeved and followed will lead out of darkness to the Father of light and was that light which John calls the true light the light of Christ and who they are that have not this light tendred to them and what is their condemnation or is any light of Christ 〈◊〉 of in the Letter not sufficient 5. Doth not the man of sin sit in the Temple of God within people till he be cast out and must not the light of Christ reveal him within 〈…〉 or 〈◊〉 the Letter 〈◊〉 reveal him within without the light or cannot the light of Christ within rev al him and the spirit of light cast him out without-the Scriptures 6. What is the inward man and what is the outward man spoken of in the Scripture and how doth the inward man renew though the outward man perish and what in the several food of each man and where it is to be found what is their several fruits and from what do they arise and can any redeemed one bring forth the same fruits that was before the fall or fruits better or fruits not so good and from what different ground shall they now arise in redeemed ones and whether the second Adam can recover to man in this world what was lost here in the first These being plainly answered people may know whether they be in the first Adam or in the second James Naylor Reply to the fore-going Paper FRiend he that is born of God in plainness and simplicity of his heart utters the things which he hath heard and learnt of him and can truly and honestly witness that as he beleeveth so he speaketh viz. plainly without warping or prevaricating not departing from the truth by any covers or glosses but speaks out of a sincere heart as before him whose eyes behold the secretest thought At the reading of thy paper in answer to mine of the 25th of the last moneth I was grieved yea and I am so to see such an appearance of a departing from the simplicity which was held forth to thee therein easily discernable by any ingenious person And it is to me out of doubt that whosoever reads thy late Paper and compares it with what it refers to will easily discern more then I am willing to say touching it however I am willing to point thee to some things among many and to advise thy further perusal thereof I pass by thy personal reflections are they not written in a book I mean all thy hard words and speeches Doest thou deal sincerely and plainly touching the person on whom thou wouldest father a lie not distinguishing between the words I am and I was is there not difference enough here may not that be my case this day or in present which was not so erstwhile wilt thou see a case Psalm 73. When I thought to know this it was too painfull for me untill I went into the Sanctuary of God then I understood c. was not enough said to have sufficed an honest heart and to have set him to rights in a matter so clear but I refer thee to what is said and leave thee Thou art very crooked in thy reply about visitors for its evident the Publisher spake of persons to have been the Visitors whom he calls such as were distinguished by the name of the Northern people which cannot be truly affirmed of Papers or Letters saving thy quibble about the distinction between Papers and Letters I dis-own the stistinction I mean honestly and plainly Thou art seen in thy confounding the Letters making one speak for another its plain where thou sayest its said Kingdom of God the Letters speak not so but sayes Kingdome of Grace It s obvious to every ones view that reads them Though thou sayest thou readest but of two Kingdomes in Scripture the Kingcome of God and the Kingdome of Sathan thou mayest read of a Kingdome of Heaven a Kingdome of Priests besides that of the Father and of the Son but least thou shouldst say these are comprehended in the first I insist not on them But what may that be where it is said Matth. 8. 12. But the Children shall be cast out into utter darkness the Children of the Kingdome if these be the Children of the Kingdome of God that sounds something harsh if of Sathan are they not in utter darknesse already Let it be considered what Kingdome this must be Thou sayest I heap up many of the Saints words whose condition I never learned of God I say to that but this let God be true though man be a lie hadst thou looked into that heap thou talkest on thou would'st have seen what is there witnessed and have found thy self reproved by plain evidence of Scripture and mayest do so still