Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
heart_n bear_v law_n write_v 3,223 5 6.4540 4 true
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A42138 Gospel truths scripturally asserted in answer to Joseph Hallett's twenty seven queries by John Gannacliff and Joseph Nott. Gannacliff, John.; Nott, Joseph, d. 1699. 1692 (1692) Wing G199; ESTC R30399 24,916 51

There are 2 snippets containing the selected quad. | View lemmatised text

and rose again for their Justification And it is Christ that died or rather that is risen again and because he lives we live also And God hath chosen us to Salvation through Sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the Truth 2 Thes 2. 13. And is not this Work to be known within of the Spirit and Faith of Christ read Rom. 10 6 7 8 9 10. But thou dost not seem to love to hear of Christ and his Light within which Paul preached and said Know you not that Christ is in you except you be Reprobates This was the Mystery hid from Ages and Generations Christ within the Hope of Glory Qu. 23. Whether the way of serving of God that the Quakers use be the Way to Heaven And if it be the Way whether it be the only Way Answ The Way we profess and own is the Way to Heaven which is Christ the Way the Truth and the Life in whom our acceptance is Neither is there Salvation by any other Name And the Worship which he set up we practise which is in Spirit and Truth and that this is the right Way and the true Worship yea the only way to Heaven we have great assurance the Lord manifesting his presence in the midst of us which is his Seal of approbation and we have known and do know an Overcoming and Victory over the World by our Faith which stands in the Power of God which Paul exhorted the Believers unto that their Faith might not stand in the Wisdom of Words but in the Power of God and God is the Author and Finisher of our Faith and the Day of God's Power is known which hath made us a willing People and for the Word of our Testimony we have not neither do we love our Lives to the Death but far be it from us to limit the Holy One for in every Nation he that fears God and works Righteousness is accepted of him But can a man be said truly to fear God and work Righteousness without having regard to this inward Law by which the Gentiles are said to have attained to the Righteousness which is of Faith and they doing the things contained in the Law shewed the Effect of the Law written in their Hearts their Consciences also bearing Witness and their Thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another At the Day saith Paul when God shall Judg the Secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to the Gospel Rom. 2. 15 16. This was the Gospel that great Apostle to the Gentiles preached the Law in the Heart the New Covenant Jer. 31. 32. Heb. 8. 9 10. This is the Covenant I will make with the House of Israel after those days I will put my Laws into their Minds and in their Hearts will I write them and I will be to them a God and they shall be to me a People and they shall not teach every man his Neighbour and every man his Brother saying Know the Lord for all shall know me from the least to the greatest So that we believe as the Scripture testifies God hath been always good to such as are of an Upright Heart though under various Professions and Ministrations and of this some have had experience before the Way of Truth was clearly made known to us as hath been since made manifest through the refreshment from the presence of the Father And our desire is for thee and for all Men that you would receive him that is Christ in his Light with which he hath lightned you and all men and thereby you will receive Power to become the Sons of God And take heed of grieving the good Spirit of God as the Apostle Exhorts Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God whereby you are sealed unto the Day of Redemption And this I say farther take heed of Opposing this Work for it is of God and shall stand Goa's Foundation stands sure 1 Peter 2. 6. Wherefore it is contained in the Scripture Behold I lay in Sion a Chief Corner-Stone Elect Precious and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded unto you therefore that believe he is pretious but unto them which are disobedient the Stone which the Builders Disallowed the same is made the Head of the Corner and a Stone of Stumbling and a Rock of Offence even to them that Stumble at the Word being disobedient Mark such as Stumble at the Word he is a Stone of Stumbling unto them And the Word is near in the Mouth and in the Heart This is the Word of Faith which we Preach Rom. 10. 8. Having Answered thy Three and Twenty Questions by Scripture-proofs we proceed to Answer the other four put forth by Thee Qu. 1. Whether when a Man at any time Speaks to a single Person it be unlawful for him to use the Word You Ans It seems thou art offended at the Word Thee and Thou but was it not the Language of Christ and the Holy Men of God both to Superiour and Inferiour as is sufficiently Manifested in the Scripture And it seems strange that thou or any Man Learned in the Tongues should put forth such a Question knowing there is to be an Agreement in the number both in Hebrew Greek and Latin as our Translation makes apparent and why are Children taught Singular and Plural Number by the Grammer Rules but that it is absolutely necessary in the Latin Tongue as well as in other Tongues and without it thou knowest cannot be true so the Word You to one is improper it is as proper for a Man to use the Word Thee unto a Thousand Men as it is for him to use the Word You unto One for Thou is in the Singular Number but You is in the Plural So that for to use the Word You unto One it is nonsence For One is but one and the Word You signifies to more then one and it is also contrary unto the Holy Scriptures of Truth to use the Word You unto one and therefore it is unlawful for Christ said Thou unto Peter and Peter said Thou unto Christ several times in the 21. Chap. of John and it s the common Language throughout all the Scriptures of Truth to use the Word Thee or Thou unto one and we desire all People to take notice of it for the Lord used to Speak the Word Thee or Thou when he Spake unto any particular of his People and his People used to speak Thee or Thou unto the Lord and one unto another And People do use the Word Thee and Thou unto the Lord in their Prayers and we do greatly admire that People should count that Language which they give unto the Lord is not good enough for themselves For some have been very angry with us when we have used the simple proper Language as the Word Thee or Thou unto one O blush and be ye ashamed and bow before the Lord all ye proud ones that think scorn to receive that Language unto your selves that you give
Gospel Truths SCRIPTURALLY ASSERTED IN ANSWER TO Joseph Hallett's Twenty Seven QUERIES Search the Scriptures for in them ye think to have Eternal Life and they are they which testifie of me and ye will not come to me that ye might have Life John 5. 39. 40. Come unto me all ye that Labour and are heavy Laden and I will give you Rest take my Yoke upon you and learn of me for I am meek and lowly in Heart and you shall find Rest unto your Souls Matth. 11. 28 29. By John Gannacliff and Joseph Nott. Printed and Sold by T. Sowle at the Crooked-Billet in Holywell Lane in Shoreditch 1692. Gospel Truths Scripturally asserted c. The PREFACE NOw by this the Reader may know that we lately received twenty seven Queries with Josph Halletts Name to them Preacher amongst the Presbyterians in Exon who in his Introduction saith That these kind of People commonly called Quakers are said to hold many pernitious and dangerous Doctrines no way agreeable to the Truth as 't is taught by Jesus Now we shall answer thus That those that say these afore-mentioned things of us cannot prove them for they are not true for we hold nothing contrary to the Truth for our Doctrine is neither pernitious nor dangerous but according to the holy Scriptures of Truth as it may farther appear in the Answers to the afore-mentioned Queries The Queriest seems not Ingenious nor Charitable in prejudicially pre-supposing that doubtful ambiguous prevaricating shuffling absurd and cloudy Expressions or Answers may be given to his Questions which becomes not one pretending to Query for Information but gives us occasion to question Whether he 'l ingeniously accept our plain and sincere Answers though therein we are truly Conscientious towards God Query 1 st I would desire them to resolve me what the Light within is of which they talk and write so much and that they would give me a plain Description of it Answer THis Light within of which we talk and write so much is Heavenly and Divine for it is the Light of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour as may be proved by the holy Scriptures of Truth for the Lord speaking by the Prophet Isaiah of Christ saith I the Lord have called thee in Righteousness and will hold thine Hand and will keep thee and give thee for a Covenant of the People for a Light of the Gentiles Isa 42. 6. And in Chap. 49. 6. the Lord speaks by the same Prophet again of Christ and saith I will also give thee for a Light to the Gentiles that thou mayst be my Salvation unto the Ends of the Earth And Simeon that Just and devout Man took the Child Jesus up in his Arms and blessed God and said Lord now lettest thou thy Servant depart in Peace according to thy Word for mine Eyes have seen thy Salvation which thou hast prepared before the face of all People a Light to lighten the Gentiles and the Glory of thy People Israel Luk. 2. 25 27 28 29 30 31 32. And Jesus Christ bears Testimony of himself saying I am the Light of the World he that follows me shall not walk in Darkness but shall have the Light of Life John 8. 12. And the Apostle John bears Testimony of Christ and saith In him was Life and the Life was the Light of m●n and the Light shineth in Darkness and the Darkness comprehendeth it not There was a Man sent from God whose Name was John the same came for a Witness to bear Witness of the Light that all men through him might believe mark he was not that Light to wit John but was sent to bear Witness of that Light that was the true Light which lighteth every man that cometh into the World John 1. 4 5 6 7 8 9. And the Apostle Paul spake of this Light and said God who commanded the Light to shine out of Darkness hath shined in our Hearts to give the Light of the Knowledge of the Glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ But we have this Treasure in Earthen Vessels 2 Cor. 4. 6 7. Well then This is the Condemnation that Light is come into the World and men love Darkness rather than Light because their Deeds are Evil John 3. 19. And now indeed we may say we do greatly admire at the Ignorance of Joseph Hallett concerning the Light seeing he is a pretended Minister of Christ But let him pretend to what he will he appears to be a Minister of Antichrist and of those that rebel against the Light and know not the Ways thereof nor abide in the Paths thereof Job 24. 13. Query 2. Do the Quakers believe that there are Three in One or that there is a Trinity the Father the Son and the holy Ghost and that these three are but one God in Essence and Nature Answ We do most certainly believe as it is recorded in the holy Scriptures of Truth That there are three that bear Record in Heaven the Father the Word and the Holy Ghost and these three are one 1 John 5. 7. And Jesus Christ our Lord and Redeemer saith I and my Father are one John 10. 30. And this we most certainly believe Query 3. Whether they esteem the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the written Word Will or Mind of God and to be the only Rule of Faith Worship and Manners Or whether the Light within be a higher or superiour Rule to which we must more especially attend in all matters of Doctrine Worship and Conversation Answ We esteem the holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by Divine Inspiration to contain Words of God and a True Declaration of the Will and Mind of God and of the Word and only Rule of Faith and Worship c. and therefore the holy Spirit divine Inspiration and Light as preferred to and higher than the Scriptures or Writings Anti-Query 1. Where do the holy Scriptures call themselves the written Word Will or Mind of God 2. How can they be or contain his Will or Mind which is essential to himself 3. Where do the holy Scriptures so call themselves the Only Rule of Faith Worship and Manners 4. They who so hold and cannot prove the aff●rmative by Scriptures is not their Faith greatly defective as to this great Article of their Faith namely in their believing that the Scriptures are the Only Rule of there Faith and yet cannot prove they are so by plain Scriptures 5. What mean the Words Only Rul● of Faith c. Do they not either mean Only by way of Emmence or higher or superiour to all other or only as the sole Rule exclusive of all other which to affirm of Scriptures is to exclude the Spirit 6. But if the holy Spirit be included in the Only Rule of Faith how can it be properly or truly said of the Scriptures that they are the only Rule of Faith and yet have no Scripture that saith they are so Now this we do