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A57627 Truth vindicated being an answer to the high flown fancies of John Perrot (known by the name of a Quaker) in a paper with this inscription to all Baptists every where ... / by Randall Roper. Roper, Randall. 1661 (1661) Wing R1929; ESTC R25526 21,849 25

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his present light within is not this to make several Sects and opinions in the World which they some time cry out of would it not be more agreeable to the Truth to exhort them to take heed lest the light within be not darkness that which may be darkness that is not to be turned unto as a rule to walk by but the light within may be darkness therefore not to be turned unto as a rule to walk by Take heed saith Christ that the Light in you be not darkness Luke 11.35 But we find the Prophets Jesus Christ his Disciples and Apostles commanding and exhorting Souls to obey the commands of the Lord the Prophets under the Law exhort the People to keep the Law of Moses Christ exhorteth to keep his Commandements If you love me keep my Commandements John 14.15 Which are now recorded in the Scriptures and so the Apostle Paul this I say to you by the word of the Lord that those that are asleep c. that is to say by what the Lord hath said I tell you these things by which is now recorded Mat. 24.38.39 40. So the Apostle John 2 Epistle 10. If there come any unto you and bring not this Doctrine receive him not neither bid him God speed what Doctrine he tells us the Doctrine of Christ his sayings Precepts Commandements which are now recorded in the Scripture of Truth because of the shortness of the Volume I cannot shew you concerning all the rest of the Apostles how they had an eye to what was written in what they write and therefore in a word there was never any true Prophet or Jesus Christ or any of his Disciples and Apostles but did make it their business to provoke persons to keep the Commandements of God and that there was never any of the Faithful Servants of the Lord did esteem the Commandements the worser because brought to them in writing this I say by the Testimony of Scripture that the light within hath carryed Persons to do that which was not acceptable in the sight of God nay to do that which was very offensive to God even to persecuto his People see this in the Apostle Paul before conversion I thought within my self I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazereth Acts 26.9 from whence you may see that he did follow his light within in persecuting the Church of God and saith Christ those that kill you shall think that they do God good service from whence you may plainly see they shall follow their present light within in killing the Saints therefore I would exhort all to this that they will labour to get their consciences rightly informed by the word of the Lord that is to say his precepts and promises and threatnings of the Lord and then be zealous according to their light within and not before for know ye that the conscience is a light of acceptation and not a light of information until it becomes inlightned and whereas he saith It is the alone Salvation of God it gives me to believe that he is of the same mind with Nicholas Blith one of his principle who did assert before a Congregation of People that his obedience to the light within did make attonement for Sins that are past therefore this I desire to speak unto you in the fear of the Lord to desire you to consider of such expressions whether such expressions do not plainly and manifestly declare that Christ dyed in vain if Justification freedome from fin is procured by our obedience such an opinion is damnable folly and weakness for if it was possible to become as holy in nature and life as the holy Angels it would be very dangerous to reckon attoining vertue thereto my souls desire is that you would not get up in the vanity of your minds and plead perfection when such great imperfections remain in you see 1 Pet. 1.18 For as much as we are not redeemed with corruptible things as silver and gould but with the pretious blood of Jesus Christ and now I shall according to my promise to the second general thing that is to answer his main drift and aim which is to lay low and make void the two Ordinances of the Gospel to wit Baptisme and the Lords Supper and answer some Objections First then to Baptisme that it is to remain continue and be stedfast unto the end of the World see Mat. 28.18.19 20. Jesus Christ after he had accomplished the work of our Redemption and was risen again and that the Father had conferred all power upon him in Heaven and in Earth he gives out his commission to his Disciples go ye and teach all Nations Baptizing them in the name of the Father Son and Holy Ghost teaching them to observe all things what I command you and loe I am with you to the end of the World Truly the very reading of the words doth evidence this to be Truth to wit that Baptisme must and ought to remain untill the end of the World Such was the state of the People of God under the Law that if at any time they found the Law of God though not spoken immediately to them nay though hundreds of years distance so long as they was under that dispensation did judge it their duty to do those things that the Law required as Josiah 2 Kings 22.23 Chapters make appear when he had found the Law of God he doth not say it is true such things are commanded in the Primitive time but they are not commanded me he doth not say it is true we walk contrary to the Laws of God commanded in Mount Horeb but these things was not commanded us they have been lost and we have been in a Wilderness condition and now they do not belong unto us no but he believeth that he was bound to observe those Laws and commands as well as those they was first delivered unto and accordingly did set upon the work and the Lord was well pleased with them read those two Chapters and the Prophet Malachi though many hundred years after the Law was given upon Mount Horeb yet is perswaded that it is the Peoples duty to observe Mal. 4.4 Remember the Law of Moses with the Statutes and Judgments it was the duty of the People of God to keep these Laws and cerimonies until the coming of Christ in the flesh so it is the duty of the People of God to keep the commandements of Christ until his coming in the glory of his Father with all his holy Angels If any persons can prove which I am sure they cannot that there is another Prophet risen that the People of God are to hear as the appointment of the Father then the commauds of Christ do cease to be a duty or else to remain while he comes to put an end to them the Law of Moses or any precept of it had not such adjuncts adjoyned to them to demonstrate it to be a duty until they
now I have with as much speed as I could come to the end of what I promised only I have a short word or my mind in shortness to speak unto two sorts of People to the People called Quakers Secondly to those that are under the profession of the Truth according to the mind of God contained in Scripture First then to the People called Quakers if any of you answer what I have writ in writing do not wrest my expressions for I have dealt ingeniously with you in answering that Paper though it would be better for you to be silent then to speak evil of the way of God if you do I shall not promise you to answer truly friends God is my witness that what I have written is in tenderness of Spirit towards you I beseech you to consider of it and do not please your selves with airy conceits but meditate in the Law of the Lord that so you may hold fast the form of sound words I do hope and beleive the Lord hath a remnant amongst you that fear the Lord and do what you do in the integrity of your Souls which that prophesie shall be fulfilled upon Isa 29.24 They also that erred in Spirit shall come to understanding and those that murmured shall learn Doctrine This I have faith in shall be accomplished upon some of you when many amongst you shall discover themselves what they are now privately then you that have erred in Spirit shall understand that is you shall see that the Devil can and hath transformed himself into an Angel of Light and you that murmured at the way of the Lord shall then learn Doctrine Dear Souls whom I love that have no corrupt ends but only have the honour of God in your eye have respect unto al the Commandements of the Lord and be not lead by the errour of the wicked be no longer deceived by false Teachers who as much as in them lies makes the Commandements of God of none effect read and consider of that text of Timothy that thou maist have such an esteem of the Scriptures as holy men had of old 2 Tim. 3.15.16 and you that are called the Ministry I do exhort you from the Lord who hath made me sinsible of the losse of Souls cease from perverting of the way of the Lord Oh be careful what you say and Preach lest the Lord lay the blood of poor Souls upon you I am not unsensible of that high confidence that you have of your selves a● being such that canno err Let me perswade you to lye low in your selves and tremble at the Word of the Lord his saying precepts and Commandements contained in Scripture lest what I have said be as a witness against y●ur in the great day of the Lord when persons shall not be judged by what they have supposed light but by the Words of Jesus Christ content not your selves with morality but worship God in Spirit and not only so but in Truth and trust in nothing below the blood of Christ to make attonement for sin this I speak not to stir up prejudise against you but to warn you of the danger which will come upon you if you repent not and shall continue my prayers for such of you that are in the lemits of a Christians duty to pray for And unto you my Brethren and Sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ do not make a wrong application of what I have said do not think you are in a safe condition barely because you are in the profession of the Truth of the Lord no friends do not trust or lean there for know this if thou hast been Baptised and if thou eat and drink at Christs Table yet if thou work iniquity thou wilt be shut out of the kingdome Oh my Friends do not hold the Truth in unrighteousness as some did in dayes past but answer the end of the Ordinances of the Lord it is possible that some may be in that condition that professe the Truth as the professing People of the Lord wherein the 7 of Ier. who was punctual in the observation of outward things and yet gave way to several evils do not rest in such a condition but remember from whence you are fallen and do your first work Oh my Friends let your lights shine before men that they seeing your good works may glorifie your Father which is in Heaven and let not the enimies of the Truths of God have no just accasion to speak evil of the way of God by reason of you but study to adorne your profession and unto you my Friends which are a pressing after the Mark of the calling in Christ Jesus go on in that work until you perfect holiness in the fear of the Lord and esteem of the Ordinances of the Lord never the worser because men that seem to have outward holiness upon them speak against them see the 2 Cor. 11.13.14 15. but do and say as the holy David in Psalm 119.126 127 128. I love thy Commandements above gold yes above fine gold Therefore I esteem thy precepts concerning all things to be right and I hate every false way which that we m●y all do is and shall be the prayer of him that is willing to serve you in the Gospel of Christ according to the Tallent the Lord hath given me faithful is he that hath promised who hath began a good work in us and will carry it on to the day of the Lord. THE END ERRATA EPistle Page 2. l. 10. r. and for him Epistle Page 2. l. 11. r. him for and Page 8. l. 22. r. arreyes for errour Page 14. l. 1. r. that for what