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A96978	Testimony for the son of man and against the son of perdition wherein is set forth the faith and obedience of Gods elect, testified by the mouth of the Lord, angels & men. With a true discovery of a bundle of equivocations, confusions, and hyprocisies, in those who call themselves preachers of, and to the light within all men; who yet are so far in darkness themselves, that they acknowledge not the scriptures and ordinances of Jesus Christ, so as to be directed by the one, to the obedience of the other. By Joseph Wright, a servant of Jesus Christ.	Wright, Joseph, 1623-1703.	1661 (1661)	Wing W3706; ESTC R229892	108,801	255

of Abraham in the womb of the blessed Virgin his taking part of Flesh and Blood Heb. 2. 14 15. 16. Being for no other end but that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death that is the Devil and deliver them who through fear of death were all their lives time subject to bondage Sect. 4 And as the Priestly Office of Christ wherein he offered himself to God an unspotted Sacrifice to put away Sin and that Body which was prepared him for that purpose Heb. 9. 14 26. and Heb. 10. 5. is denied by these Legallists that exhort all men to look only into the Light within the work of the Law written in their hearts for their direction unto Righteousness so also is the Prophetick Office of Christ made useless by them for as it is written Deut. 18. 15. Acts 3. 22 23 Moses truly said unto the Fathers A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your Brethren like unto me him shall you hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you And it shall come to pass that every Soul which will not hear that Prophet shall be destroyed from among the People But do these Seducers hear him in all things whatsoever he hath said Do they teach men so to do No no it is far from them Do they hear him that hath said Mark 7. 21. From within out of the heart of men proceed evil Thoughts Adulteries Fornications Murthers Thefts Covetousness Wickedness Deceit Lasciviousness an evil Eye Blasphemy Pride and Foolishness that say there is such a Light within all men that will lead them out of all Sin and Iniquity and eternally save them if they sink down to it and are guided by it Where hath Christ the great Prophet taught as these men of Belial teach When Christ met him whose eyes he had opened John 9. 35. He said unto him dost thou believe on the Son of God And when the man answered and said Who is he Lord that I might believe on him Jesus said unto him thou hast both seen him and it is he that talketh with thee But how do these pretended Preachers up of the Light direct men unto Christ that making no clear discription of his Person do only advise all men to turn into a so called Light within them which as the Lord hath taught Mat. 6. 23. is great Darkness If saith he the Light that is in thee be darkness how great is that darkness And is not great darkness in them that have no light And who those are the Prophet shows Isa 8. 20. To the Law and to the Testimony saith he if they speak not according to this Word it is because there is no Light in them But do these boasters of Light that walk in darkness go to the Law and to the Testimony of Jesus Do they hear Him in all that he hath said there nay do they hear him in any thing that he hath there spoken Is their Repentance such as he requireth Do they confesse their sins and pray for mercy for them They are heard it may be with the proud Pharisee to say God I thank thee I am not as other men but which of them hath been heard to say God be merciful to me a Sinner Do they mourn for their transgressions that seldom or never confess them Do they forsake sin that are servants of sin that not only do despise the Gospel of the Grace of God but also Blaspheme his Name his Tabernacle and them that dwell in Heaven Are these self-exalters captivated into their Curses Is it through infirmity of their flesh and against the law of their spirits that they thunder out their Anathema's like the Popes Bulls against the Worshippers of God and the Followers of the Lamb And as it is evident that they which do not believe in Christ do abide in darkness John 12. 46. So it is apparent that he which hateth his Brother is in the same condition as John teacheth in his first Epist 2. 9. He saith he that saith he is in the Light and hateth his Brother is in Darkness but contrariwise he that loveth his Brother abideth in the Light and there is none occasion of stumbling in him But how can they say they love their Brethren that give them occasion to stumble at the Word that Pure Word which is laid in Sion for a foundation at which they stumble and thereby give occasion to others to stumble by their example See Rom. 9. 32. 1 Pet. 2. 7 8. Can they say they love those whom they delude and being blind themselves lead others that are blind also into the pit of destruction Matth. 15. 14. unto whom instead of giving direction and encouragement by their Doctrin and Example to confess Jesus Christ come in the flesh they do the direct contrary neither making confession of the Person Office or Administrations of Christ not his Person not his Divine and Humane Natures personally united and personally distinguished from the persons of all other men but a Light within all men they extoll Not his Office of High Priest to offer the Sacrifice of Himself for the sins of the World and to give Peace to all that believe in his Name by the remission of their sins Of a Prophet to teach Of a King to rule and govern But a Light within all men which though it be but the work of the Law is exalted and the only Name under Heaven given among men whereby they must be saved is thrown down What he is what he hath done what he hath taught is not regarded his Promises are not imbraced his Threatnings are not feared his Commandments are not obeyed yea the main reason and ground why the holy Ordinances of Baptism in Water Prayer and Laying on of Hands and Breaking of Bread c is denied by those that teach all People to be guided by the Light within them is because they contemn Jesus Christ that gave commandment to administer those his holy Appointments and despising his Doctrine they exalt their own Delusion His Word they will not hear his Work they will not do but have walked after the Imaginations of their own heart Jer. 9. 14. teaching for Doctrines the Commandments of men Matth. 15. 9. Sect. 5 For was it ever heard that any Professor of the Faith of Jesus Christ any Confessor of him to be come in the flesh did deny the Baptism of a repentant Believer in Water in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins which is an Ordinance of so great authority that although there hath been some difference among Professors about the manner of Administration thereof yet few or none have ever been heard to question the Ordinance it self till now of late and it being appointed for so excellent uses as not only to signifie the Burial and Resurrection of Jesus Christ but also the Fellowship of every true Believer in his Death which he dyed unto sin once Rom.

TESTIMONY FOR THE Son of Man And against the Son of Perdition Wherein is set forth the FAITH and OBEDIENCE of GODS ELECT Testified by the Mouth of the Lord Angels Men. With a true Discovery of a Bundle of Equivocations Confusions and Hypocrisies in those who call Themselves Preachers of and to the Light within all Men who yet are so far in darkness themselves that they acknowledge not the Scriptures and Ordinances of Jesus Christ so as to be Directed by the one to the Obedience of the other By Joseph Wright a Servant of Jesus Christ Luke 11. 44. Wo unto you Scribes Pharisees Hypocrites for ye are as Graves which appear not and the men that walk over them are not aware of them Heb. 10. 38. Now the just shall live by Faith c. Isa 8. 20. To the Law and to the Testimony if they speak not according to This Word it is because there is NO LIGHT IN THEM LONDON Printed for Stephen Dagnal and are to be sold at his Shop in Alisbury and at Leyton 1661. To the Beloved FLOCK of JESUS CHRIST that are in the Faith and Fellowship of Him according to his glorious Gospel in ENGLAND And to all them that in every place call upon the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ who sits at the right hand of God the Father in the Heavens out of every man on Earth Blessings Riches of Grace Mercy and Peace be multiplyed upon you from the most high Lord of all who dwels in that Immortal Light which mortal Eyes did never see nor can see and from Jesus Christ his Eternal Son in truth and love to the establishing your hearts in the Love of the Truth and to the giving you an Inheritance among them that are Sanctified by Faith which is in him to the Glory of the only wise God to whom be ascribed Blessings Glory Power Salvation Might and Praises in the highest throughout all Ages in the Churches by his only Son Jesus Christ even for ever and for ever Amen My dear Friends and Brethren Sect. 1 IT hath pleased the Father of Mercies that we should have our Lot in these Times wherein Iniquity doth abound and the Love of many doth wax cold and indeed wherein the Mystery of Iniquity doth mightily work and prevail so that if it were possible the very Elect should be deceived and beguiled from the simplicity of the Gospel of their Salvation by the deceits that are abroad and the workers of Wickedness who labour with all their might to darken the Counsel of God by words without knowledge Job 38. 2. Prov. 21. 30. Satan you know hath alwayes endeavoured to Counter-work the Dispensation of God ever labouring to make his wicked Designs and Devices to be as like the Truth of the Lord as possible that thereby he might keep back the Children of men from giving themselves up to the Lord Jesus Christ a notable Example we have of this in Pharoah and his Sorcerers who withstood with Signs wrought by deceit Moses who wrought by the finger of God And it is foretold to us that like as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses even so shall the Truth be resisted by some that would seem to have as beautiful a face for a while as Truth it self so that it will be hard to distinguish the one from the other without abundance of the Spirit of Discerning But this is Truths Character it will have the Victory and Triumph notwithstanding all the fierce opposition that it meets with and the higher men and devils clime to overtop and over-master it and to exalt themselves above it the greater will be their fall and their condemnation and the manifestation of their madness and folly for it shall be discovered as that of Jannes and Jambres also was Sect. 2 Now for as much as Errors and Delusions are many as Truth but one I cannot make it my business at this time to put into your hands an Advertisement and Discovery of them all nay it is needless for me so to do because generally that is done already Notwithstanding I thought good to give you a discription of one that is most dangerous having perfect knowledge thereof from the first springing of it up in this our Nation to this time and knowing how taking it is to many because it seems to carry along with it a zealous Conversation whereby many of you have been apt to think that there is but one step betwixt it and Truth I have therefore very faithfully in this Book set before you the large and wide distance that there is between the things herein opposed and the Truth that you profess that you may be warned to hold fast the Profession of your Faith without wavering and not be drawn away with the flouds of Iniquity like dead Fish with the streams Sect. 3 Many of you are apt to be too credulous to that which seems to have a parcel of good words in its mouth and is spoken against and opposed by some ungodly men not weighing things well before you imbrace them but letting your affections out-run your judgments Be therefore careful and seek the Lord depart from evil be ever following that which is good For evil men understand not Judgment but they that seek the Lord understand all things Prov. 28. 5. Try things out by the Scriptures before the Lord and seek his face by Fasting and Prayer and be sure you be not drawn to Fasting without Prayer for that is dangerous Sect. 4 You have been throughly Warned by the Servants of God to beware of all Whorish Worship it would be a sad thing that for fear of her and her filthiness you or any of you should run into the Son of Perdition's Practises O what great need have you to be sober and watch unto Prayer I therefore your fellow Companion in the patient waiting for of the coming of Christ do earnestly in all bowels of honest affection in Christ Jesus beseech you to handle the Spirit against which I here contend roughly at the door Is not the found of its Masters feet behind it I am pressed to this Work by many weighty Considerations you know how nearly I am related to you that you may not be ensnared and taken in an evil net while I by any means may through grace help and prevent it is that for which the dispensation of God calls upon me I have though unworthy been appointed by many of you for a defence of that Truth of the Gospel which you profess and have had many a grapple with these Fore-runners of the Man of Sin as well as with the Emissaries of the Whore whereby I have the advantage to see into their deceits and whose Servants they are who say they are Apostles and are not but are Lyers Therefore I am bound to make it known to the end that the Mystery of Iniquity may be discovered and that the Christ of God may be magnified his Truth advanced his People established and