WTK Section 2

To All That Would Know The Way To The Kingdom

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{Page 15} To all that denies that light that enlightens the conscience to be the light of Christ, and all who say that light which enlightens the conscience is natural, Isaiah the 5 and 20. and to all the builders that denies the Corner-stone.

1. How is Christ the light of the world, and how doth he enlighten every one that comes into the world if it be not in the conscience?¹

2. How doth the spirit of Christ reprove the world of sin, of righteousness, and of Judgement, if if be not in the conscience?²

3. How doth the spirit of Christ guide into all truth, and shew things to come, if it be not within the conscience?³

4. How are all the Children of God taught of God, if it be not by the light of God in the conscience, and how do they hear his voice, if not in soule and spirit within?⁴

5. How that can be said to be a natural light which bears witness to God in that which is Holy, and against all the natural Inclinations of falne man, seeing the Scripture saith; the natural man receives not the things of the spirit of God.⁵

6. If that be a natural light, which enlightens the conscience of every one, and manifests the deeds of darkness, sin and evil in them, and that they are fallen from God and in them dwells no good thing, then wherein doth Christ enlighten every one that comes into the world, and how do you distinguish {Page 16} of that natural light, from the light of Christ, by their several operations?⁶

7. How Christ is given for a light to the Gentiles, who had not the Letter, and whether that will not the light of Christ which shewed them the law of God written in their hearts, who had not the law without, by which light they did the things contained in the law: and whether any Light lead to do the things contained in the law, but the light of Christ.⁷

8. How is the Gospel of Christ Preached to every creature under heaven, if it be not the principle of light in the conscience, it being that many never, come to read or hear of the Scriptures?⁸

9. If that which acuseth or exerciseth, and so is Judge in the conscience, be a natural light, then all Judgement is not committed to the Son, But you set up another judge in the conscience Before him?⁹

10. If that be a naturall light which Checks and bears Rule in the conscience then is not Christ alone King in the conscience, but another Ruler is set up before Christ be owned?¹⁰

11. If that be a natural light which excuseth, and so gives peace in the conscience, then you set up a peace before Christ come, and here you deny him to be the foundation and Prince of peace?¹¹

12. If that be a natural light which shews the way towards God in the conscience, reproves the untoward wayes, then is not Christ alone the way to the Father, but you set up another way before him?¹²

13. If that by which all shall be judged and condemned, be outward teaching from the letter, or by man; then of what was the Gentiles, condemned, who had not the law, letter, nor outward teaching, and yet was to perish not doing the things contained in the law?¹³

14. Is there any other thing that convinceth of unbelief, but that which convinceth of sin in the conscience, seeing Christ saith he shall convince the world of sin, because they believe not in me?¹⁴

15. If {Page 17} there be something in the conscience naturally which is light, then how is it that the scripture concludes it to be {unreadable} in their natural estate, and have not {unreadable} said to give light to them that sit in darkness?¹⁵

16. Whether in the Scriptures do you find any light that Convinceth the conscience but the light of Christ, which shews the Law of God in the hearts, and the Breach of it?

17. Is not that good which beareth witness in the conscience against all evil; which if if be, and be not the light of Christ, but a natural light, then man is not wholy fallen, but there is something good in man before Christ come?¹⁶

18. How Christ is tendered a Covenant of the Father freely to every creature, if it be not in the conscience, and if be he not tendered to every creature, then what shall be the Condemnation or Salvation of those to whom he was never tendered; and how it will stand with the Impartial God to tender Christ to some and not to others, and to condemn for unbeliefe, those to whom the light of Christ was never tendered and how such can be said to be unbelievers?¹⁷

19. And now you that talke of a natural light, and a spiritual light, Produce one scripture that speakes of a natural light, But you who sees with a natural light, eye and minds not that in the conscience are ignorant of this spiritual light, for darkness cannot comprehend the light, though it shine in it. And here all you who denies Christ to be the light of the world, are seen to all who have the light to be children of Darkness, and are in that generation who hate the light, and put light for darkness and darkness for light, and here you are shut out of the Scriptures: And the Woe is to you, And the true light you deny by which the Saints have judged, and have been guided in all ages, and you cannot judge of the things of God, nor his people.¹⁸

    
    

    To All That Would Know The Way To The Kingdom

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1. John 8.12. John 1.9.↩

2. Joh. 61.8. [John 16.8.]↩

3. John. 16.13.↩

4. Isa. 59.13. [Correction Isa. 54.13] Joh. 6.45.↩

5. 1 Cor. 2.14.↩

6. John 1.9.↩

7. Act. 26.23. Isa. 49.3 Rom. 2.15.↩

8. Rom. 10.18. Col. 1.23.↩

9. Rom. 2.15. Joh. 5.22.↩

10. Math. 2.5.↩

11. Zech. 9.10. Eph. 2.14↩

12. Joh. 14.6↩

13. Rom. 2.12, 13, 14.↩

14. Joh. 16.8,9. Eph. 5.13,14.↩

15. Eph. 5.8. Luk. 1.79.↩

16. Mat. 19.17.↩

17. Gen. 9.9, 10. John. 3.18,19.↩

18. Joh. 1.5. Isa. 5.20.↩