P. He saith, It is a fancy to say the covenant of God is to all men in the world, and the grace of God hath appeared unto all men,' &c. See page 89.

A. Contrary to the apostle, who saith, 'The grace of God which brings salvation hath appeared unto all men.' And contrary to the prophet, who saith, 'I will give him for a covenant to the Gentiles, a light unto the people, salvation to the ends of the earth, and a new covenant to the house of Israel and Judah.' And they that do not believe this are condemned.

P. He saith, 'It is most desperate and diabolical to talk of a sufficient. light and grace in all to be saved,' &c.

A. And yet thou sayst, in page 73 of thy book, that every man hath so much light that shall leave men without excuse before the great tribunal of Jesus Christ, and men shall only be condemned for not doing things which they had power and light to do.' And so thou confoundest thyself; these are thy words. And here thou sayst, he hath not light sufficient to save.' Thou calls this a fancy, and prodigious blasphemy,' page 92. And no man cometh to salvation but who owneth the light, which doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world,' Christ Jesus the saviour. No man owneth his own salvation, but who owneth the grace of God that brings salvation' to all, if they will receive it, to teach them to live soberly, righteously, and godly, and deny the contrary. And this grace and light is sufficient, for it brings salvation; for that which brings salvation is sufficient, and thou art in the diabolical doctrine that art out of this, and contrary to what the apostle saith. And Christ who enlightens all men, says, Believe in the light, and ye shall not abide in darkness, but have the light of life, and become children of light,' and so it is sufficient; if not, how are they condemned by it?

P. He saith of the light of Christ, we have made it the corrupt spark of reason.' See page 92.

A. But it is he that calleth it the corrupt spark of reason,' contrary to John, who saith, it is the true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.' And we do not make it the corrupt spark of reason; for there is no corruption in it, but it leads to true reason, and there is no true reason but in it; and thy corrupt spark of reason is out of it, and to be condemned with it.

P. He calls it an intoxicated notion, and bewitching, to say that Christ hath enlightened every one that cometh into the world immediately,' &c. See page 93.

A. So he would make the light which John bore witness of to the chief priests and Levites, which doth enlighten every man, &c. not immediate, and gives these ill-favoured names to them that bear their

testimony to it. But let him split himself against the rock. Thou art in the intoxicated notions, and in the witchcraft, that dost not own the light that enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world,' and art not a witness of Christ, but contrary to the prophets, and John, who said,This was the true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world;' to which light the apostle bore witness to Jews and Gentiles, which thou, a reprobate, bears witness against.

P. And to bring all people to the light wherewith Christ hath enlightened them, he calls seducing, and sending men to hell, and damnable heresies.'

A. They bring men to hell, and are the seducers, and in the damnable heresy, and corrupt the reason, that do not bring men to the light that enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world, and so to Christ, but deny it, and such deny life and salvation.

P. He saith, that none can be saved by following the light of Christ Jesus,' which he calls 'corrupt.'

A. The light of Christ Jesus is not corrupt, who enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world; that light which they are enlightened withal doth not corrupt, but lets all men see their corruptions, which light they are condemned for not believing in, and believing in which they are saved. And no man sees salvation, or hath salvation, but with the light which comes from Christ Jesus, the salvation. And all that hate the light are corrupt in their doctrines and principles, ways and words, and such are the antichrists.

Joseph Kellet, John Pomroy, Paul Glisson, Christopher Feak, John Simpson, George Cocken, and Lawrence Wise; their principles in a book put forth by them, called, 'A faithful Discovery of a Treacherous design of Mystical Antichrist, displaying Christ's banners,' are here laid open.

P. YE say, 'God who commanded light to shine out of darkness,' &c. page 1.

A. But ye do not say that the light hath shined in your hearts, to give the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.' And those were the false apostles, and devil's ministers, and messengers of satan, transforming himself into an angel of light, that drew people from the light within, which gave them the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ, from whom it came. It was the work of the true apostles to bring people to the light within, that shined in their hearts, to give them the light of the knowledge of the glory

God in the face of Christ Jesus; and they told them, there was the 'treasure in the earthen vessel.' So with the false spirits that are gone out into the world are ye reproved, ye seven priests.

P. They call it wine mingled with water,' to say the light doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world,' which is Christ, which brings men off from their teachers, and makes sin manifest. This ye say makes the scriptures unnecessary.'

A. None know the use and value of the scriptures but with light, nor salvation, nor wine from water.

P. And they say, 'Doth not the light bring men off the glorious mystery of the scriptures,' &c. page 3.

A. We say nay, it brings them to it, to the mystery of Christ Jesus, from whom light comes; it brings men off from the heathen to God. P. And they say, that the light brings men off the foundation of the prophets and apostles,' &c. page 4.

A. Which light is Christ, who is the promise to the Gentiles, the foundation of the prophets and apostles, which doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world. And none come to the foundation, but such as come to the light, Christ, that hath enlightened them.

P. They say, 'They are all alienated, and enemies unto God until faith,' &c. See page 4.

A. So they have denied their schoolmaster, which is until faith, which will keep them out of the alienation, which is the law.

P. And ye call the light, Christ, who hath enlightened every man that cometh into the world, a natural light,' &c. See page 5.

A. Contrary to John, who saith, it is Christ, by whom all things were made, before naturals were, sun, moon, or stars.

P. To hold forth Christ the light, who lighteth every man that cometh into the world, they say, is to hinder the gospel, pervert the faith, and at once destroy all good that ever was done,' &c. See page 6.

A. It is unlikely that it should do so, since Christ is the covenant of God, who came to save, which light doth lighten every one that cometh into the world, in which believing they are saved, not believing are damned. And none come to God nor to the gospel, but who come to the light, and all men's works acted without the light, are to be condemned and destroyed.

P. To bring people to the light, Christ, which doth enlighten every man that cometh into the word, is to bring them from the mediator, and to draw men from eyeing his death, resurrection, and intercession, &c. See page 7.

A. Here they are corrected, for none know these things but who come to the light, Christ, who hath enlightened them; for with the

light they see their mediator, and see his death and resurrection. And they that come not to the light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world, may speak of these things but cannot know them; as the witness in the conscience shall answer in all men; for the light that shines in the heart gives them the knowledge of them, of the mediator, death, and resurrection of Christ. And they say, 'not every man in the world is enlightened,' and John saith, 'every man is,' and so here their spirits are corrected again. And, I will give him for a covenant to the Gentiles, and for a new covenant to the house of Israel, and to the house of Judah.' And they bring these words, Christ in you the hope of glory,' to oppose John's words.

P. You say none come to God but by Christ,' and yet do not own him that doth enlighten every one that cometh into the world.

A. And so are not like ever to come to him, though you may talk of him in words, as the Pharisees and the devils did, and as all the apostate christians do now; yet not owning his light, with it you are all to be condemned as ministers of satan, which are out of the light.

P. And you say, 'far be it from you to say that Christ is equally God,' &c. See page 8.

A. The scriptures say, he is 'the everlasting Father,' and his name is called the Emmanuel, God with us:' and his name is called the word, which is God. John i.

P. And ye say, 'Whereby man sees the godhead of God, but nothing of the mystery of the Father, and Christ as mediator.' See page 9. A. Can any man see the godhead of God, and nothing of the mystery of the Father, and Christ the mediator? Doth not he that knows the son know the Father also? And hath not he that hath seen God, seen the son? Is not the son in the Father? Here your spirits are corrected: for the light that enlightens every man that comes into the world, lets see the one, and lets see the other.

P. You say, 'For a man to say, the light Christ which enlightens every man that comes into the world, is pure, and justifies them that obey it, he justifies that which God condemns,' &c. See page 9.

A. As you say who are with it condemned; for the light is that which both condemns and justifies, and God doth not condemn it, for it brings into unity and peace with him, and all are condemned that are out of it, and none are justified but those that are in it, Christ, that enlightens every man that cometh into the world, which is the justification of life to every one that believeth in it; and every man receiving the light, receives his justification, and hating it, receives his condemnation to death.

P. Again, ye conclude the light of Christ is not pure before faith.' See page 9.

A. So have concluded that you seven, Joseph Kellet, John Pomroy, Paul Glisson, Christopher Feak, John Simpson, George Cocken, Lawrence Wise, never knew law nor gospel, nor faith from Christ, nor God: for the law is light,' saith Solomon, Prov. vi. and that is the schoolmaster until faith. And the law of God is pure, and the law is just, holy, good, and perfect; and what is just, holy, and good, is pure. And this ye seven have concluded not pure, the light in the conscience, before faith. And the law is the light and schoolmaster until faith. And the light is given to every man to believe, and while ye have the light believe in it.' And so men have this light before they believe in it, and are children. And this ye conclude is not pure, so go about to take away that which men should believe in: they having the light are then afterwards to believe in it; and with it they see the author of their faith, Christ Jesus, from whom it comes. So you would destroy the foundation of God, of the prophets and apostles, which standeth sure; and so are ye found in the spirit of error, and corrected, knowing neither law nor faith.

P. Again they say the light, (which is Christ) with which every man is enlightened that cometh into the world, doth not discover the sin of unbelief.' See page 10.

A. And did not Christ marvel at their unbelief, and see and discover the unbelief of the Jews, of whose spirit are ye. And doth not Christ the light, which doth enlighten every man, discover unbelief? And do not the unbelievers hate the light, because they know, the light that manifests their sin will reprove them, which they should believe in? And yet you say, it doth not discover unbelief, which is their condemnation that do not believe in it, but hate it because their deeds are evil.

P. And further ye say, that the light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world bringeth in a legal righteousness,' &c.

A. Doth not the light that enlightens every man that cometh into the world, bring in the righteousness of God? and is it not the righteousness of God? So it corrects you that are in the legal righteousness, and out of Christ, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world.'

P. Again you say, The righteousness performed by the grace of Christ, the gospel teacheth to deny it.' See page 10.

A. Now is there any righteousness wrought by the grace of Christ, but what is by Christ, who is the covenant of grace and the power of God, which is the gospel, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world?

P. They call it conscience, or a natural light,' &c. page 11.

A. Which light was before the word conscience was, or a natural light, the sun, moon, and stars, either; for all things that were made,

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