A. Contrary to John, who saith, This is the true light which doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world.' And he was in the world, and the world knew him not.' So he shows himself to be one of the stock of the world, that know not him that was and is in them, the light of the world. He that believeth in the light hath the light of life, and he that receiveth the light, receiveth Christ the redeemer. And he that receiveth Christ, receiveth his spirit. And he that receiveth not the light that he is enlightened withal, receiveth not his redeemer, but hates him: it is his condemnation, and he is in the

error.

P. He saith, The light within was not given for righteousness, neither could it reveal or give life,' &c. See page 16.

A. Contrary to Christ, who saith, He that believes in the light shall have the light of life.' So thou art unskilful in the word and doctrine of Christ; and Christ within is given for righteousness; who reveals the Father and gives life, and they that have not Christ the light within, are reprobates.

P. He saith, The light within knows nothing of the precious gospel mystery.' See page 16.

A. Contrary to the apostle, who said the light that shined in their hearts should give the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ Jesus;' and the light within comes from the mystery, and is of the mystery itself, and lets see the precious mystery which none knows but with the light within. And so the God of the world hath blinded thy mind, and thou hast showed thyself that thou art of them that hate the light, and come not to it; for he that comes to it, comes to the mystery, for the least light of Christ in man is of the mystery, and comes from the mystery.

P. He saith, It is an error to say Christ came to redeem Israel from the law without, to establish the work within and law in the conscience, in obedience unto which men come to be redeemed,' &c. See page 16.

A. Contrary to the apostle, who preached the redemption, and established the law in the heart; and Christ is within, who redeems men from under the law, who is the end of it; and the word of faith is in the heart; and they that have not this are in the error, though they may talk of Christ.

P. He saith, 'It is the divinity of sophisters, and a blotting out of the glory of the grace of Christ, to set forth Christ as a lawgiver, and worker in us,' &c. See page 17.

A. But I say, none know him as a mediator and a lawgiver, nor an offering, nor his blood that cleanseth them, but as they know him

working in them, and their divinity is in the sophistry that know not the glory of the grace of Christ working in them.

P. He saith, A man shall not see himself dead and buried with Christ, and raised up with Christ, by any work or obedience to Christ within,' &c. See page 18.

A. He that believes hath the witness in himself;' and there is the work within, and that is the work of God: and faith is wrought within. And this is contrary to self, for it gives victory over it, and teacheth to deny self. So see how thou confounds thyself; and he that believes is past from death to life,' and 'they that are dead with Christ seek those things that are from above.'

P. He saith again, 'The light within is the spirit of the world,' &c. See page 18.

A. Contrary to John's doctrine, who saith, he was in the world, and the world knew him not;' neither do your worldly spirits know him now, as the world's spirit knew him not then; and the world hates the light, and darkness cannot comprehend it, though it shines in darkness. And here thou art meddling with things that are too heavy for thee, and the corner-stone falls atop of thee, and the light that enlighteneth every one that cometh into the world, was before the spirit of the world was.

P. He saith, That they that affirm the light in every man that condemns for sin, to be Christ the redeemer, have set up an idol,' &c. See page 19.

A. Doth not Christ say, I am the light of the world,' which is the true light, that lighteth every man that cometh into the world,' who is the redeemer and the salvation to the ends of the earth? And he that receiveth it receiveth Christ. And is not this it that brings off from all idols? And are not they setting up idols, that are from the light? And doth not Christ the light come to condemn sin in the flesh? And is that the idol? How dare thou say so! He was manifest in the flesh, to condemn sin in the flesh; and he saith, I am the light,' and that is not an idol.

P. He saith, Christ comes not down in spirit into our persons to redeem, but to manifest the redemption;' and saith, he cometh the second time without sin unto salvation,' &c. See page 21.

A. The apostle bids them work out their salvation with fear and trembling.' And Christ brings not peace on earth, but a sword, and judgment, and comes to make blind, who is the redemption, and makes it manifest by his spirit, and whose light doth condemn him that hates it, because he will not have that which manifests salvation. And whosoever knoweth redemption, knoweth it to be manifest in him from Christ.

P. He saith, They who had the light within, and pierced into the invisible things, and eternal power and godhead, had but the wisdom of this world,' &c. page 23.

A. And so he would make the light of Christ the wisdom of this world; which light cometh from Christ the wisdom of God. The wisdom of the world, cannot pierce into the eternal power and godhead.

P. He saith, The light within denies all things that God hath done for us in Christ, which hath no glory, but spreads a veil over,' &c. page 25.

A. None know what God hath done for us, nor see the glory in Christ, but by the light which comes from him, 'who works all both in us and for us, according to his good will and pleasure,' and brings not to deny what God worketh in us. And they nullify it that are against his light, and are against his glorious person; for the light that is within lets see his glory.

P. He saith, Obedience to the light within is another atonement, and a denying the atonement of Christ,' and calls it 'a mystery of iniquity.' See page 28.

A. None know the atonement of Christ but by the light within, and all are in the mystery of iniquity that are out of the light which cometh from Christ, the covenant of God to Jews and Gentiles; and that 'gives them the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ Jesus.' Mark! he saith, the light is that which gives the knowledge; and the light within doth not set up another atonement; but they that deny the light within set up another atonement than Christ.

P. He saith, To obey the law within,' (which we say is the law of the spirit of life, which makes free from sin and death,) in this, he saith, we agree with the Papists and Pagans.' See page 30.

A. Now in this thou mayst see where thou art, out of the apostles' doctrine. And neither thou, nor the Papists, nor Pagans own us in this, that we should be made free from the law of sin and death while we are upon the earth. And here the blood of Jesus is witnessed, and the atonement, and the Father and the son; and this is all seen with the light within.

P. He saith, he began by faith to behold the love, joy, and redemption prepared for him, before any evil or good was done by him,' &e. page 37.

A. Dost not thou say, thou beheld it by faith? And now is not the work good to behold by faith? And doth not that give victory over the evil? And doth not that do good that beholds by faith? And so what is not of faith is sin.

P. He saith, He is in heavenly places, and yet in the shadow of death with the earthly.' See page 38.

A. He that is in heavenly places is in Christ Jesus, is a new creature: and he that believeth in the light, shall not abide in darkness;' so comes out of shadows. And he that believeth, abideth not in condemnation, and so comes out of the shadow of death, though they have sat in the shadow of death before belief, and comes out of the earth. So thou hast proved thyself not a true believer, who comes out of the shadow and death.

P. He saith, "To purify the members, as reckoning it our redemption, our righteousness, all such purity is sin, blindness, and idolatry,' page 40.

A. The apostle calls Christ our redemption, and our sanctification, and our righteousness; and so we can truly say 'Christ is ours,' and are no idolaters. And they that cannot say Christ is their sanctification, redemption, righteousness, and mortification, are in idolatry and sin.

P. He saith,The way to attain the spirit of Christ, is not by waiting on the light within,' &c. See page 52.

A. Christ saith, Believe in the light, that ye may be children of the light;' and he that is a child of the light cometh to the birth born of the spirit. And Christ doth enlighten every one that cometh into the world; and as many as received him, he gave them power to become the sons of God.' And none hear faith, but who hear the light within, which is Christ within, who is the author of it, by which the spirit is received.

P. He saith, That doctrine or spirit that calls to the light within, doth but build up the worship of the world,' &c. page 53.

A. Contrary to the apostle, who said, the light that shined in their hearts' would give them the light of the knowledge of God in the face of Christ Jesus.' And Christ saith, 'they that worship God, must worship him in truth." And he is the light, and he is the truth, that enlighteth every man that comes into the world, and this throws down all the worship of the world. And I say, none come out of the worships of the world, and the doctrines of the world, but who come to the light wherewith Christ hath enlightened every man, &c. that shines in the darkness, and the darkness comprehends it not.

P. He saith, To believe in God as the light within men, redeeming from sin, is to deny the witness of the son, and have neither son nor Father,' &c. page 54.

A. I say, none own the witness of the son, but who own the light which comes from the son, with which they are enlightened; nor none know the Father nor the son, nor receive them, but who receive the light which Christ the son hath enlightened them withal, nor know God to be a saviour but by the light within.

P. He saith, They that seek for righteousness by obedience to the

light within, differ nothing from the Jews, but only in the copies of the law,' &c. See page 56.

A. None see the obedience of Christ the second Adam, the end of the law, and copies of it, but with the light within, which comes from Christ Jesus, that brings in righteousness, and ends sin and transgression, who is the end of the righteous law, with which light man sees the weakness and unprofitableness of it, and the types and the shadows of it, which Christ is known in the light within, who ends it.

P. He saith, To rest in hope that I am saved from sin and wrath by the blood of Christ the head, and while conscience condemns for sin, this is to hope against hope,' &c. See page 57.

A. Such as are saved from the wrath by Christ the head, and his blood, they are saved from their sins. And then they that are saved from their sins, how can conscience condemn, and the wrath come upon them for sin; and they that are saved from the wrath, are saved from their sins. But where conscience doth condemn for sin, there is wrath; and such cannot witness a cleansing, nor salvation wrought out, nor a being saved from sin, but are in the false hope, and not in the true hope which goes against hope, for the true hope is Christ within. P. Thou speaks of Christ's working and giving an example,' &c. page 67.

A. Yet thou and the rest are offended at those people that are called Quakers, who say Christ was their example. And so ye can allow what ye speak yourselves; but if another speak the same words, it is an offence to you.

P. He saith, Such as preach redemption by the light in every man, are not of God,' &c. See page 70.

A. The redemption is of Christ the light, that doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world; and every man that cometh into the world that seeth his redemption, it is by the light, which he that doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world hath enlightened him with, which is Christ the redeemer, the saviour, the second Adam, the way to the Father, who shall make every tongue to confess him to the glory of God; but thou that hatest the light art condemned.

P. He saith,Not the light in every man, but the words of the prophets and apostles, is that which leads to the Lord Jesus,' &c. See page 82.

A. Many may have the words of the prophets and apostles, but none come to that which leads to the Lord Jesus, but who come into the light and life that the prophets and apostles were in, which Christ Jesus is the end of, who doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world.' Therefore every man that cometh into the world must come to the light which Christ hath enlightened him withal, before he