Ans. Therefore, I will speak a few words to you by way of discovery of the falsity of such opinions; and a word of direction ⟨p. 204⟩how you should understand the truth. First, therefore, he that cries up a Christ within, in opposition to a Christ without, that man, instead of having the spirit of Christ in him, is possessed with a spirit of delusion; for where the spirit of Christ is in truth, that spirit causeth the soul to look to the Christ that was born of the Virgin, for all justification; as it is written, Howbeit, when he, the spirit of truth is come, he shall lead you into all truth; for he shall not speak of himself, but what soever he shall hear, that shall he speak, and he will show you things to come, mark the next verse he (saith the son of the Virgin) shall take of mine and shall show unto you, Joh. 16. 13, 14. he shall take of mine; what is that? why surely it is, he shall take of my Godhead, my humanity, my birth, my righteousness, my blood, my death, my resurrection, ⟨p. 205⟩my ascension, and intercession, my Kingly, Priestly, and prophetical offices, and shall show you the life, merit, and value of them. And this was it which was revealed to Paul by the holy spirit, here spoken of, 1 Cor. 15. 1, 2. to the 8. Moreover brethren, saith he, I declare unto you the Gospel which I•p eached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand. By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. But what is this doctrine? why, I delivered to you first of all, that which I also receive •. What was that? why, How that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, (there is his death and resurrection preached) And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve; after that he was seen of ⟨p. 206⟩above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greatest part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that he was seen of James, then of all the Apostle. And last of all he was seen of me (saith Paul) as of one born out of due time. This is it I say, that the spirit of truth doth hold forth to poor sinners, a Christ crucified without the gates of Jerusalem, Luke 23. 32, 33. buried in Joseph• sepulchre, v. 53. risen again the third day, Luke, 24 6.
Ans. Therefore, I will speak a few words to you by way of discovery of the falsity of such opinions; and a word of direction ⟨p. 204⟩how you should understand the truth. First, therefore, he that cries up a Christ within, in opposition to a Christ without, that man, instead of having the spirit of Christ in him, is possessed with a spirit of delusion; for where the spirit of Christ is in truth, that spirit causeth the soul to look to the Christ that was born of the Virgin, for all justification; as it is written, Howbeit, when he, the spirit of truth is come, he shall lead you into all truth; for he shall not speak of himself, but what soever he shall hear, that shall he speak, and he will shew you things to come, mark the next verse he (saith the son of the Virgin) shall take of mine and shall shew unto you, Joh. 16. 13, 14. he shall take of mine; what is that? why surely it is, he shall take of my Godhead, my humanity, my birth, my righteousness, my blood, my death, my resurrection, ⟨p. 205⟩my ascen•ion, and intercession, my Kingly, Priestly, and prophetical offices, and shall shew you the life, merit, and value of them. And this was it which was revealed to Paul by the holy spirit, here spoken of, 1 Cor. 15. 1, 2. to the 8. Moreover brethren, saith he, I declare unto you the Gospel which I•p eached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand. By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unlesse ye have believed in vain. But what is this doctrine? why, I delivered to you first of all, that which I also receive •. What was that? why, How that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, (there is his death and resurrection preached) And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve; after that he was seen of ⟨p. 206⟩above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greatest part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that he was seen of James, then of all the Apostle. And last of all he was seen of me (saith Paul) as of one born out of due time. This is it I say, that the spirit of truth doth hold forth to poor sinners, a Christ crucified without the gates of Jerusalem,
