A vindication of the Animadversions on Fiat lux

This vulgar rout that knows not the Law) if they are Christians, they are such as to whom those Epistles were originally written, and for whose sakes they are preserved, such as Christ hath redeemed and sanctified in his own blood, and given the anointing unto, whereby they may know all things, and are partakers of the Promise that they shall be taught of God. The ⟨p. 535⟩Gospel takes not away the outward differences and distinctions, that are on other accounts amongst the children of men, but in the things of the Gospel its self there are none Vulgar or Common, nor as such to be despised; but believers are all one in Christ Jesus; Col. 3. 11. Jam. 2. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. How it is now I know nor, but I am sure that the beginning of the preaching of the Gospel, the poor principally received it, and the greatest number of them that were effectually called, was of those whom you speak so contemptuously of, as the Apostle testifies, 1. Cor. 1. 26. And the same is made good in all ancient story. Neither are these vulgar people such Ignoramus's as you imagine, unless it be where you make and keep them such, by detaining from them the means of knowledge, and who perish for the want of it, as the Prophet complained of old. I speak not of them who continue willingly ignorant under the most effectual means of light; but of such as being really born of God, and becoming thereby a Royal Nation, an holy Priesthood as they are called, yea Kings and Priests unto God, do conscientiously attend unto his teachings. Of these there are thousands, yea ten thousands in England, who are among the vulgar fort as to their Outward and Civil Condition, that if occasion were administered, would farther try your Divinity then you are aware, and give you another manner of account of Pauls Epistles then I perceive you suppose they would. You are mistaken if you imagine that either greatness, or Learning, Or Secular Wisdom will give a man understanding in the Mysteries of the Gospel, or make him wise therein. This wisdom is from above, is wrought by the Spirit of God in the use of Spiritual means by himself appointed for that ⟨p. 536⟩purpose. And we know not that men of any condition are excepted from his dispensations of Light and Grace. 3. To whom, and for whose instruction were those Epistles of Paul written? Were they not to the Churches of those days? to all that were at Rome called to be holy. ch.