A vindication of the Animadversions on Fiat lux

But you say, there are particular Cases in them, that belonged it may be only to them unto whom their resolution was directed. But are you such a stranger in the Israel of the Church, as not to know that in the same Cases, or others of a very near alliance unto them determinable by the Apostolical Rules delivered in them, the Consciences of your vulgar people are still concerned? 4. Those Epistles of Paul wherein you instance, were written by divine Inspiration, and given out by the direction of the Holy Ghost for the use of the Church of God in all Ages; This I suppose you will not deny. If so, why do you set up your ⟨p. 537⟩wisdom built on frivolous Cavils, against the Will, Wisdom, Love and Care of God? I fear you are a stranger unto that Benefit, Strength, Supportment, Light, Knowledge, Grace, Wisdom and Consolation, which true believers, the Disciples of Christ do every day receive by reading, studying and meditating on Pauls Epistles. I wish you would mind some of old Chrysostoms Exhortations unto all sorts of persons to the reading and study of them; they are so interwoven in all his Expositions and Sermons on them, that it were lost labour to direct you unto any place in particular. 5. The latter part of your Discourse would make me suspect that your converse with the Quakers that you talked of in your Fiat, had a little tainted your judgement, but that I can ascribe the rise of it unto another Cause. Your preferring the conceived substance of Gods Will before the letter of the Scripture, is their very Opinion. But what do you mean by the conceived substance of Gods Will? Is it the Doctrine concerning the Will of God delivered in the Scripture, or is it somewhat else? If some other thing, why do you not declare it? If it be no other, why do you distinguish it from its self, and prefer it above it self? or do you conceive, there is a conceived substance of Gods Will that is taught, or may be by men, better then by God himself? 6. Somewhat you intimate, it may be to this purpose, in the close of this Discourse, p. 96. where you say, the Question between us is not, whether the people are to have Gods Word or no, but whether that Word consist in the letter left to the Peoples disposal, or in the substance urgently imposed upon the people for their practice.

But you say, there are particular Cases in them, that belonged it may be only to them unto whom their resolution was directed. But are you such a stranger in the Israel of the Church, as not to know that in the same Cases, or others of a very neer allyance unto them determinable by the Apostolical Rules delivered in them, the Consciences of your vulgar people are still concerned? 4. Those Epistles of Paul wherein you instance, were written by divine Inspiration, and given out by the direction of the Holy Ghost for the use of the Church of God in all Ages; This I suppose you will not deny. If so, why do you set up your