Answ. 1. Paul saith, 1 Cor. 2.1. He determined to know nothing but Jesus Christ and him crucified, then Paul knew no discovery or new light, nor any more spiritual way that is all spirit, and a dispensation beyond the Law and that of the Prophets, and beyond the Gospel, which is that of the Spirit, all spirit, and pure spirit, For Paul would have, no doubt, desired to know it, yea, all other things [Greek or Hebrew] what-ever they be, are dung and loss to him in comparison of the super-excellent knowledge of Christ Jesus our Lord, Phil. 3.2. John the Apostle who saw so ⟨p. 211⟩many Divine revelations and discoveries of the spirit, if any man else, must be above Law and Gospel, and up at this highest and most spiritual discovery: But John even in his actual visions, and spiritual ravishments, Revel. 1.10. was never beyond sinning, and a capacity of exhortations, consolations, and rebukes for Idolatry, as is clear, Revel. 1.16, 17. Revel 19.10. Revel. 22.8, 9. Then there can be no such pure and spiritual dispensation to the Saints in this life as is beyond all ordinances of exhortation, consolation, rebukes; for the Holy ghost telleth us that John, in the discoveries of God that are most spiritual, had need of these. Fear not, I am the first and the last, and see thou do it not, I am thy fellow-servant, worship God.
Answ. 1. Paul saith, 1 Cor. 2.1. He determined to know nothing but Jesus Christ and him crucified, then Paul knew no discovery or new light, nor any more spirituall way that is all spirit, and a dispensation beyond the Law and that of the Prophets, and beyond the Gospel, which is that of the Spirit, all spirit, and pure spirit, For Paul would have, no doubt, desired to know it, yea, all other things 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 what-ever they bee, are dung and losse to him in comparison of the super-excellent knowledge of Christ Jesus our Lord, Phil. 3.2. John the Apostle who saw so ⟨p. 211⟩many Divine revelations and discoveries of the spirit, if any man else, must bee above Law and Gospel, and up at this highest and most spiritual discovery: But John even in his actual visions, and spiritual ravishments, Revel. 1.10. was never beyond sinning, and a capacity of exhortations, consolations, and rebukes for Idolatry, as is cleare, Revel. 1.16, 17. Revel 19.10. Revel. 22.8, 9. Then there can be no such pure and spiritual dispensation to the Saints in this life as is beyond all ordinances of exhortation, consolation, rebukes; for the Holy ghost telleth us that John, in the discoveries of God that are most spiritual, had need of these. Feare not, I am the first and the last, and see thou doe it not, I am thy fellow-servant, worship God.
