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The heart of N-England rent at the blasphemies of the present generation. Or A…
The heart of N-England rent at the blasphemies of the present generation. Or A brief tractate, concerning the doctrine of the Quakers, demonstrating the destructive nature thereof, to religion, the churches, and the state, with consideration of the remedy against it. : Occasional satisfaction to objections, and confirmation of the contrary trueth. / By John Norton ...
Cambridge: printed by Samuel Green, 1659
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The day dawning, and the day-star appearing: denotes either the saying light of the Spirit, making our attention unto the Scripture from time to time effectual, during the season of our dependence hereupon, throughout this life: or that day-light of the vision of glory: both which senses in conclusion issue in one. But, it cannot be understood of the regenerating-light of the Spirit; because the Apostle speaks to those who are believers, still to attend upon the Scripture.
The day dawning, and the day-starr appearing: denotes either the saying light of the Spirit, making our attention unto the Scripture from time to time effectual, during the season of our dependance hereupon, throughout this life: or that day-light of the vision of glory: both which senses in conclusion issue in one. But, it cannot be understood of the regenerating-light of the Spirit; because the Apostle speakes to those who are believers, still to attend upon the Scripture.
The particle [until] (any other acception not pertinent to the matter under consideration omitted) either noteth a certain time, before which such a thing is to be, which was not before: or after which such a thing is not to be, which was before. The Sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a Law-giver from between his feet, until Shiloh come. Gen: 49.10. But here it denoteth not any certain time in this life, after which we are not to attend upon the word written. For then, that certain time notified by the day dawning and the day-star appearing: must either relate to Christs coming in the flesh, or to the beginning of the Gospel-dispensation, or to the effectual revelation of Christ in vocation, or to some other term, that may rationally and scripturally be instanced in: but it cannot relate unto the first, because it is not an appearance in the flesh, but an appearance in the heart, that is here expressly spoken of: and the day-star arise in your HEARTS. Neither indeed, can it relate either unto the first or any other of the terms, or limits mentioned: because Peter writes unto such, still to attend upon the word of Prophecy, who were regenerate; who were believers: having obtained like precious faith with himself, Cap: 1.1. Yea such, who cannot be looked at otherwise, then of considerable standing & proficiency in the faith: and lived after his incarnation, and Gospel-dispensation: whence, were this Objection of force, it would