Internal evidence of Divine inspiration found among them. Page 151 Fisher Inquiry for the lost writings of inspired Prophets. Fisher 154 Inquiry for the lost epistles of Paul and other Apostles. Fisher Inference that the "Canon of Scripture is not completed, closed, and limited, by divine authority." Fisher Fisher's work conclusive as to the views of the early Friends concerning the Scriptures That "Bread which came down from heaven" is still given to those who hunger 155 158 159 160 CHAPTER VII. Grace, universal; Salvation, common. Scripture authorities 161 The Gospel is "come into all the world :" the Bible not so 162 The Gospel, by which "life and immortality are brought preached to every creature :" the Bible to light," is " Our Saviour was offered on the cross" for the sins of the whole world" 164 . 165 Absurd confusion and inconsistency of opponents iary Appeal to the sympathies of our common nature Christ is mighty to save unto the uttermost Without law no transgression Knowledge of good and evil, and freedom to choose Infinite love and compassion of the Most High Objections, similar to those now before us, proposed, an swered, and removed by the Apostle Paul A manifestation of the Spirit given to every man с . 171 . 173 174 175 Extreme presumption of the advocates of a limited and ex clusive Gospel Corrupt teachers making traffic of holy things Christ the Power of God, the free and universal Light Page 176 Gross want of candour, both towards Friends and towards a free Gospel ministry The continual recurrence to outward rules, forms, and cere 181 182 monies. Political power, stipendiary office 183 184 . 185 The "compulsory” and “ voluntary" systems compared . 186 Deism directly opposed to "Quakerism" by the denial of immediate revelation An "important axiom" of our opponents shown to be ab surd The original principles of the Society of Friends exalt the name of Jesus above every name And especially assert the revelation of his Divine Spirit 193 . 201 To compare, and to estimate rightly, is no disparagement 202 Robert Barclay charged with disparagement . 203 Weak and untrue proposition of the Baptist Reviewer The force and authority of laws Whether the Author is greater than his work? Unworthy sophistry of the opponents All authority centres in Christ," the Rock of Ages" Society discipline, as towards Isaac Crewdson . THE TRUTH VINDICATED. INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. One I WISH it to be distinctly understood, that the Society of Friends is in no way implicated in the views which I have thought it my duty to promulgate in the course of this work, any farther than my own opinion relative to the fundamental principles upon which the Society appears to me to have been originally based, can be considered to implicate them. I have consulted with no human being upon the subject; and was not aware, until within these few weeks, that any controversy" of the kind existed in the Society of Friends. reason is, I have been out of the way of it; and another, perhaps, may have operated, viz., that, knowing although an angel from heaven were to preach any other gospel than the gospel of Christ," that it could not be of God, I am not much disposed to heed the wind of any or every doctrine, by which he who builds his house upon the Rock of Ages," is continually liable to be assailed, in common with him who builds it on the sand. But whether we build upon that Rock or not, most certain it is that nothing can prevail B |