The Christian-Quaker and his divine testimony vindicated by Scripture, reason, and authorities against the injurious attempts that have been lately made by several adversaries, with manifest design to rendor him odiously inconsistent with Christianity and civil society : in II parts. / The first more general by William Penn ; the second more particular by George Whitehead.

II. Concerning Redemption Justification, &c.

HE is very inconsistent in his Saying that, Redemp∣tion and Justification have been fully compleated and finisht by our Lord Jesus for •…•…s once for all, and that the Debt is paid, and Satisfaction made, p. 14. while yet he grants that Ignorance and Unbelief as Chains and Fetters bind many in Sa∣tan's Kingdom, p. 14. for did you ever know of any so ful∣ly in a redeemed and justified Estate, while so actually un∣der Satan's Chains and Fetters in his Kingdom? Or that any should be thus detained in Prison, so long after the Debt is paid, and Satisfaction made, as he imagines? But in this Notion of Satisfaction, he appears very short and shallow, though it be not a Scripture Phrase, as T. Danson

grants, Synops. p. 19. and though it depends but upon some Notions of Law, as Dr. Owen saith, Declar. p. 150. Now that all mens Debt should be so strictly payed, or such a severe Satisfaction made to vindicate Justice by Christ in their Stead (which God never imposed upon the Son of his Love) and that for Sins past, present and to come (as some say) how inconsistent is it? Besides the gross Liberty this gives to Sin; how agrees it with his teaching them to pray, Forgive us our Debts? Math. 6. 12. for what needed that if they be all fo strictly paid in their Stead? Howbeit that Christ in another or more acceptable Sence, was a most satisfactory Offering and Sacrifice for Man-kind, for a sweet smelling Savour to God, Ephes. 5. 2. this we confess and own; and that he tasted Death not only for some, but for every Man, and is a Propitiation for the Sins of the whole World.

And that Men are not justified, nor all their Debt pay∣ed in their Stead, while they are actually in Chains in Sa∣tan's Kingdom; see this Man's Concession to his own Confutation, touching the Power of true Conversion that is taught by Christ and his Ministers, viz.

That a man must repent, that true Repentance is a through Change of the mind, and that it consists in (1) A clear Sight and Sence of Sin (2) Godly Sorrow in the Sence and Burthen of it (3) In utter Abhorrence and forsaking of it: And also — Faith is required and must be wrought with Power in the Hearts of the Penitent, &c. p. 15. 16.

Mark then, here is some Debt for men to pay through the Help of Christ's Power and Work within; but to go round again, he is sliting that inherent Holiness which is wrought within, and accusing his Sister for not having a deep dependency on that Sacrifice of Christ's Crucified Bo∣dy without, p. 14. The Truth on't is, she or they that be∣lieve Christ to be risen, and know his Power in their Hearts may think it improper to have their Dependancy on that his Body, as crucified without, but rather on him that lives for ever, as knowing the blessed Effects of his Sacrifice, to wit, the Relief and Redemption which his Flesh and Blood affords.

His saying, The Debt is paid, and yet fearing his Sister's remaining in Prison and Darkness, notwithstanding her Teacher near, p. 14. proves no more against the Light, the inward Teacher, then against Christ's Sufferings: She may as well

say, Brother for all thy Dependance upon the crucified Body without thee, I fear thou art yet dead in thy Sins and in gross Darkness, and thou takest not the Course to con∣vince me, nor at all to draw my Heart towards thee and thy Brethren, by such sad and wicked Work as thou ma∣kest against the Light.

Concerning his Water-Baptism, its not Reasonable in him, either to impose it, or judge us Transgressors in not submitting unto it, p. 18, 27. until he prove his Call, or himself or any of his Brethren commissionated from Hea∣ven, as John was, to administer it; for we do not own it to be Christ's Baptism, and till they prove themselves so called, they should let us alone without it, we being con∣tent with the one Baptism of the Spirit.