Naked truth, or, Truth nakedly manifesting itself in several particulars for the removing of hinderances out of the way of the simple-hearted, that they may come to true knowledge, life, liberty, peace and joy in the Lord, through the vertue and power of his precious truth, revealed and working in them : given forth by way of question and answer : whereunto are added, some experiences, with some Scriptures very sweet, and necessary to be experienced in the Gospel-state : as also, a few words concerning the true Christ, and a few words in the bowels of tender love and good will to my native country / by a long mourner and traveller after, but as length an happy experiencer of the truth, as it is in Jesus, Isaac Pennington.

V. Concerning David's longings, exprest in Psal. 42. Psal. 43. and Psal. 119. and other places.

Quest. Were Davids longings more after the Law outward, or after the Law and Light of Gods Spirit inward?

Answ. David was a man after Gods own heart, a man that knew an inward and clean heart of Gods creating, and knew the free Spi∣rit of the Lord, and the fresh springing Life thereof, and the leadings of the pure living Truth inwardly in his heart, and this was it

he most especially prized and longed after. Cre∣ate in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me, and take not they holy spirit from me, &c. saith he (Psal. 51.10, 11.) after his fall, shewing what he had been acquainted with before, and what he now (God having touched his spirit afresh) began to long after again. And, saith he, in another place, O send out thy Light and thy Truth; let them lead me, let them bring me unto thy Hill and to thy Ta∣bernacles, Psa. 43.3. O the sweetness of Light within, Truth within, O the precious leadings and drawings thereof; which where once felt, upon a fresh and tender remembrance thereof, cannot but be longed after again!