Little flocks guarded against grievous wolves. an address unto those parts of New-England which are most exposed unto assaults, from the modern teachers of the misled Quakers. In a letter, which impartially discovers the manifold haeresies and blasphemies, and the strong delusions of even the most refined Quakerism: and thereupon demonstrates the truth of those principles and assertions, which are most opposite thereunto. Withjust reflections upon the extream ignorance and wickedness; of George Keith; who is the seducer that now most ravines upon the churches in this wilderness / written by Cotton Mather.

V. Assert, That the Light (or power) in every man, which condemns him after he hath done amiss, is not, THE CHRIST OF GOD.

Grant them, that we have a Light which is a Ray from the Sun of Righteousness, as being the work and gift of our Lord, who was the Creator of Man, and has put a Conscience in∣to him. It is this Conscience, which is, The Candle of the Lord. Yet let them know, That you can distinguish between Causes and Effects. You can distinguish between a Light given by

Christ, and Christ Himself, who gives the Light. Grant them also, That all the Saints have a most Intimate and wonderful Union with Christ, so that the Spirit of Christ, or Christ by his Spirit, is in them the Hope of Glory. But then let them know, That Christ our Light, is not thus in all men; 't••s a priviledge peculiar to the Saints, who are the Mystical Body of Christ. Maintain against them, That the Light in all men which Rebukes them when they do amiss, is not, The Man Christ Jesus. Ask them, whether the Light within were born of the Virgin Mary? And whether 'twas the Light within which Encountred all the Things mentioned in the Gospel? Dispute after this manner with them; The Christ of God condemns men for all sin. But the Light in many a man does not so. Ask them, whether many a man does not sin, when yet he acts according to his Light? Enquire of them, how we shall know Light within, from Thought within. Quote them Joh. 16. 2. The time cometh, that whosoe∣ver killeth you, will think that he does God Service. Ask them, whether their Light reproved them, when they Thought they did God Service in what they were about? Quote them, Acts 26. 9. I verily Thought with my self that I ought to do many things contrary to the Name of Jesus of Na∣zareth. Ask them, whether that Light which Approved, a man when he did many things a∣gainst Jesus, could be Christ or no? Did Thought within, bear witness against these Dam

nable Sins? If yet they are obstinate, ask them, whether their Magistrates ever had a Light which directed them to punish a filthy Woman for Exposing her self stark naked be∣fore their own Eyes in a publick Assembly, to prove her Attainment of that Innocency which is without shame? Ask them, if they know of no such thing that has lately happened? Or, whether when the Light has not hindred seve∣ral such Light Hussies, from those unnatural Pranks, in the Light among us, their Light ever taught 'em to bear due Testimonies against them? Once more, They say, All men have this Light within. Pray then, turn them to, Eph. 2. 12. At that Time, ye were without Christ. If they go to perplex you with Joh. 1. 9. That was the True Light, which Lighteth every man, that cometh into the World. Answer them; You own that our Blessed Mediator, doth both Instruct, and Comfort, the Souls of poor Sin∣ners; Tell them, He is the True Light, in op∣position to the Ancient Figures and Shadows, which were but so many Dark Lines of him. Tell them, That even the Light of Reason is a Light, which the Son of God has blessed all Man∣kind withal. It is rather as a Creator than as a Redeemer, that all men Receive Light from Our Lord; and the Context there, do's Marvelous∣ly Suit this Exposition; let the Quakers prove a better if they can. But if it must be under∣stood of Enlightning with Gospel-discoveries, tell them yett, it implies not that every individual

man, is therewith Enlightned; it means, That all who are Enlightned have their Light from him. Show them Col. 1. 28. We Preach, warning e∣very man, and Teaching every man. Ask them, whether the Apostles ever did so to every In∣dividual Man. Show them Psal. 145. 14. The Lord upholdeth all that fall. Ask them, whether it implies any other, but that all who are up∣held are upheld by God alone. And finally Confess to them, That by [every man] may be meant Jews and Gentiles, without such Li∣mitations as were before the Incarnation of our Lord. Put them upon proving this Ex∣position to be false.