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Iii the number for the first month of this year , p . 31 , appeared some " observations on the inward light of the Quakers , by Veritas ; occasioned by a
paper signed Philo inserted in the Monthly Review , in reply to a critique in that work . Who was the writer of the paper addressed to the Monthly Reviewers , under thesignature of Philo , I know hot , neither have I before me either
the Monthly Reviewers critique or Phiio ' s answer ; but as ' Phi ^ o may not be a reader of the Monthly Repository , I hope to he excused for offering a few consi - derations in reply to those arguments which " militate , " as Veritas
thinks , against the adoption of such a doctrine /' If I understand Veritas , he condemns the friends for ascribing that to the light of Christ in man , which belongs exclusively to the scriptures . To simplify the point
vinder consideration ^ I shall pre - cise three propositions which can admit of little , if any , controversy . 1 st . That Gocl revealed his will to thesaints of old by his
spirit , and that from these revelations proceeded the scriptures of truth . 2 ndly . That as the peculiar excellency of the * scriptures consists in ' their being dic-
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tated by the spirit of God so the spirit must be superior to the scriptures . 3 dly . That couse ~ quently these immediate inspirations or dictates of the spirit , must have been to the sacred penmen , at least , more immediately
a rule of conduct than scriptures previously wr itten , though proceeding from the same spii ; it , without either superseding or undervaluing the said scriptures . These propositions appear so selfevident , that I shall not detain
the reader by attempting to prove them . Thus the question'between the Friends and their opponent resolves itself to this single point * Whether the spirit of God , which not only taught the Israelites , through the medium of the
written law , but also'immediately by the urim and thummim , and by his prophets as particular © r difficult occasions required , lias eij * tirely taken his ilight from the earth , and left , instead of his
immediate presence in the Holy of Holies in the temple and with the propjiets , a few general written instructions for opr moral and religiotis conduct ? Veritas must first prove from the scriptures tthc ^ t this is one of the features by which the new Qoven&nt is dia-
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On the inward Light , in Tteplj / to Veritds * Si 7
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wrows important to tl > e church , ** the King of kings , an d Lord of lords , the express image of the Father , the brightness of his glory" diminishes in splendour , and goes into an eclipse ; in our churches partial , in the climes of popery total . Degrees of more and less are the only distinctions between us and
established corporations , calling them * selves churches . Should I proceed ( $ might write a folio . looping shortly $ 9 see you , and " wishing you every benediction that can make a . man great , good and happy , I remain , dear } Sir , your ' ever , » ROBERT ROBINSON .
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ON THE LIGHT OR SPIRIT OF CHRIST WITH IK" MAN , AS PROFESSED BY THE FRIENDS . IN REPLY TO VE 111 TAS .
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VOL . Ill , 2 T
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1808, page 317, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2393/page/25/
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