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together, because his spirit and soul, though it be the eternal Spirit, it cannot be without a body eternal also.

Page 7, Penn quotes 1 Kings viii. 27, and 2 Chron. xxvi. 6, 18, to prove that God was not in the form of a man, when he made man in his own image: the words were Solomon's words, when he built the temple; his words are these But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him! ro,ob noo bol

Penn's words to this: saith he, If the earth, on which dwell so many millions of men, be not able to receive God as he is and in comparison of limiting him to any place suitable to such a body, as Muggleton saith, he hath the very heaven, and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him; certainly, saith he, this immense and infinite Being must be of a larger extent than the proportion of a mortal man, his own creature. posol

Answer. What an ignorant conclusion doth this ignorant blind anti-christian Quaker draw from these words of Solomon. As to those words of Solomon, I say he was no penman of Holy Writ; therefore, his words, nor books he writ, were no true ground of faith to others, for he had no true faith himself; if he had, it would have kept him from that sad fall he had when he was old, as may be read at large. Neither was Solomon's books writ by inspiration of the Holy Spirit of faith, as the prophets' and apostles' writings were; therefore, it is said, that all Scripture is given by inspiration, and holy men spake as they were inspired by the Holy Spirit: but Solomon was never counted by the prophets nor apostles a holy man; he is commended for natural wisdom above all that were before him, and that shall come after him, and for legal justice and righteousness between man and man, when he came first to possess the kingdom; but he never was counted an holy man, but rather unholy, in that his heart was not perfect before the Lord, as his father David's was, but did fall to horrible idolatry; so that Solomon was no Scripture writer.

This I prove by Christ's own words, after he was risen from the dead; see Luke xxiv. 27. And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. And in verse 44, of that chap ter, he speaketh more fully to it. And he said unto them,"

These are the words that I spake unto you while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the Psalms, con cerning me. So that Christ doth exclude Solomon from being any Scripture writer; because Solomon was no prophet, neither had he the spirit of prophecy, neither did he ever write any thing concerning Christ's coming in the flesh, as Moses, the prophets, and David his father, who wrote the Psalms, did; so that the reader may see that these words that Penn brings to prove that God is of such a vast bigness, that the very heaven, and heaven of heavens cannot contain him, is no Scripture nor ground of faith for any man; neither do those words any ways in the least disprove that the eternal God was not in the form and likeness of man, when he made man many vin in his own image. motorist: ybod I confess that Solomon was a wise man in things of hature, beyond all that were before him, or shall come after him, even beyond his father David; but in spiritual and heavenly things David was beyond him, and David did believe that God was in the form and shape of a man from eternity, how else could David, in the spirit of prophecy, say, The Lord said unto my Lord, sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine enemies my footstool: so that David did really believe that God, who was in heaven, is Lord and Creator of both worlds, would take upon him his seed in the womb of a virgin, and so became David's son; so that David's Lord is become David's son. If any can understand this mystery any better than those Jews did that talked with Christ when he asked them this question, let them understand it, and it will be for their good.

So that David's Lord was in the form of a man before he became David's son;, and when he had taken David's seed upon him, and so became David's son, he was in the form and shape of a man also; so that God never was in any other form or shape, but the form, shape and image of a man; and whoever apprehends otherwise of God as I myself once did are in a great error; for when I apprehended God to be so big as Solomon and Penn the Quaker doth, that the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him, I had no peace, because I could

find God no where; for such a God that cannot be contained nor confined to no place at all, neither to heaven above, nor to the earth beneath, is no God at all but the mere imagination of reason and the devil; for if God be so big, without any form or shape, to fill the heaven, and heaven of heavens, so that t three heavens cannot contain him, his bulk is so big, and yet an Infinite Spirit, without any form, nature, or substance; indeed such a God as this cannot be in the likeness of man's bodily shape, neither could Moses properly say, that God made man in his own image, neither in respect of his bodily shape, nor of his soul, except Penn will infer that the soul of man is an infinite spirit, and may live without a body, and being the image of God, the heaven and heaven of heavens connot contain the soul, after it is gone out of the body; this ridiculous inference will follow this vain conceit of God being a great and infinite Spirit, without any body, form or substance. And by Penn's assertion, all other creatures that have life in the seed, may be the image of God as well as man; for if God be so big, that the heaven of heavens cannot contain him, then this earth and the creatures therein must contain him, and so a man may find God as well here upon earth in other creatures as well as man, even as in heaven. So that the reader may see, that if they have any faith in the Scriptures, that this Immense, as Penn calls it, even God the infinite Being, is of no larger extent than the proportion of a mortal man, his own creature. So much in answer to Penn's second Scripture proof.

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3. PENN's third proof of Scripture, Psa. xl. 12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out the heaven with his span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance.

Penn's words to this." He that cannot measure the waters in the hollow of his hand, and mete out the heaven with

his span, and comprehend the dust of the earth in a measure, and weigh the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance is not the true God; but a God of man's stature can never do that, therefore the true God is not such a one, neither can such a one be the true God."

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Answer.Penn thinks he hath drawn a strong argument from this Scripture, to prove that God is not in the forms of a man, nor of the stature of a man. This is right anti-chris tian Quaker-like, which will give no meanings nor interpre tation of Scripture; for an interpreter must give meanings of words, else how shall men understand one another's mean ings. We see here in this world how necessary an interpreter is, where a man comes in a strange land, that the people of that land may know his meaning, and what he would have them to do for him. So likewise, all those people that arei travelling to heaven, seeking eternal life by searching the Scriptures, for in them people think to find eternal life, there is great need of an interpreter to give them the meanings of the Scriptures, else they will be in the same condition as the eunuch was in his chariot; the place of Scripture he read was this: He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb dumb before the shearer, so opened he not his mouth. Acts viii. 32. So Philip ran to the chariot, and said unto the Eunuch, Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said How can I, except some man should guide me. That is, except some man interpret the prophet's words, and give me the meaning whether the prophet meant himself, or some other; how should he understand Scriptures except some man do interpret them, and give meanings to them. But Penn hath! given no interpretation nor meanings of any of those Scrip-i tures he hath alleged against God being in the form of man, and if I should do as he doth, give no meanings nor inter pretation of Scriptures, what would my writings signify? The professors of the Scriptures would not be so offended. at me as they are; for I could allege seven places of Scripture to one of them Penn doth quote, that doth contradict those places he doth allege, to prove his assertions he draweth from those texts; but he gives no meaning nor interpretation, which is the cause they are so unprofitable to all people,

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which doth neither offend the minds of people that are not of their belief, nor comfort those that do believe them, as experience hath shewed abundantly, as many can witness. But I know the gift of interpretation and meanings of Scripture words are profitable to all other men, but to blind antichristian Quakers; I know it is of no profit to them, therefore I do not interpret Scriptures and give meanings for their sakes, but for those who shall come to understand interpretation and meanings of Scripture words; therefore I shall interpret the meaning of those words of the prophet Isaiah, as followeth :

Let the reader mind that the prophet in the chapter before, did prophesy to Hezekiah King of Judah, that Jerusalem should be destroyed, and carried captive unto Babylon. And in this 40th chapter he prophesieth of the deliverance out of their captivity again,. Also he prophesieth in this chapter. of John Baptist, and of the preaching of Christ by the apostles. But the Jews not understanding the Scriptures, thought these prophesies incredible, because they thought the time, long before these things would come to pass. So that the prophet doth persuade them to be comforted, and to trust in God's omnipotent power, even Judah's God. Therefore say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God, he shall feed his flock like a shepherd, he shall gather the lambs with his arms, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young..

This prophesy was fulfilled when Christ began to preach, and John Baptist began to baptize the children of Judah and Israel at Jordan, near Jérusalem, where Sudducees and Pharisees, that generation of vipers, came to John's baptism. Likewise the prophet Isaiah, in his prophesy, encourageth every man that believeth in the God of Israel, the mighty God of Jacob, to put their trust in him, and in no other God whatsoever, because no other God is so omnipotent and powerful as the God of Israel, who, by his wisdom, power, and knowledge, measureth the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meteth out the heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance. Now if this Scripture

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