THE

CONTENTS

OF THЕ

SECOND VOLUME.

A Profeffors of

Some Queries concerning Christ and his Appearances,

An Incitation to Professors

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Some Propofitions and Confiderations, concerning Church Worships and Ordi-

nances

The Sounding of Bowels towards thee, O England!

A faithful Guidance to the Principle and Path of Truth,

Some Questions and Answers from the Tenth of JOHN.

28

To fuch as are not Satisfied with a Profession,

41

Some Things relating to Religion, proposed to the Royal Society,

Some Questions and Answers, concerning the Church of the New Covenant 64

Some Queries to Professors.

69

Of the Church in its first and pure State, in its declining State, in its de-

An Exhortation to all People, but more especially to such as are Desolate and

Distressed,

98

A Vifit of Tender and Upright Love, to such, as among the many Professions

and Ways of Religion, retain any Measure of Sincerity,

101

A brief Account of the Ground of Certainty and Satisfaction, which it hath

pleased the Lord to establish in my Heart

110

A Question answered, about the Way of knowing the Motions, Doctrines, and

An Enquiry after Truth and Righteousness, and after the People whom the

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Lord Establisheth, and will Establish therein

Some Queries on ISAIAH liv.

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The Holy Truth and People defended, in Answer to the chief Passages in

a Letter,

135

The Ancient Principle of Truth, or the Light within afferted,

169

An Appeal to God's Witness in all Consciences

185

Naked Truth, or Truth Nakedly Manifesting itself,

197

Some Experiences added,

218

A few Words concerning the true Chrift,

242

A few Words to my Native Country,

243

The Flesh and Blood of Christ in the Mystery, and in the Outward, - 246

A brief Account concerning the People called Quakers,

259

A few Words concerning the Way of Peace,

263

Postscript, containing a few Words concerning the People called Quakers,

Some Senfible and Weighty Queries, concerning fome Things very sweet

and neceffary to be Experienced in the truly Christian State,

299

Poftscript, containing fome Queries on Is A. 1. 10, 11,

305

The Everlasting Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Blessed Effects

thereof Teftified to from Experience,

308

A Further Testimony to Truth, Revived out of the Ruins of the Apoftafy, 315

An Objection, concerning the Newness of the Way of Truth, answered, &c. 322

A Caution to those who are at any Time touched with the Power of Truth, 324

An Objection against the Principle which we bear witness to, answered, - 330

Some Questions and Answers concerning the New Covenant,

331

A Question or two, relating to Election, answered,

335

A Question answered concerning the Ground of Mens Misunderstanding and

Some Questions, Answers, and Queries, concerning Deceit and Deceivers, 338

That the Way of Life and Salvation is freely held forth by God to all,

Some Questions answered concerning the Spirit of Chrift, and the Spirit of the

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340

Scribes and Pharifees,

243

Some Questions answered concerning Blasphemy, and a Question concerning Mi-

racles answered,

348

Some further Questions answered concerning the New Covenant,

A brief Account concerning Silent Meetings,

Life and Immortality brought to Light through the Gospel,

355

A few Words in General to those that defire the Knowledge of the true God, 358

I. Some Queries concerning the State of the Church, as it was in the Apostles

Days, and was to be afterwards,

360

II.

on Cha. xxix, & xxx. of DEUT. compared with Rom. x. 362

concerning the Way of Life, and Mystery of the Gospel, 367

VI.

concerning Righteousness or Juftification,

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369

VII. Some Queries about being under the Law, and being under Grace, Page 370

VIII. for the Professors of Chriftianity to confider of, and try their

States by

371

IX. A Question answered about Preaching the Gospel after the Apoftafy, 373

X. Two Questions answered; one concerning others not Learning what God

Teacheth us; the other concerning the Way of his Teaching us,

XI. Of the threefold Appearance of Chrift; to wit, under the Law, in a Body

of Flesh, and in his Spirit and Power,

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376

XII. Concerning Mount Sinai and Mount Sion,

382

XIII. Of the Signification of Mount Sinai and Mount Sion,

383

XIV. Concerning the Temple and Sacrifices under the Gospel,

385

XV. Some Questions concerning the Light of Chrift's Spirit, answered,

386

XVI. The Way to know one's Election, and to be fully assured of it,

XVII. Some Obfervations concerning the Priesthood of Chrift, from several Paf-

sages in the Epistle to the Hebrews,

394

XVIII. A brief Relation of the Estate or Condition the Lord found many of us

XXI. Some Questions answered, concerning the Gentiles doing by Nature the

Things contained in the Law,

423

XXII. Concerning the Rule of the Children of the New Covenant,

XXIII. Some Queries concerning the Law, or Word; Statutes, Testimonies,

Judgments, &c. which David was so delighted in, and prayed so earnestly for, 428

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425

XXIV. Some Obfervations on 2 PET. ii. 14, 15, 16.

43

XXV. Concerning the Gospel-Ministry, or Right Way of Teaching and Learn-

ing the Mystery of Life and Salvation,

433

XXVI. A few Words concerning the Old and New Covenant, with fome

Queries thereupon,

435

XXVII. Queries on Rom. vi. vii. and viii.

437

XXVIII. A further Testimony in Brief, concerning the Work of God upon our

Hearts, who are called Quakers,

442

XXIX. A brief Account of the Ground of our Worship, and how it comes to

pass that we cannot Conform to the Spirit of this World, or to the Wills of

Men therein, but only to the Spirit and Will of our God,

444

XXX. Some Queries concerning knowing and owning the Lord Jesus Chrift

truly and aright.

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445

A Reply to thy Animadverfions,

469

A few Experiences, concerning fome of the Weighty Things relating to

God's Everlasting Kingdom,

481

I. A faithful Testimony concerning the True and Pure Way of Life,

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484

II. Concerning the Perfecting of God's Work in the Heart,

486

III. Concerning the True Christ, how it may be certainly and infallibly known

which is he,

487

IV. Some Queries to such as affirm the Scriptures to be the only Rule, and deny

the Spirit, the Seed of the Kingdom, &c. to be the Rule of the Children of

the New Covenant,

488

V. Concerning the Light wherewith Christ the Life enlighteneth every Man, 490

VI. A few Words further concerning Perfection,

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490

VII. Coneerning Imputation of Righteousness,

492

VIII. Some Queries concerning the Time and Work of Reformation,

IX. Some Queries concerning the Spirit of Christ, &c.

X. Of the true Way (the Way of Holiness, the Way of Life) and of the True

496

Teaching and Knowledge,

498

XI. Concerning Separation from the Spirit and Ways of the World,

A Treatise concerning God's Teachings and Chrift's Law, &c.

I. Concerning God's Teachings,

506

II. Concerning the Law of Chrift,

509

III. A brief Relation concerning myself, in Reference to what has befallen me

in my Pursuit after Truth,

511

IV. A Question about Preaching the Everlasting Gospel, answered,

VII. A few Words more concerning the Right Way of Knowing, as it is wit-

neffed to in the Scriptures, and experienced in the Hearts of those that truly

and livingly know the Lord,

XI. Concerning the Law of Sin in the Fleshly Mind, and the Law of Life and

Holiness in the Renewed Mind; and whence each have their Strength

XII. Concerning God's gathering us Home to himself, who are a People despised

524

and rejected of Men, and in Scorn by them called Quakers,

XIII. A few Words concerning the Worship which our God hath taught us, 530

Remarks upon some Passages, in a late Book Entituled, "Antichrift's Transfor-

"mations Within, &c."

544

Some Misrepresentations of Me concerning Church Government, &c. 565

The Seed of God, and of his Kingdom, treated and teftified of according to
the Scriptures of Truth, and according to True Experience, felt in the

Heart from the God of Truth,

593

I. What is Hid or Wrapped up in this precious Heavenly Seed,

Some Queries concerning God's Kingdom, whereby the Seed thereof may be the

better Illuftrated and Understood,

607

An Epistle to all Serious Profefssors of the Christian Religion,

A Reply to an Answer of fome Queries, given forth by me I. P. concern-
ing the Gofpel-Baptifm; with Answers to some other Queries returned,

Concerning the Dispensation of the Gospel, or the Dispensation of the Son in

Spirit, which is the last Dispensation,

665

Some Experiences which it hath Pleased the Lord to Give me, concerning his Way,

his Truth, his Church, and People, &c.

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Concerning the Times and Seasons, both which have been, and which are yet to

be,

675

A

QUESTION

TO THE

PROFESSORS of CHRISTIANITY,

WHETHER

They have the true, living, powerful, saving Knowledge of CHRIST, or no?

WITH

Some QUERIES. concerning CHRIST, and his APPEARANCES; his taking upon him our Flesh; as also concerning his Flesh and Blood, and our being formed thereof, and feeding thereon.

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AND

An Incitation to Professors seriously to confider, whether they or we fail in the true Acknowledgment and owning of the CHRIST which died at

Jerufalem.

LIKEWISI

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Some Propositions and Confiderations concerning the Nature of ChurchWorships and Ordinances since the Death of the Apostles, for the fake of the Simplicity, which hath been long held captive therein.

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The Sounding of Bowels towards thee, O ENGLAND!

Also a faithful Guidance to the Principle and Path of TRUTH.

WITH

Some sensible experimental QUESTIONS and ANSWERS from the Tenth Chapter of JOHN.

By ISAAC PENINGTON,

Prisoner in AYLESBURY, who (by the Counsel of the LORD) hath chosen rather to fuffer Affliction with the despised People of God, than to enjoy the Pleasures of Sin for a Seafon.