"Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him, shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."-Ibid. Chap. iv. 14.

"For as the Father raiseth up the dead and quickeneth them, even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son; that all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father."--Ib. Chap. v. 21 to 23. "For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; and hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man." Ibid. 26. 27. Again, "When the Son of Man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: and before him shall be gathered all nations; and he shall separate them one from another as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats; and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left." Mat. xxv. 31 to 33.

"Who, being in the form of God, thought in not robbery to be equal with God: but made himself of no reputation, and took on him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and Became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name; that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Phil. ii. 6 to 11.

SIXTH QUERY.

"What relation had the body of Jesus to the Saviour of man? Dost thou believe that the crucifixion of the outward body of Jesus Christ, was an atonement or our sins ?”

ANSWER.

"In reply to the first part of this query, I answer, I believe in unison with our ancient friends, that it was the outward garment, in which he performed

COMMENT.

"I do not consider that the crucifixion of the outward body of flesh and blood of Jesus on the cross, was an atonement for any sins, but the legal sins of the Jews."-E. H's. Letter to N. Shoemaker, 3d mo. 31st, 1823.

"And that (the crucifixion) answered a peculiar purpose to the Jewish nation, as it put an end to their testimony, their law, and covenant, that they might enter into a better covenant, wherein the sacrifice was to be the life of the creature; for nothing can atone for sin but that which induced us to sin."-E. H's. Ser. Qua. vol. 2, p. 271.

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"I believe nothing ever did, or ever will, atone for spiritual corruption, but the entire death of that from whence that corruption all his mighty originated."-Extract of a Letter to P. Wil works, or as Paullis, dated 9 mo. 23d, 1820. hath expressed it, "know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you;" therefore he charged them not to defile those temples. What is attributed to that body, I acknowledge, and give to that body, in its place, according as the Scripture attributeth it, which is through and because of that which dwelt and acted in it: but that which sanctified and kept the body pure, and made all acceptable in him, was the life, holiness, and righteousness of the Spirit. And the same thing that kept his vessel pure, it is the same thing that cleanseth us. In reply to the second part of this query, I would remark, that I see no need of directing men to the type,

"The redemption effected by that outward offering, would only, according to the true analogy of things, be a redemption of the outward bodies. Now I consider that the offering of the body of Jesus Christ, on the outward cross, applied only as a matter of redemption to the Israelites; redeeming them from the curse of that covenant, and the penalties attendant on every breach thereof."-Letter to Wm. B. Irish, 1st mo. 1820.

"And what astonishing ignorance it must be, to suppose that material blood, made of the dust of the earth, can be considered a satisfactory offering for a spiritual being, that is all spirit, and no flesh. I say, what astonishing ignorance!"-Ser. Qua. vol. 1, p. 16.

"But what blood my friends? Did Jesus Christ, the Saviour, ever have any material blood? Not a drop of it, my friends; not a drop of it."-Ibid, p. 41.

"Our primitive friends stopped short in that matter, not for want of faithfulness, but because the day, that was in some respects still dark, would not admit of further openings; because the people could not bear it; therefore it was to be a future work. But to suppose in this day of advanced light, that the offering of the outward body of Jesus Christ, should purge away spiritual corrup

for the antitype, | tion, is entirely inconsistent with the nature and reason of things, as flesh and Spirit bear no analogy with each other."--Letter to P. Willis, dated 9th mo. 23d, 1820.

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neither to the outward temple, nor yet to Jerusalem; neither to Jesus Christ, his blood, outwardly; knowing that neither the righteousness of faith, nor the word of it, doth so direct. The new and second covenant is dedicated with the blood, the life of Christ Jesus, which is the alone atonement unto God, by which all his people are washed, sanctified, cleansed, and redeemed to God."

"I cannot believe that it was an offering designed by the Father; but circumstances led him to it, as well as many other martyrs." Ser. at Jer. 2d mo. 28th, 1828.

"And much might be produced to show the wickedness and absurdity of the doctrine that would accuse the perfectly just, all wise and merciful Jehovah, of so barbarous and cruel an act, as that of slaying his innocent and righteous Son, to atone for the sins and iniquities of the ungodly surely is it possible that any rational being, that has any right sense of justice or mercy, that would be willing to accept forgiveness of his sins upon such terms? Would he not rather go forward and offer himself wholly up, to suffer all the penalties due to his crimes, rather than the innocent should suffer? Nay! was he so hardy as to acknowledge a willingness to be saved through such a medium, would it not prove that he stood in direct opposition to every principle of justice and honesty, of mercy and love; and shew himself to be a poor selfish creature, and unworthy of notice?-Letter to N. Shoemaker, dated 3d mo. 31st, 1823.

ON THE ATONEMENT.

The necessity of obedience to the internal manifestation of the Spirit, in order to salvation, is a doctrine always maintained by our Society; but "we "do not hereby intend any ways to lesson or derogate "from the atonement and sacrifice of Jesus Christ; "but on the contrary do magnify and exalt it. **** Secondly, God manifested this love towards us in the sending of his beloved Son, the Lord Jesus Christ into the world, who gave himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God, for a sweet smelling savor; and having made peace through the blood of his cross, that he might reconcile us unto himself, and by the Eternal Spirit offered himself without spot unto

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God, and suffered for our sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us unto God." Ibid.

page 203. "He was, and is the Lamb of God who taketh away the sin of the world: he gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. He trod the untrodden path to glory, and consecrated a new and living way through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; in which all those whom he hath, and will redeem out of every kindred tongue, and people, and nation, have, and must forever walk. We desire therefore to receive and acknowledge him as the gift of God to man for his redemption and salvation; believing that what he then did, and what is now experimentally known by his Spirit and Power in the hearts of true believers, are all parts of the wondrous whole; for he was and is, the way, and the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father but by him.

Elias Hicks, in his answer to this query, claims unity in belief, with our primitive Friends, and in the language of one of them, says, "What is attributed to that body, I acknowledge, and give to that body its place, according as the Scripture attributeth it," &c.

The Scriptures say that "he bare our sins, in his own body on the tree, that we being dead to sin, should live unto righteousness." 1st Peter, ii. 24th. That "he was wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes we are healed,” “And the Lord hath laid on him the iniqui"He is brought as a lamb to the "numbered with the transgres

ty of us all," slaughter,"

sors; and bare the sins of many." Isa. chap. 53.

Again, By the which will," (the will of God) "we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all," and "after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, forever sat down on the right hand of God," "for by one offering he hath perfected forever, them that are sanctified." Heb. x. 10, 11, and 14.

Now in the communications of E. H., either verbal or written, not a single expression is recollected which can make it appear that he attributed to the body of Jesus Christ, what these unequivocal passages of Scripture attribute to that body; but as has been shown, much can be found, that speaks a language in direct opposition to their indisputable meaning.

The answer of E. II. relative to what he attributes to the body of Christ, is a quotation (though not marked as such) from Isaac Penington, one of our primitive Friends, Let us see what I. Penington attributes to that body in unison with the Spirit; and then judge how far the sentiments of the two are in accordance. I. P. says immediately preceding E. H.'s quotation, "That he (Christ) did offer up the flesh and blood of that body; though not only so, for he poured out his soul, he poured out his life, a sacrifice or offering for sin; (do not, oh! do not stumble at it, but rather wait on the Lord to understand it, for we speak in this matter what we know,) a sacrifice unto the Father, and in it tasted death for every man; and that it is upon consideration, and through God's acceptance of this sacrifice for sin, that the sins of