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A survey of the spiritual antichrist opening the secrets of familism and antinomianism in…A survey of the spirituall antichrist opening the secrets of familisme and antinomianisme in…
A survey of the spiritual antichrist opening the secrets of familism and antinomianism in the antichristian doctrine of John Saltmarsh and Will. Del, the present preachers of the army now in England, and of Robert Town, by Samuel Rutherfurd ...A survey of the spirituall antichrist opening the secrets of familisme and antinomianisme in the antichristian doctrine of John Saltmarsh and Will. Del, the present preachers of the army now in England, and of Robert Town, by Samuel Rutherfurd ...
London: printed by J.D. & R.I. for Andrew Crooke, 1648
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
He hath a good head that can take these giddy fleshly notions of Saltmarsh, and can render the sense either of Gortyn's book, or of this. But it is clear, when Christ offered his life and body on the cross to the Father for our sins, he offered no flesh, no true real body to God through the eternal Spirit, for in that offering (saith he) he left out the outer court, and the flesh or the first creation, and outward administrations, ⟨p. 247⟩then the crucifying of Christ in the flesh, as the Scripture calleth it, is but a dream; Saltmarsh saith, That is the outward court the letter, the flesh, which all the Gentiles trample upon, and these Protestants that believe Christ suffered according to the flesh, are heathen and profane men. Christ in the flesh or under the Law, is to Saltmarsh p. 195. the same with the literal Christ of David George, not the spiritual true Messiah.
Hee hath a good head that can take these giddy fleshly notions of Saltmarsh, and can render the sense either of Gortyns booke, or of this. But it is cleare, when Christ offered his life and body on the crosse to the Father for our sinnes, he offered no flesh, no true reall body to God through the eternall Spirit, for in that offering (saith he) he left out the outer court, and the flesh or the first creation, and outward administrations, ⟨p. 247⟩then the crucifying of Christ in the flesh, as the Scripture calleth it, is but a dreame; Saltmarsh saith, That is the outward court the letter, the flesh, which all the Gentiles trample upon, and these Protestants that beleeve Christ suffered according to the flesh, are heathen and prophane men. Christ in the flesh or under the Law, is to Saltmarsh p. 195. the same with the literall Christ of David George, not the spirituall true Messias.
Henry Nicholas said every creature in the first state of creation was God, 134. c. sent. 10. he hath now declared himself and his Christ together with all his Saints, unto us his elect, and also made a dwelling with us, and brought even so unto us out of his holy being, the most holy of his true tabernacle with the fullness of his garnishing and spiritual heavenly riches, to an everlasting fast standing Jerusalem, and house for Gods dwelling according to the Scripture. To be made partakers of the divine nature, according to Familists sense, is to be of the substance, nature and essence of God, and to live with the true being and very life of God.