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…

But the Author hath a higher aim then to exclude this uniformity; for I find Mr. Del and Saltmarsh, professed Familists, speak to the mind of this Author most gross Familism, for Mr. Del preached a Sermon before the Commons against outward Reformation, and outward forms; all his arguments conclude against the written word of God, against the preached word by men, Paul or Apollo, because Gospel-Reformation is a work not of the creature, but of God, and as proper to God as to redeem or create the world. Now Preachers can have no hand in redeeming or creating the world: and when this Author saith, inward unity is the real unity. Observe, he calls it the unity, the real unity, then that we all speak the same thing, 1 Cor. 1.10. is no unity, not any real unity; and that we all walk according to this rule of the new creature in our conversation and Christian practice before men, as Gal. 6.16. and according to the same rule, as we are commanded Phil. 3.16. that we all walk in love, and as children of the light, abstaining from fornication, uncleanness, covetousness, as Eph. 5.2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. And that we all walk in Christ as we have received him, Col. 2.6, 7. &c. honestly as in the day, not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying, Rom. 13.12, 13. 1 Thess. 5.1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 1 Pet. 2.11, 12, 13. is neither a part of the unity, nor real unity, but imaginary unity, because outward, and in visible forms before men, not inward, not spiritual, not most glorious; so are whoring, lying, chambering, sins in the justified, only before men, and done by the ⟨p. 255⟩flesh, not sins before God, nor against any Law; all that preach duties, and against such sins, to our Familists are literal, outside, carnal and legal preachers: to H. Nicholas Evang. c. 4. s. 4. unilluminated, unregenerated, unrenewed, ungodded, unsent, & all because they are Scripture-learned; and to these men the Scripture is but as forms and outward things, and so no sin to neglect it, there is no unity of professing, hearing, speaking the same truth, of walking as the Redeemed of the Lord. Love in the heart is all. H. Nich. 1 Exhor. c. 16. s. 2. calleth all Ordinances, and Christian walking in Christ, false exercises or usages which bear a godly show.