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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
Part 1 › Chapter 30: Familists will have all externals indifferent.
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3. The forbidding of new lights, and new discoveries of God beyond what is revealed in the Scripture, to which, under pain of a curse, we may not add, Rev. 22.17.18. is unlawful, ⟨p. 257⟩because the scripture to Saltmarsh is but a form that perisheth with the using; and to Familists a fixing of God Idolatrously within created forms. Union in forms commonly called Uniformity, every Christian for peace sake will study. Why should the Author speak of Uniformity, with such an estranging and detestable expression, for with his hand lifted up to the most high God he swears to endeavour to bring the Churches of God in the three Kingdoms to the nearest Uniformity in Religion, confession of faith, form of Church government.
3. The forbidding of new lights, and new discoveries of God beyond what is revealed in the Scripture, to which, under pain of a curse, we may not adde, Rev. 22.17.18. is unlawfull, ⟨p. 257⟩because the scripture to Saltmarsh is but a forme that perisheth with the using; and to Familists a fixing of God Idolatrously w•thin created formes. Vnion in formes commonly called Vniformity, every Christian for peace sake will study. Why should the Authour speake of Uniformity, with such an estranging and detestable expression, for with his hand lifted up to the most high God he swears to endeavour to bring the Church•s of God in the three Kingdomes to the nearest Vniformity in Religion, confession of faith, forme of Church government.
Now by uniformity we understand not figures, words, 1