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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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But the mystery is this, all outward things are indifferent, and we are to please one another in them, and the spirit without the word is a rule to us, in the ordering of externals. We hear Saltmarsh and M. Beacon say, we must please one another in love in outward things, so H. Nicholas saith, pattern of the pres. Temp. The Services and Ceremonies (he means all the Idolatrous service of the Church of Rome) shall not save any one without the good nature of Jesus Christ, and of his service of love, nor yet condemn any one in that good nature of Jesus Christ, nor in the service of love.
But the mystery is this, all outward things are indifferent, and we are to please one another in them, and the spirit without the word is a rule to us, in the ordering of externals. We heare Saltmarsh and M. Beacon say, we must please one another in love in outward things, so H. Nicholas saith, paterne of the pres. Temp. The Services and Ceremonies (he meanes all the Idolatrous service of the Church of Rome) shall not save any one without the good nature of Jesus Christ, and of his service of love, nor yet condemne any one in that good nature of Jesus Christ, nor in the service of love.
I see not then how Becold sinned in taking fifteen wives at once, for to follow the word and figures of the Law, (thou shalt not commit Adultery is) as Del and Familists tell us, the spirit of man that enlargeth & straitens the spirit of God, which would have some colour, if preaching of the word, sacraments, hearing, were to be ordered by the wisdom of mere men, and if Orthodox Doctrines of counsels in their matter were mens devises, and not Gods word, and if the spirit of God did not agree to go along with his own Ordinance.
I see not then how Becold sinned in taking fifteen wives at once, for to follow the word and figures of the Law, (thou shalt not commit Adultery is) as Del and Familists tell us, the spirit of man that inlargeth & straitens the spirit of God, which would have some colour, if preaching of the word, sacraments, hearing, were to be ordered by the wisdome of mere men, and if Orthodox Doctrines of councels in their matter were mens devises, and not Gods word, and if the spirit of God did not agree to goe along with his owne Ordinance.