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…

The Author means in Religion and faith, which cannot be compelled, we look for no compulsion; This was as much; As we look not from the Parliament, for any Laws or use of the Sword to punish us, then if one should deny there is a God, as many fools do: if any should blaspheme and rail against the Godhead, we look the Parliament should not take notice of it.

The Authour means in Religion and faith, which cannot be compelled, we looke for no compulsion; This was as much; As we looke not from the Parliament, for any Laws or use of the Sword to punish us, then if one should deny there is a God, as many fools doe: if any should blaspheme and raile against the Godhead, wee looke the Parliament should not take notice of it.

2 all Religion here comes in under the name of things of the mind. Then Familists, who seek no more but love in the heart, will be glad that all externals be cut off, now there is nothing then of Religion but Opinions, knowing, believing, hoping, fearing, loving, for bowing to Idols, perjury, adoring of the Devil, vocal covenanting with Satan these have nothing to do with Religion, for they are not things of the mind, I observed before that H. Nicholas epistle to the two Daughters of Warwick, said, Christ gives leave to any man to deny his Religion before men, if the heart be good Christ is not so cruel nor taken with the blood of ⟨p. 261⟩men, as to will any to lose his life, his houses, children, brother, sister, lands, for him and the Gospel. He may deny God and Christ, and both Law and Gospel before earthly Judges, if he keep a good heart to God, he fails not against Religion, or any of the first four commands; for Religion is fettered within the circle of the mind.

2 all Religion here comes in under the name of things of the minde. Then Familists, who seeke no more but love in the heart, will be glad that all externals be cut off, now there is nothing then of Religion but Opinions, knowing, beleeving, hoping, fearing, loving, for bowing to Idols, perjury, adoring of the Devill, vocall covenanting with Sathan these have nothing to doe with Religion, for they are not things of the mind, I observed before that H. Nicholas epistle to the two Daughters of Warwicke, said, Christ gives leave to any man to deny his Religion before men, if the heart be good Christ is not so cruell nor taken with the blood of