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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. If any plead exemption from the Parliaments sword, he knows not the Gospel: that is a poor punishment, vale at totum, many, of the Authors way, subvert the doctrine of the Gospel, as all the familists: But the Author saith not, he shall feel the weight of his sword; but only, he knows not the Gospel: then many Anabaptists who hold this thing of the mind: under the new Testament there ought to be no Christian Magistrate, no Christian ought to bear the sword, cannot know the Gospel; there are of these that think they know the Gospel as well as this Author. And Saltmarsh the prime Chaplain of the Army professeth he knows more of the Gospel then Wycliffe, Calvin, Luther, and all Protestants generally. Yet he sets the Magistrates up for worldly societies, and more principally for the people of God in the flesh. Sparkl. glo. p. 138. but the Saints in this life (saith he) attain to all Spirit, pag. 71, 72, 198, 206, 207. and are above the flesh and Ordinances, and to return to a dispensation of the flesh that needeth Magistracy, is to come back and remain in Sodom, pag 75. when the Lord hath bid you come out, pag. 121.122.
3. If any plead exemption from the Parliaments sword, he knowes not the Gospel: that is a poor punishment, vale at totum, many, of the Authors way, subvert the doctrine of the Gospel, as all the familists: But the Author saith not, hee shall feele the weight of his sword; but only, he knowes not the Gospel: then many Anabaptists who hold this thing of the minde: under the new Testament there ought to bee no Christian Magistrate, no Christian ought to beare the sword, cannot know the Gospel; there are of these that thinke they know the Gospel as well as this Author. And Saltmarsh the prime Chaplaine of the Army professeth he knowes more of the Gospel then Wicklef, Calvin, Luther, and all Protestants generally. Yet he sets the Magistrates up for worldly societies, and more principally for the people of God in the flesh. Sparkl. glo. p. 138. but the Saints in this life (saith he) attaine to all Spirit, pag. 71, 72, 198, 206, 207. and are above the flesh and Ordinances, and to returne to a dispensation of the flesh that needeth Magistracie, is to come backe and remaine in Sodome, pag 75. when the Lord hath bid you come out, pag. 121.122.