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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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2. If we must, in outward things, please all, in love and the unity of the Spirit, then doth the Law of love oblige us to contradictory observances at one and the same time, which is unpossible: for to be circumcised, offended Paul, and believers of the Gentiles, and not to be circumcised, offended the Jews, then do what ye can, ye must fail against the Law of love and the unity of the Spirit: And then Saltmarsh and Beacon among Jews must be circumcised, and Paul saith, that is to fall from Christ; then may we whore or not whore, murder or not murder, to please one another in love, and profess or deny Christ before men, to please one another.
2. If we must, in outward things, please all, in love and the unity of the Spirit, then doth the Law of love oblige us to contradictory observances at one and the same time, which is unpossible: for to be circumcised, offended Paul, and beleevers of the Gentiles, and not to be circumcised, offended the Jewes, then doe what yee can, yee must fail against the Law of love and the vnity of the Spirit: And then Saltmarsh and Beacon among Jewes must bee circumcised, and Paul saith, that is to fall from Christ; then may wee whore or not whore, murther or not murther, to please one another in love, and professe or deny Christ before men, to please one another.
3. The law of God and command of Christ, that must flow from the law of love, (for love is a fulfilling of the law) doth command the Apostles to teach and baptize, and command the people to hear, and be baptized, and to eat and drink till ⟨p. 266⟩the Lords second coming, in remembrance of Christ crucified, then except we sin against the love of God, we cannot wholly omit these outward things.
3. The law of God and command of Christ, that must flow from the law of love, (for love is a fullfilling of the law) doth command the Apostles to teach and baptize, and command the people to heare, and be baptized, and to eate and drinke till