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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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4 Upon this ground, Saltmarsh and Beacon do preach, writ Books, pray, which are outward things, yet they cannot but displease their brethren the Seekers, and the most spiritual or rather most carnal of the Family of love, in so doing, for they break the unity of the Spirit in these outward things, when they ought in love to please one another, and not writ any thing, which they think and profess to be a lie. The place Gal 6. hath this sense, neither circumcision of the Jews nor want of circumcision in the Gentiles of themselves and separated from a divine commanding Authority and inward renovation can save a man,1 but a new Creature by faith only.
4 Upon this ground, Saltmarsh and Beacon doe preach, writ Books, pray, which are outward things, yet they cannot but displease their brethren the Seekers, and the most spirituall or rather most carnall of the Family of love, in so doing, for they breake the unity of the Spirit in these outward things, when they ought in love to please one another, and not writ any thing, which they thinke and professe to bee a ly. The place Gal 6. hath this sense, neither circumcision of the Jews nor want of circumcision in the Gentiles of themselves and separated from a divine commanding Authority and inward renovation can save a man,1 but a new Creature by faith only.
- 1The place Gal. 6.15. neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avaleth &c. cleared,
Or rather, neither the Jew, called circumcision, nor the Gentiles, called uncircumcision, (as in Gal. 2.7.) is any thing, nor are men saved, because Jews, or because Gentiles, but as new Creatures in Christ, as Gal. 6.28, 29. There is neither Jew nor Greek in Christ, &c. as the ver. 16. cleareth, as many as walk according to this rule, &c. Then it maketh nothing, for the indifferency of circumcision, which to use at that time was to run in vain, and to fall from Christ,