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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. The question is touching our obligation to repentance and duties; they say to sorrow for sins that Christ hath so blotted out, that they have neither name, being, nor nature of sins, is unlawful, and we are obliged by no Commandment of God (say they) to duties, the Spirit maketh us willing, but the word and Spirit are not contrary (as we conceive) & the Spirit doth oblige as it goes along with the obliging word; for if ye commit murder, or lie, say they being justified, ye sin not, but the flesh in you. 2. We are not guilty therein, because the Spirit acted us not to forbear. ⟨p. 270⟩3. It was pardoned and remitted before it was committed, and so hath neither name nor nature of sin▪ for the right end of duties, we know no other, but to glorify God, to be land-marks or a way to our country, and to testify we love our Redeemer, we make them not one penny of payment for heaven.
3. The question is touching our obligation to repentance and duties; they say to sorrow for sinnes that Christ hath so blotted out, that they have neither name, being, nor nature of sinnes, is unlawfull, and we are obliged by no Commandement of God (say they) to duties, the Spirit maketh us willing, but the word and Spirit are not contrary (as we conceive) & the Spirit doth oblige as it goes along with the obliging word; for if ye commit murther, or lie, say they being justified, yee sinne not, but the flesh in you. 2. Wee are not guilty therein, because the Spirit acted us not to forbeare. ⟨p. 270⟩3. It was pardoned and remitted before it was committed, and so hath neither name nor nature of sinne▪ for the right end of duties, we know no other, but to glorifie God, to be land-marks or a way to our countrey, and to testifie we love our Redeemer, we make them not one penny of payment for heaven.
• I am not against the settlement of Church-government prudently as now.