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…

CHAP. XXXI. Saltmarsh and Familists teach that there is salvation in all Religions.

I Am only against a form, as it becomes an Engine of persecution, &c.¹ Ans. So Saltmarsh here opens a great mystery of Familism, which is Liberty of conscience, and salvation under all Religions, for if any form of Religion, never so sound be commanded even by a Law of God, and ratified politically by a Law of man, and none left free to mens own Spirit as to the only binding rule, though it be a Spirit of Satan, it is no lawful Religion to Saltmarsh. Now that this is his mind is clear from that he saith Spark. 171, 172. In books of controversy, we can but set letter to letter, and Scripture to Scripture, and argument to argument, and nothing can be judged till the day or time of more revelation of truth, till the Holy Ghost and fire sit upon each of us, trying every mans work, and burning up that in us which is hay and stubble, in which words beside that Saltm. judgeth and condemneth himself in writing this same book of Controversy in favour of the Familists condemning, in express words, the Protestants in all the articles of their faith, he will have no man to see truth, or to judge any otherwise, or know what he believes but by conjectures, till the day of revelation come, that he turn Familist and become all Spirit, and all glory; so all the Protestants that are not Familists set but letter to letter, and are literal legalists, and have no certainty what they believe, and when this Spirit cometh, he teacheth not by the word, setting letter to letter, and Scripture to Scripture, but by immediate inspiration, above and beyond the word.

I Am onely against a forme, as it becomes an Engine of persecution, &c.¹ Ans. So Saltmarsh here opens a great mystery of Familisme, which is Liberty of conscience, and salvation under all Religions, for if any forme of Religion, never so sound be commanded even by a Law of God, and ratified politically by a Law of man, and none left free to mens owne Spirit as to the only binding rule, though it be a Spirit of Sathan, it is no lawfull Religion to Saltmarsh. Now that this is his minde is cleare from that he saith Spark. 171, 172. In books of controversie, we can but set letter to letter, and Scripture to Scripture, and argument to argument, and nothing can be judged till the day or time of more revelation of truth, till the Holy Ghost and fire sit upon each of us, trying every mans worke, and burning up that in us which is hay and stubble, in which words beside that Saltm. judgeth and condemneth himselfe in writing this same booke of Controversie in favour of the Familists condemning, in expresse words, the Protestants in all the articles of their faith, he will have no man to see truth, or to judge any otherwise, or know what he beleeves but by conjectures, till the day of revelation come, that he turne Familist and become all Spirit, and all glory; so all the Protestants that are not Familists set but letter to letter, and are literall legalists, and have no certainty what they beleeve, and when this Spirit commeth, he teacheth not by the word, setting letter to letter, and Scipture to Scripture, but by immediate inspiration, above and beyond the word.