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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But I return to that I said, there is a twofold infallibility: now,1 though believers have not that infallibility proper to Prophets and Apostles, in prophesying and writing Scripture, yet must we not run to the other extremity, and say as these that fight for Liberty of conscience, that there is not, since the Prophets and Apostles fell asleep, any infallible persuasion and certainty of faith; but all our knowledge is conjectural, and a mere fluctuation and fleeting opinion, and a faith for a year, a month, or an hour, which we may lay aside the next month, and that anointing even the Spirit of God infuseth in us opinions of God contrary among themselves, and false and true which is the present judgement of our mind, which we are to stand to and to suffer for, or to deny as we see the times go.
But I returne to that I said, there is a twofold infallibility: now,1 though beleevers have not that infallibility proper to Prophets and Apostles, in prophesying and writing Scripture, yet must we not runne to the other extremity, and say as these that fight for Liberty of conscience, that there is not, since the Prophets and Apostles fell asleep, any infallible perswasion and certainty of faith; but all our knowledge is conjecturall, and a meere fluctuation and fleeting opinion, and a faith for a yeare, a month, or an houre, which wee may lay aside the next month, and that anointing even the Spirit of God infuseth in us opinions of God contrary among themselves, and false and true which is the present judgement of our minde, which we are to stand to and to suffer for, or to deny as we see the times goe.
- 1A twofold certainty one Prophetical, another of faith, the former was peculiar to the pen-men of Scripture, the other to all believers.A twofold certainty one Propheticall, another of faith, the former was peculiar to the pen-men of Scripture, the other to all beleevers.