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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.
CHAP. XXXIII. Saltmarsh Sparkles, pag. 22•. Familists mind touching Prayer.
CHAP. XXXIII. Saltmarsh Sparkles, pag. 22•. Familists minde touching Prayer.
ALL constant speakings to God in this (as they call) a conceived way or impremeditate or extemporary way, is taken commonly amongst Christians for prayer in the Spirit, and for that Spiritual way which the Disciples of Christ used in the Gospel, who were grown up from the infancy and childishness of forms or words taught them, which is but a mere natural or outward thing, as they say, which any may perform by strength of natural parts, as wit, and memory, and affections.
ALL constant speakings to God in this (as they call) a conceived way or impremeditate or extemporary way, is taken commonly amongst Christians for prayer in the Spirit, and for that Spirituall way which the Disciples of Christ used in the Gospel, who were growne up from the infancy and childishnesse of formes or words taught them, which is but a meer natural or outward thing, as they say, which any may perform by strength of naturall parts, as wit, and memory, and affections.
Saltmarsh here first condemneth prayer morning and evening, under the words of constant speakings to God, because he will have no praying but when the Spirit acts immediately.