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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.
Ans. The meaning of that, an Idol is nothing, is, or is vanity, as the Prophets say, an Idol is of no force or power to hallow or pollute meats, that of themselves are indifferent, yet the things sacrificed to Idols should not be eaten before the weak, and if they be eaten in the Idol Temple, we partake of the devils Temple, and that is nothing, what ever Familists imagine. Then we are to abstain from Popish Idols, and to abstain from murder, and to walk in love, according to the rule of the Gospel and Law commanding good, forbidding ill, only while we are unrenewed men, Ordinances are as the horn-book to children ⟨p. 286⟩come to the family of love, that are old men in Christ, and need no Ordinances, an Idol is nothing, but an indifferent thing to them, all the Scripture is but to order our walking before men and the world, not before God, nor to lay any obligation of conscience on a Saint or Familist, so as he should sin in kneeling to, or praying before an Idol, or abstain therefrom.
Ans. The meaning of that, an Idol is nothing, is, or is vanity, as the Prophets say, an Idoll is of no force or power to hallow or pollute meats, that of themselves are indi•ferent, yet the things sacrificed to Idolls should not be eaten before the weake, and if they be eaten in the Idoll Temple, we partake of the devills Temple, and that is nothing, what ever Familists imagine. Then we are to abstaine from Popish Idols, and to ab••aine from murther, and to walke in love, according to the rule of the Gospel and Law commanding good, forbidding ill, only while we are unrenewed men, Ordinances are as the horne-booke to children ⟨p. 286⟩come to the family of love, that are old men in Christ, and need no Ordinances, an Idoll is nothing, but an indifferent thing to them, all the Scripture is but to order our walking before men and the world, not before God, nor to lay any obligation of conscience on a Saint or Familist, so as hee should sinne in kneeling to, or praying before an Idoll, or abstaine therefrom.