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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.
Saltmarsh Sparkles p. 64.65. By meekness of the Saints only shall the Jealousy and enmity of their enemies be allayed, Revel. 14. here is the patience of the Saints.
Saltmarsh Sparkles p. 64.65. By meeknesse of the Saints only shall the Jelousie and enmity of their enemies be allayed, Revel. 14. here is the patience of the Saints.
Ans. There is not in the text one jot of overcoming the enemies with meekness, here is matter of ground for the patience of the Saints, as chap. 13.10. and with as good ground he may say the keeping of the Commandments of God, and of the faith of Jesus, is that which allayeth the hatred of the world contrary to 1 Joh. 3.12. Joh. 15.19.22. Matth. 5.11.12. for the enemies do expound Christs meekness and silence to be guiltiness; they wonder that Christ answered nothing, the world hate and malice the meekness of the Saints, though an eminent grace, as they do all other shinings of Christ in them, and yet by dying they strengthen the faith of others, Rev. 12.13. Joh. 3.30. He must increase, I must decrease, 1that is, my ministration by word and water must be gone, and another more spiritual must succeed, and as the fire from heaven, licked up the four barrels of water, so the baptism of the Spirit, as fire, was to lick up this of water,