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…

Now Antinomians deny outward Ordinances to be commands of Christ that oblige to obedience, for p. 243. the mere Commandments or letter of Scripture, is not a Law to a Christian why he should walk in duties, but the Law written in our hearts (he saith) and he citeth Rom. 6, 14. Rom 7.1, 2, 3, 4. because sin hath no dominion over us, and we are not under the Law, but under grace, and under a new husband Christ, being dead to the Law.

Now Antinomians deny outward Ordinances to be commands of Christ that oblige to obedience, for p. 243. the meere Commandements or letter of Scripture, is not a Law to a Christian why he should walke in duties, but the Law written in our hearts (he saith) and he citeth Rom. 6, 14. Rom 7.1, 2, 3, 4. because sin hath no dominion over us, and we are not under the Law, but under grace, and under a new husband Christ, being dead to the Law.

Ans. The outward Commandment sure is neither sin nor the dominion of sin, nor is the Law sin, God forbid, the Law is holy, just and good, Rom. 7.12. and the unconverted stand under an obligation to outward Commandments, though they want the Spirit, or then the unconverted cannot sin more then the justified, because these that fail against no commandment sin not, and Christ hath laid upon justified David, Peter, and all believers outward Commandments that we sin not, ¹1. Joh. 2.1. v. 26. that we keep our selves from Idols, though the Spirit act us not to abstain from sin, otherwise no man can sin whether unconverted or justified.

Ans. The outward Commandement sure is neither sinne nor the dominion of sinne, nor is the Law sinne, God forbid, the Law is holy, just and good,