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…

2. We are not to idolize means, and to take Scripture, or Ordinances for Christ, they are creatures, not Christ, and of themselves cannot save; then let us use the means, not give ⟨p. 307⟩them any higher place then means, neither think all is done if we use means: thus it's not Christ without us, but Christ within, that effectually saveth us.

2. We are not to idolize meanes, and to take Scripture, or Ordinances for Christ, they are creatures, not Christ, and of themselves cannot save; then let us use the meanes, not give ⟨p. 307⟩them any higher place then means, neither think all is done if we use means: thus it's not Christ without us, but Christ within, that effectually saveth us.

3 Nor is the acting of the Holy Ghost so as if the word must first stir the spirit of God, but by the contrary, as the Poole of Bethsaida moved not the Angel, to bring him down, but the Angel came down and stirred the Poole; so the Spirit first stirs and blows upon both our spirit, and the word, and then the word, and we both are inlived; for any stirring upon the word, and blowing of the North and South-wind upon the flowers, and Garden, to wit, the souls of the elect, is first and principally from the spirit, for the spirit is the Author creator and in the immediately inspired Organs, the Prophets and Apostles, the Pen-men, and the Spirit, devised and dictated the the words, letters and doctrine of the old and new Testament, 2 Tim. 3.16, 17. 2 Pet. 1.19, 20, 21. Luke 1.55, 70.