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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
Part 1 › Chapter 35: Of communion with God, and serving him in the Spirit.
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2. We can but hold forth outward things, that is, truths of ancient faith, spoken by sinful men and printed in paper, and these of Christ both dead, risen and ascended to heaven; and we confess we can but baptise with water, and can but build, plant, water, and are but underworkmen and instruments of words, forms, sounds, printed books, and the Prophets and Apostles received these and no other thing from the Lord, but our Master can do more, he can, and doth by our weak labours, and the foolishness of preaching, give the holy Spirit. If Saltmarsh can give purer or more glorious discoveries of God, of his Spirit, Christ Jesus, &c. let him take H Nicholas and Da. George to help him, let us hear them, produce your reasons, &c. for we ever urge this, these new discoveries of God or the Spirit, are either revealed in the word, or not revealed; if in the word, then are they but outward Ordinances, such as former Synods have discovered, and so according to Saltmarsh, to be rejected, if they be not revealed in the word, they must be additions to the word, and so unlawful, Rev. 22.18. Deut. 12.32. Prov. 30.6.
2. Wee can but hold forth outward things, that is, truths of ancient faith, spoken by sinfull men and printed in paper, and these of Christ both dead, risen and ascended to heaven; and wee confesse we can but baptise with water, and can but build, plant, water, and are but underworkmen and instruments of words, formes, sounds, printed books, and the Prophets and Apostles received these and no other thing from the Lord, but our Master can doe more, he can, and doth by our weake labours, and the foolishnesse of preaching, give the holy Spirit. If Saltmarsh can give purer or more glorious discoveries of God, of his Spirit, Christ Jesus, &c. let him take H Nicholas and Da. George to helpe him, let us heare them, produce your reasons, &c. for we ever urge this, these new discoveries of God or the Spirit, are either revealed in the word, or not revealed; if in the word, then are they but outward Ordinances, such as former Synods have discovered, and so according to Saltmarsh, to be rejected, if they be not revealed in the word, they must be additions to the word, and so unlawfull,