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…

4. The end and intrinsical effects are most spiritual, for it changeth men into spiritual and heavenly Citizens of another world, deadneth them to the created glory of the creature, pierceth between the marrow and bones, even the Law, part of it is sharper then a two-edged sword, piercing even to ⟨p. 330⟩the dividing asunder of the soul and spirit and to the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart, Heb. 4.12 carrieth along Christ to the soul, casteth in a lump of love in the heart, that contrary to nature and all the strong impressions of nature, it stampeth and sealeth eternity, heaven, apprehensions of glory beyond all the visible sensible borders of time, days, life, royalty, fathers, mothers, children, wives, lands, inheritances, and that on the tables of the soul. It is in upon the Spirit, down in the reins, and ye know neither door, window, nor passage, it came in at: then how doth the Spirit act with the word? so all the actings, motions, turnings, ebbings, flowings, various ups, downs, high tides, hell-down-castings, heaven-visits, raptures of love, signs of joy, actings of morning-dawnings of eternities glory, are more hardly discerned, then the growing of the bones in the womb of the woman with child.

4. The end and intrinsecall effects are most spirituall, for it changeth men into spirituall and heavenly Citizens of another world, deadneth them to the created glory of the creature, peirceth between the marrow and bones, even the Law, part of it is sharper then a two-edged sword, peircing even to ⟨p. 330⟩the dividing asunder of the soule and spirit and to the joynts and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart, Heb. 4.12 carrieth along Christ to the soule, casteth in a lumpe of love in the heart, that contrary to nature and all the strong impressions of nature, it stampeth and sealeth eternity, heaven, apprehensions of glory beyond all the visible sensible borders of time, dayes, life, royalty, fathers, mothers, children, wives, lands, inheritances, and that on the tables of the soule. It is in upon the Spirit, downe in the reines, and yee know neither doore, window, nor passage, it came in at: then how doth the Spirit act with the word? so all the actings, motions, turnings, ebbings, flowings, various ups, downes, high tydes, hell-downe-castings, heaven-visits, raptures of love, signes of joy, actings of morning-dawnings of eternities glory, are more hardly discerned, then the growing of the bones in the wombe of the woman with childe.