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…

But I believe. Is proven not by the shining light of Scripture, but in the kind of reflect knowledge that is clear by the light of the spirit, reflect knowledge, I take, is the immediate birth of the Spirit, in so far as it is reflect, for when it is to be proven by discourse and another syllogism, thus. He that loveth the brethe•• believeth. But I love the brethren, ergo, I believe. The assumption which is not ever clear but often needeth an higher proof, must either be made good by another Scripture, and so in infinite, or ye must come to some immediate light, coming only from the spirit, ye cannot go in infinite, for ye leave the soul in that case in perpetual doubting, and therefore some immediate light there must be to discern such a thing as this, which is not known, by the light of nature, for the object is supernatural, and the light of Scripture doth not serve the turn if we speak of a reflect knowledge on which the conscience doeth rest without any further proof, because the scripture proveth not to you, that either you, such a man, by name believeth, or that the characters of believing, to wit, that you John, Anna by name, love the brethren, that you know him, because you keep his commandments more than it doeth evidence the same to any other by name, and so except your name were in Scripture, nothing can be proven by light of Scripture, as touching the truth, and evident and clear reflect knowledge of the assumption. But I ⟨p. 333⟩believe, except you say a major proposition can prove an assumption, and make this a good consequence all that believe are saved, ergo, John and Anna are saved, which is no good consequence, & can not settle the conscience, or that this is a strong consequence these that keep his commandments, those that love the Brethren, know Christ savingly, and are translated from life to death, ergo I John, Anna, we are by name such as know Christ savingly, and are translated from death to life; either must the assumption I, John, Anna, we are such as keep his commandments, and love the Brethren, be proven by Scripture, which is unpossible, except your name were there, or then by sense and the immediate light of the Spirit.

But I beleeve. Is proven not by the shining light of Scripture, but in the kind of reflect knowledge that is cleare by the light of the spirit, reflect knowledge, I take, is the immediate birth of the Spirit, in so farre as it is reflect, for when it is to bee proven by discourse and another syllogisme, thus. He that loveth the brethe beleeveth. But I love the brethren, ergo, I beleeve. The assumption which is not ever cleare but often needeth an higher proofe, must either bee made good by another Scripture, and so in infinite, or ye must come to some immediate light, comming only from the spirit, ye cannot go in infinite, for ye leave the soul in that case in perpetuall doubting, and therfore some immediate light there must be to discerne such a thing as this, which is not knowen, by the light of nature, for the object is supernaturall, and the light of Scripture doth not serve the turne if we speake of a reflect knowledge on which the conscience doeth rest without any further proofe, because the scripture prooveth not to you, that either you, such a man, by name beleeveth, or that the characters of beleiving, to wit, that you John, Anna by name, love the brethren, that you know him, because you keepe his commandments more than it doeth evidence the same to any other by name, and so except your name were in Scripture, nothing can be proven by light of Scripture, as touching the truth, and evident and cleare reflect knowledge of the assumption. But I