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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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6. When we enclose not the Spirit or God in the letter or sound of words, nor obey for the awe of dead characters or sounds, but formally are led because the Spirit goes along with an obliging precept or promise, and we adore not dead characters and sounds, but tremble at, or submit to the word, for the thing signified, and do not separate the sign and the thing signified:1 therefore Saltmarsh is far out when he denies the distinction of Gospel-ordinances in opposition to legal ordinances, because (saith he, p. 270.) nothing is pure, spiritual divine-Gospel, but that which is light, life, glory, Spirit:2 for he taketh the fruit of the Gospel and the spiritual efficacy of the Gospel for the Gospel. But as the Law is one thing, to wit, he that doth these things shall live thereby, is truly Law, and actual obedience to this Law is a far other thing so the Gospel (he that believeth shall be saved) is truly Gospel and a Gospel way to salvation, but actually by the grace of Christ to believe is a far other thing.
6. When we inclose not the Spirit or God in the letter or sound of words, nor obey for the awe of dead characters or sounds, but formally are led because the Spirit goes along with an obliging precept or promise, and we adore not dead characters and sounds, but tremble at, or submit to the word, for the thing signified, and doe not seperate the signe and the thing signified:1 therefore Saltmarsh is farre out when he denies the distinction of Gospel-ordinances in opposition to legall ordinances, because (saith he, p. 270.) nothing is pure, spirituall divine-Gospel, but that which is light, life, glory, Spirit:2 for hee taketh the fruit of the Gospell and the spirituall efficacy of the Gospel for the Gospel. But as the Law is one thing, to wit, he that doth these things shall live thereby, is truly Law, and actuall obedience to this Law is a farre other thing so the Gospel (he that beleeveth shall be saved) is truly Gospel and a Gospel way to salvation, but actually by the grace of Christ to beleeve is a farre other thing.