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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
CHAP. XXVIII. Strict and precise walking, a necessary and commanded Gospel-duty.
CHAP. XXVIII. Strict and precise walking, a necessarie and commanded Gospel-dutie.
The quitting of our own righteousness is scarce a toe, or an inch of that large body of strict, precise, and accurate walking in all manner of godly conversation; so far is the strait and narrow way from being nothing, as aAntinomians say, but only believing and disclaiming our own righteousness; Nor did the Spirit of God speak that 2for want of the knowledge of love; we walked very uncomfortably spending our time in fasting, weeping, mourning, praying, reading, and hearing, and in performance of other duties, and all to get Christ. Suppose that heat be natural, holy fire, from a right principle. Rom. 12.15. in a right object. Gal. 4.18. in a right manner, and due end, Numb. 25.15. ye cannot be too holy, except God be too holy. 1 Pet. 1.15, 16. if the path be hell-ward, the fervour of the pace makes it worse. If it were to merit Christ, and make purchase of him, I should say this weak man saith right; and cTown also who saith, away with your strict injunctions; as if he would nick-name Gospel-grace to be a sour and uncomfortable Puritan. But 1. sure the needles eye is a strict