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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.
2. We grant it is not grace, but the abuse of grace, that teacheth David, Peter, to act adultery, and deny Christ: but if it be the grace of Faith, that is to believe, contrary to sense, that Adultery, and denial of Christ, are not sins; because sins pardoned are no sins, then grace it self doth teach us to sin.
2. Wee grant it is not grace, but the abuse of grace, that teacheth David, Peter, to act adultery, and deny Christ: but if it be the grace of Faith, that is to beleeve, contrary to sense, that Adultery, and deniall of Christ, are not sinnes; because sinnes pardoned are no sinnes, then grace it selfe doth teach us to sinne.
3. We must be justified by mortification, if mortification, he the faith or apprehension of our lusts crucified with Christ.
4. When the Holy Ghost biddeth us believe, repent, pray, mourn, rejoice in God, we have this Gospel-sense of these from Antinomians, we do all this completely, when we believe that Christ believed, repented, prayed, mourned, rejoiced in God for us; and there is an end: for sure the doing of all these, came from a Spirit of Faith, drawing life and strength out of Christs death and resurrection to do all these; as we draw strength from Christ to mortify the lusts of the flesh.
4. When the Holy Ghost biddeth us beleeve, repent, pray, mourne, rejoyce in God, we have this Gospel-sense of these from Antinomians, we doe all this compleatly, when wee beleeve that Christ beleeved, repented, prayed, mourned, rejoyced in God for us; and there is an end: for sure the doing of all these, came from a Spirit of Faith, drawing life and strength out of Christs death and resurrection to doe all these; as we draw strength from Christ to mortifie the lusts of the flesh.