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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. XXLIII. Sanctification crushed by Antinomians.
Antinomians while they clear themselves further then we can see in their writings, must be judged grand enemies to Sanctification. 1. They confound Sanctification and inherent holiness, which undoubtedly is unperfect, and in this life growing more and more into the perfect day, with Justification which is perfect; for nothing can be added to Christs righteousness, yea, they destroy, and utterly cry down all Sanctification.
ANtinomians while they cleare themselves further then we can see in their writings, must be judged grand enemies to Sanctification. 1. They confound Sanctification and inherent holynesse, which undoubtedly is unperfect, and in this life growing more and more into the perfect day, with Justification which is perfect; for nothing can be added to Christs righteousnesse, yea, they destroy, and utterly cry downe all Sanctification.
For, 1. aTown saith, The new birth, Joh. 3.3. is our justification, or the making of us of unjust, just—and every true Christian is a fulfiller of the Law. Its true in regard of justification, but in regard of the inherent new life of grace, which is put in us in this life; we cannot fulfil the Law, except we be justified by regeneration, and our own works done by the grace of Christ, which Antinomians will not say; therefore all our inherent holiness to Antinomians must be nothing at all, but the imputed righteousness of Christ; so we have fulfilled the Law perfectly, as Christ hath done, and are regenerated, though there be no inherent holiness in us, nor any walking with God at all.