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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 3: Of Anabaptists, N. Stork. Th. Muncer, Jo. Becold, &c. and their Tenets.
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.
22 The eight rank were these in higher Germany, that are called lib•ri fratres, free brethren, they were abominable impure, and so unclean that they were excommunicated by the rest,1 they said they were delivered by Christ from all laws, covenants, vows, paying of tithes or debts (as Saltmarsh saith, to do any thing from these grounds is law-bondage; free grace. pag. 180) they owe no obedience unto Magistrates, they said marriage was free with any of nearest blood, that men could not be saved except they were Publicans, and Harlots, they held men might have many wives at once, that after rebaptization they cannot sin, as Eaton the Antinomian saith, honey-comb c. 3▪ p. 25. that not they, but the flesh sinned, as Town saith. asser. pag. 35.
22 The eight rank were these in higher Germany, that are called lib•ri fratres, free brethren, they were abominable impure, and so uncleane that they were excommunicated by the rest,1 they said they were delivered by Christ from all lawes, covenants, vowes, paying of tithes or debts (as Saltmarsh saith, to doe any thing from these grounds is law-bondage; free grace. pag. 180) they owe no obedience unto Magistrates, they said marriage was free with any of neerest blood, that men could not be saved except they were Publicans, and Harlots, they held men might have many wives at once, that after rebaptization they cannot sinne, as Eaton the Antinomian saith, hony-comb c. 3▪ p. 25. that not they, but the flesh sinned, as Towne saith. asser. pag. 35.
- 1Antinomians & liberi fratres like other in that both teach freedom from laws, covenants, from paying of tithes, freedom from sin, &c.Antinomians & liberi fratres like other in that both teach freedome from laws, covenants, from paying of tithes, freedome from sin, &c.