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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 2 › Chapter 54: What peace we may fetch from gracious performances.
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Asser. 3. We may have peace with God, when we have not peace with our selves: as the covenant stands sure between God and us, when we have great disquietness of mind, either through some heinous transgression, or present unbelief, and it is not fit we should have peace with our selves, under some great sin, it is but carnal security; if Peter after the denial of Christ, be quiet in Spirit, and have deep peace: the disquietness of unbelief, apprehending eternal wrath is sinful; but in regard of anxiety of godly sorrow, its kindly; there be storms in winter, when there are causes of them, and fair Summer-like weather is not so good for the season in Winter; because not so kindly and suitable to a right frame of nature.
Asser. 3. We may have peace with God, when wee have not peace with our selves: as the covenant stands sure between God and us, when we have great disquietnesse of minde, either through some hainous transgression, or present unbeliefe, and it is not fit wee should have peace with our selves, under some great sinne, it is but carnall security; if Peter after the deniall of Christ, be quiet in Spirit, and have deepe peace: the disquietnesse of unbeliefe, apprehending eternall wrath is sinfull; but in regard of anxiety of godly sorrow, its kindly; there be stormes in winter, when there are causes of them, and faire Sommer-like weather is not so good for the season in Winter; because not so kindly and sutable to a right frame of nature.
Asser. 4. Peace with our selves may arise from the works of saving grace, but neither assurance,1 nor peace can flow from naked acts of love, and sanctification, not qualified and goldned with Christ, and his grace, as eTown falsely slandereth us; because such bastard works as are but white and comely sins; and being in men out of Christ, can but produce sandy ⟨p. 78⟩and rotten peace, but such acts of holiness, as essentially flow from heightened principles of soul-saving grace, and are floured and crowned with Christs merits, may be grounds of solid peace, though not causes, and though some of our dross still accompany our best performances, yet may we difference in them Christs gold from our oar; his wine, from our dregs; this peace is a heart not smiting, but smiling, and saying. Our rejoicing is this,