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…

Now if Antinomians, ^yas they do, say that a discourse by way of a practical Syllogism, or natural Logic, can produce no Divine, but only a humane Faith. And ^zthat all Logic is to be abetted; the carnal and corrupt discoursings by Logic, that exalt themselves against the knowledge of God, are to be abetted, but that the use of natural reason not corrupt, should be disclaimed, is against the tenor of the Old and New Testament, in which there be Laws, Ordinances, ⟨p. 84⟩reasonings, practical Syllogisms to beget faith, to cause us slay sin,³ follow holiness, which no man can say is a humane thing, except Antinomians following their old Masters, the Libertines, who said, to lay aside natural reason, discoursing, to know neither good nor ill, was true mortification, and natural reasoning and knowledge of sin, or righteousness, sense of ill doing, or fear of sin, or judgement, are but the tastings of the old Adams forbidden fruit, as we shall hear afterward.

Now if Antinomians, ^yas they doe, say that a discourse by way of a practicall Syllogisme, or naturall Logick, can produce no Divine, but onely a humane Faith. And ^zthat all Logick is to be abeted; the carnall and corrupt discoursings by Logick, that exalt themselves against the knowledge of God, are to be abeted, but that the use of naturall reason not corrupt, should be disclaimed, is against the tenour of the Old and New Testament, in which there bee Lawes, Ordinances, ⟨p. 84⟩reasonings, practicall Syllogismes to beget faith, to cause us slee sinne,³ follow holynesse, which no man can say is a humane thing, except Antinomians following their old Masters, the Libertines, who said, to lay aside naturall reason, discoursing, to know neither good nor ill, was true mortification, and naturall reasoning and knowledge of sinne, or righteousnesse, sense of ill doing, or feare of sinne, or judgement, are but the tastings of the old Adams forbidden fruit, as wee shall heare afterward.