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…

Asser. 3. One and the same cloud that is the cause of our doubting, whether we believe or no, is not the cause of our doubting, whether we love the brethren or no, and so they must furnish different evidences: from a misty twilight, or evening of desertion from some apprehension of the sins of youth: often our faith is clouded, that Job, David, Heman, Jonah, say they are cast off of God, yet at the same season, Psalm. 42. Davids heart was toward the Saints, with whom he went to the house of God. 2. Many we see dying, who doubted for a time, if ever they believed, or were in Christ, and yet were convinced that they loved the Saints; but because they loved the Saints, they could not make an actual inference, ergo, they were translated from death to life, because that actual inference requireth the actual blowing of the Holy Ghost; a Saint in natural Logic, may be forced to yield an antecedent, and the necessary consequence, because both must ⟨p. 85⟩be the clear Word of God, as 1 Joh. 3.14. I yield, I love the Brethren; and ergo, I am translated from death to life. But because he seeth both the truth of the Antecedent and Consequence, by the sparks of a mere natural light, he may be far enough from faith, and a supernatural evidence of the Spirit, to make him to believe it for his own inward peace, comfort, and quieting of his soul; and this deceiveth Antinomians, that they think the knowing of their spiritual condition, by marks, being convincing and strong in a natural way, is presently the supernatural evidence of the Spirit, which it is not: and 2. they infer, that it is to trust in their own righteousness, and stand on their own legs, if men come by assurance of a spiritual interest in Christ, by their own inherent righteousness, and then must they be justified (saith Cornwall) ^cby works. Yea, 3. the ^dNew England Libertines say, A man cannot evidence his justification by his sanctification, but he must needs build upon his sanctification, and trust to it. And M. ^eTown saith, The Saints are to forget, and never remember their own holy walking. So say they,