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…

(for madness and sleep remove all reflect acts of knowledge) that therefore a sober man, and a waking man knoweth not that he is sober. Paul was not in a golden trance, nor in a pleasant night-dream, when he said, ^bFor this is our rejoicing, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-wards. Nor do the Saints speak to God wild-fire, and windmills in the skies, when they say, Lord, the desire of our soul is toward thy name, Lord, ²our heart is not turned back ^dneither have our steps declined from thy way, &c. They knew and were persuaded of a saving work of grace inherent in them; and we doubt not, but the Prophets (to speak of a case of another nature) knew that God spoke to them, when Jeremiah, upon life and death said, ^eof a truth, the Lord hath sent me to speak all these words in your ears. And Amos ^fThe Lord hath spoken, who cannot but Prophesy! And Abraham did not upon conjectures, but upon Faith know, God had commanded him to sacrifice his ^gson. Now God speaketh to his Saints by his works of ^hgrace, no less then by his word of the Gospel. Augustine ⁱsaid, By a certain heavenly taste, he knew a difference between the Lord revealing himself to him, and his own soul dreaming.

(for madnesse and sleepe remove all reflect acts of knowledge) that therefore a sober man, and a waking man knoweth not that he is sober. Paul was not in a golden transe, nor in a pleasant night-dreame, when he said, ^b