A57980:1668
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
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.
nor is it justification that formally united us in this actual union, as branches to the Vine tree, but union is a fruit of life, as is the joining of soul and body together, and so a fruit of the infused life of God, or of the habit of sanctification, and thus it followeth not, that we believe before we be united to Christ, as branches to the Vine tree, but only that we believe, by order of nature, before we be justified, which the Scripture saith.
nor is it justification that formally united us in this actuall union, as branches to the Vine tree, but union is a fruit of life, as is the joyning of soule and body together, and so a fruit of the infused life of God, or of the habit of sanctification, and thus it followeth not, that we beleeve before we be united to Christ, as branches to the Vine tree, but onely that we beleeve, by order of nature, before we be justified, which the Scripture saith.
But to return, we are not obliged to M. Saltmarsh, who argueth against justification by faith, slandering Protestants most ignorantly, and the doctrine of Paul, as if to be justified by faith, were to be justified by a faith of our own framing, without the grace of Christ, or by faith as a merit and hire▪ that hireth and purchaseth Christ to be ours.
But to returne, we are not obliged to M. Saltmarsh, who argueth against justification by faith, slandering Protestants most ignorantly, and the doctrine of Paul, as if to bee justified by faith, were to bee justified by a faith of our owne framing, without the grace of Christ, or by faith as a merit and hire▪ that hireth and purchaseth Christ to be ours.
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