A57980:1673
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.
CHAP. LXII. The Antinomians way and Method of a sinners coming to Christ, confuted.
CHAP. LXII. The Antinomians way and Method of a sinners comming to Christ, confuted.
The way and method that aSaltmarsh taketh to lead a sinner to Christ, is not Gods way, for he thus goeth on. A believer in all his dealing with God, prayer, or drawing near in the first place, puts on the relation of Sonship and righteousness, and considers all his sins, as debts payed and cancelled, and himself made free by the Son — and now he comes in the Spirit of adoption, and calls God Father; and here begins all faith, hope, confidence, love, liberty; when as others dare not believe themselves in such a condition till upon terms of humiliation, 2sorrow for sin, works of righteousness, they have, as they think, a reasonable measure, price, or satisfaction to come with; and then believe, hope, and be confident, and thus in way of compounding and bargaining with God, deal with him at all occasions; but such submit not to the righteousness of God; for they that believe upon something first in themselves, shall as they have kindled a fire, lye down in the sparks of their own kindling, and have nothing in Christ, because ⟨p. 115⟩they will not have all in him; and though some will have all in Christ for salvation, yet they will have something in themselves to believe their interest in this salvation.
THe way and method that aSaltmarsh taketh to lead a sinner to Christ, is not Gods way, for hee thus goeth on. A beleever in all his dealing with God, prayer, or drawing neere in the first place, puts on the relation of Sonneship and righteousnesse, and considers all his sinnes, as debts payed and cancelled, and himselfe made free by the Sonne — and now hee comes in the Spirit of adoption, and calles God Father; and here beginnes all faith, hope, confidence, love, liberty; when as others dare not beleeve themselves in such a condition till upon termes of humiliation,