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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
Part 1 › Chapter 5: Of Casper Swenckfield his Tenets complying with Antinomians.
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9 He charged Luther with these: The preached word is the substantial word of God, the flesh of Christ is not glorified, a renewed man hath not free will. God dwells not in believers, Good works profit not to salvation, the preaching of the word and Sacraments are effectual without God. As Famil. and Antin•m. charge us with many of these, because we cannot say that a believer is so Christed that he is very Christ himself and God incarnate, and as free from sin as Christ.
9 He charged Luther with these: The preached word is the substantiall word of God, the flesh of Christ is not glorified, a renewed man hath not free will. God dwells not in beleivers, Good workes profit not to salvation, the preaching of the word and Sacraments are effectuall without God. As Famil. and Antin•m. charge us with many of these, because we cannot say that a beleiver is so Christed that he is very Christ himselfe and God incarnate, and as free from sin as Christ.
10 The doctrine contained in the scriptures, is not properly the word of God, but improperly▪ by a Metonymy, where the sign is put for the thing signified. Christ only is properly and essentially the word of God Swenck. liber. de sacris liberis pa. 27, 28. Antinomians say the Scripture and the Law is but a dead letter, not the word of God, so Del. in his whole sermon rejects, all that is external in the Gospel-reformation, makes nothing in it, but the Spirit, and the incommunicable act of Redeeming which is only in Christ to work our conversion to God.
10 The doctrine contained in the scriptures, is not properly the word of God, but improperly▪ by a Metonimy, where the signe is put for the thing signified. Christ only is properly and essentially the word of God Swenck. liber. de sacris liberis pa. 27, 28. Antinomians say the Scripture and the Law is but a dead letter, not the word of God, so Del. in his whole sermon rejects, all that is externall in the Gospel-reformatinn, makes nothing in it, but the Spirit, and the incommunicable act of Redeeming which is onely in Christ to worke our conversion to God.