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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
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.
4 The writing, speaking, conveyance of Christ to the soul in the word preached may be humane and literal, but the thing signified by the word, Christ, faith, the Image of the second Adam is divine supernatural,1 and the way of conveyance of it to the soul, in regard of the higher operation of the Spirit above the actings and motion of the letter, is divine, heavenly, supernatural.
4 The writing, speaking, conveyance of Christ to the soule in the word preached may be humane and literall, but the thing signified by the word, Christ, faith, the Image of the second Adam is divine supernaturall,1 and the way of conveyance of it to the soule, in regard of the higher operation of the Spirit above the actings and motion of the letter, is divine, heavenly, supernaturall.
- 1Certain necessary considerations how the Spirit and the wo•d act together.Certaine necessary considerations how the Spirit and the wo•d act together.
5 The action of the Holy Ghost, in begetting faith, may be said to be immediate two ways.1 1 as if the word did only prepare and literally inform the external man, but the Spirit cometh after, and in another action distinct from the word, infuseth faith, this we cannot deny, but then the Spirit of regeneration is not said to work with the word, but a more common operation of God there is which begetteth literal knowledge, or some higher illumination. 2 the Spirit worketh with the word, so as in one and the same act, the Spirit opens the heart to hear and receive what is carried along in the letter of the word, and so the Spirit worketh mediately, not immediately.