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…

And Del saith this Gospel reformation doth not much busy it self about outward forms, and external conformity, but only minds the reforming of the heart, and when the heart is right with God, the outward form cannot be amiss; and therefore saith Christ, touching the worship of the New Testament, God is a Spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and truth: but speaks not one word of any outward form. So that God in the Gospel-reformation aims at nothing but the heart, p. 6. Swenckfeld ascribeth something more to the ministry of the word, God (sayeth he) deals externally with the flesh and outward man, by the letter of the word, or by preaching, or by signs, or seals. But Del is so much for this spirit that he will have the gospel to mind only the reforming of the heart, and to aim at nothing but the heart. So these foul consequences must follow hence. 1 The Gospel cares nothing for outward duties, or outward worship, all externals must be left free and indifferent, to bow to Idols, or not to bow,¹ to murder, or not to murder, which is the false charge that the Council of Trent puts on us, the falsest calumny the Devil can devise, that in the Gospel, except faith, all other things are indifferent and neither commanded nor forbidden.

And Del sayth this Gospel reformation doth not much busie it selfe about outward formes, and externall conformitie, but only minds the reforming of the heart, and when the heart is right with God, the outward forme cannot be amisse; and therefore saith Christ, touching the worship of the New Testament, God is a Spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and truth: but speaks not one word of any outward forme. So that God in the Gospel-reformation aimes at nothing but the heart, p. 6. Swenckfeld ascribeth something more to the ministrie of the word, God (sayeth he) deales externally with the flesh and outward man, by the letter of the word, or by preaching, or by signes, or seales. But Del is so much for this spirit that he will have the gospel to mind only the reforming of the heart, and to aime at nothing but the heart. So these foule consequences must follow hence. 1 The Gospel cares nothing for outward duties, or outward worship, all externalls must be left free and indifferent, to bow to Idols, or not to bow,¹ to murther, or not to murther, which is the false charge that the Councell of Trent puts on us, the falsest calumnie the Devill can devise, that in the Gospell, except faith, all other things are indifferent and neither commanded nor forbidden.