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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.
14 It is an undue arguing of Schwenkfeldians and Antinomians: The word is a literal, carnal, sensible thing, ergo God works not faith, which is a spiritual grace, thereby: for it follows only; God works not faith by the vocal word alone, except he put to the pull of omnipotency of grace▪ 2 The assumption is false the preached word, though in its sound, it be carnal, literal, bodily, yet in its power, Majesty, and the thing signified, which is the birth in the womb of the word, it is spiritual, lively, heavenly.
14 It is an undue arguing of Swenckefeldians and Antinomians: The word is a literall, carnall, sensible thing, ergo God workes not faith, which is a spirituall grace, thereby: for it followes onely; God workes not faith by the vocall word alone, except he put to the pul of omnipotency of grace▪ 2 The assumption is false the preached word, though in its sound, it be carnall, literall, bodily, yet in its power, Majesty, and the thing signified, which is the birth in the wombe of the word, it is spirituall, lively, heavenly.
- 1The arguments of Swenckef. and Antinom. to prove that the word is not an instrument of conversion, because, carnal, bodily, managed by man &c. discussed.The arguments of Swenckef. and Antinom. to prove that the word is not an instrument of conversion, because, carnall, bodily, managed by man &c. discussed.
5 Nor doth it follow, that Justification begins at man, if the vocal word be the instrument thereof, except they say that hearing and preaching did necessarily and effectually produce justification and conversion: they are no parts, no members, no efficacious causes of conversion or Justification.