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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.
1 There is a twofold revelation,1 one of the letter of the word and Gospel, this is nothing but the Lords active uttering of his will and Gospel which was hid before as Ephes. 3.9, 10▪ Ezech. 20.11, 12. Hosea 8.12. Rev. 1.19. This is a revelation proper and immunicable to any, for God only did devise the Gospel; when neither Men nor Angel could dream of a way of redemption for lost man, and revealed to Adam that the seed of the woman, Jesus Christ, should break the head of the Serpent, and dissolve the works of Satan. This revelation of the letter of the Gospel is made to thousands, that never believe, and therefore though it be but literal and external, yet none could thus reveal the mind of God to Prophets and Apostles, but God only, as none were inspired of God, but writers of Canonic scripture, and Scripture only is given by divine inspiration, 2 Tim. 3.16. 2 Pe. 1.21. & as this revelation active is Gods only, & from him as the author and fountain, men do as Heralds carry this message of revelation to others: so passively, it is common to believers and unbelievers, for the letter of the Gospel may be revealed to all within the visible Church, and yet the most part are destituted of an internal revelation. Therefore there is an internal revelation, of things that men believe. And this I conceive to be four-fold.
1 There is a twofold revelation,1 one of the letter of the word and Gospell, this is nothing but the Lords active uttering of his will and Gospell which was hid before as Ephes. 3.9, 10▪