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…

Cromwell and Familists of old England say she and he•s were the more spiritual and only Saints in New England, and the rest were but Antichristian persecutors; Its known they held revelations without, and beside the word of God, Rise reign er 4•. and said the whole letter of the Scripture holds forth a covenant of works, er 9. And so the whole letter of the Scripture, Law, or Gospel is abolished to believers, and doth no more oblige them, then the covenant of works can curse those that are under grace. For T Collier marrow of Christianity, pag. 25.26. saith many spiritually enlightened of late, are brought to Gospel-enjoyments, some other way which is spiritual, then by verbal preaching; but Familists take the word preached for the printed inky letter, or the air, dead sound of the Gospel, we take it for letter and sound of preaching, as it includes the thing signified, to wit, Christ, and all his promises, in which sense the sounding of the Gospel heard worketh many years after it is preached, and the word long ago preached may be awaked up by a sad affliction, an inspiration from God, and produce the work of conversion, and still it is the word of truth in the scripture that produceth faith as it is the same seed that lieth many months under the clod and groweth and bringeth forth fruit after: And we know Antinomians reject the scriptures and build all upon inward revelations, as their binding and obliging rule Del ser. pag. 26 Saltmarsh, free grace, pag. 146.

C••mwell and Familists of old England say she and he•s were the more spirituall and only Saints in New England, and the rest were but Antichristian persecutors; Its knowne they held revelations without, and beside the word of God, Rise reigne er 4•. and said the whole letter of the Scripture holdes forth a covenant of workes, er 9. And so the whole letter of the Scripture, Law, or Gospell is abolished to beleevers, and doth no more oblige them, then the covenant of workes can curse those that are under grace. For T Collier marrow of Christianity, pag. 25.26. sayth many spiritually enlightned of late, are brought to Gospell-inioyments, some other way which is spirituall, then by verball preaching; but Familists take the word preached for the printed inkie letter, or the aire, dead sound of the Gospell, we take it for letter and sound of preaching, as it includes the thing signified, to wit, Christ, and all his promises, in which sense the sounding of the Gospel heard worketh many yeares after it is preached, and the word long agoe preached may be awaked up by a sad affiction, an inspiration from God, and produce the worke of conversion, and still it is the word of truth in the scripture that produceth faith as it is the same seed that lyeth many monthes under the clod and groweth and bringeth forth fruit after: And we know Antinomians reject the scriptures and build all upon inward revelations, as their binding and obleiging rule Del ser. pag. 26 Saltmarsh, free grace, pag. 146.