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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.
2 The events revealed to Godly and sound witnesses of Christ are not contrary to the word: But Becold, John Mathie, and Joh. Schykerus (who killed his brother for no fault) and other Enthusiasts of that murdering Spirit Satan who killed innocent men, expressly against the sixth command. Thou shalt not Kill, and taught the Boors of Germany to rise and kill all lawful Magistrates, because they were no Magistrates; upon the pretence of the Impulsions and Inspirations of the Holy Ghost, were acted by inspirations against th• word of God; All that the Godly reformers foretold of the tragical ends of the proclaimed enemies of the Gospel, they were not actors themselves in murdering these enemies of God, nor would M Wishart command or approve that Norman and Joh. Leslyes should kill the Cardinal Beaton, as they did.
2 The events revealed to Godly and sound witnesses of Christ are not contrary to the word: But Becold, Iohn Mathie, and Ioh. Schykerus (who kild his brother for no fault) and other Enthysiasts of that murthering Spirit Sathan who killed innocent men, expresly against the sixt command. Thou shalt not Kill, and taught the Boures of Germany to rise and kill all lawfull Magistrates, because they were no Magistrates; upon the pretence of the Impulsions and Inspirations of the Holy Ghost, were acted by inspirations against th• word of God; All that the Godly reformers foretold of the tragicall ends of the proclaimed enemies of the Gospell, they were not actors themselves in murthering these enemies of God, nor would M Wishart command or approve that Norman and Ioh. Leslyes should kill the C•rdinall Beaton, as they did.
2 They had a general rule going along that Evil shall hunt the wicked man: only a secret harmless, but an extraordinary strong impulsion, of a Scripture-spirit leading them, carried them to apply a general rule of divine justice, in their predictions▪ to particular Godless men, they themselves only being foretellers not copartners of the act.