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…

Enthusiasts go upon a false principle that learning, arts, tongues, are in their nature and kind, heathenish, whereas of themselves and in their kind and nature, they are neither heathenish nor Christian, but natural and well polished habits and acquired qualities indifferent and extrinsical to either the state of Ethnicism or Christianity, and good or ill, as they are well used, or abused, in either states, they argue vainly then who thus reason: if Christ and his Apostles carried on a ministry without learning, arts, and tongues, then so may we: but the former is true, therefore so is the latter, the major is false, because sectaries want the immediate inspiring Spirit that Christ and his Apostles had to supply defects of education and industry, and the assumption is palpably false also: who ever therefore now will take on them, to be public ministers of the New Testament, and go from weaving, sowing, Carpentarie, Shoo-making to the pulpit to the representing of God, and being his mouth to his people, being void of all learning, tongues, logic, arts, sciences, and the literal knowledge of the scripture, and yet cannot show that either the Holy Ghost hath given to them the Gift of tongues, and the knowledge of the mystery of the Gospel by revelation without the teaching of flesh or blood as he did to the Apostles, or without some more then ordinary competent measure of knowledge and supernatural dexterity to cut the word of truth aright: and yet allege that fisher-men never brought up at schools and universities may be preachers of the Gospel, and why not Weavers, Tailors, Button makers, Shoo-makers, &c. they are but intruders, and run, and the Lord sent them not, how then can, M. Beacon in his Catechism, pag. 153, 154. Prove that the ministry of the Spirit can be carried on without that which we commonly call Humane Learning from Act. 4.13. Because Christ and his Apostles carried it on so? For Christ and his Apostles wanted not that which we commonly call humane learning, yea and most properly call so, they wanted learning acquitted at schools and universities, but that is not the question: whether men may be preachers though they never were educated and trained up in universities?

Enthysiasts goe upon a false principle that learning, arts, tongues, are in their nature and kind, heathenish, whereas of themselves and in their kind and nature, they are neither heathenish nor Christian, but naturall and well polished habits and acquired qualities indifferent and extrinsecall to either the state of Ethnicisme or Christianity, and good or ill, as they are well used, or abused, in either states, they argue vainely then who thus reason: if Christ and his Apostles carried on a ministery without learning, arts, and tongues, then so may wee: but the former is true, therefore so is the latter, the major is false, because sectaries want the immediate inspiring Spirit that Christ and his Apostles had to supply defects of education and industry, and the assumption is palpably false also: who ever therefore now will take on them, to be publicke ministers of the New Testament, and goe from weaving, sowing, Carpentarie, Shoo-making to the pulpit to the representing of God, and being his mouth to his people, being voyd of all learning, tongues, logick, arts, sciences, and the literall knowledge of the scripture, and yet cannot shew that either the Holy Ghost hath given to them the Gift of tongues, and the knowledge of the mystery of the Gospell by revelation without the teaching of flesh or blood as he did to the Apostles, or without some more then ordinary competent measure of knowledg and supernaturall dexterity to cut the word of truth aright: and yet alledge that fisher-men never brought up at schooles and universities may be preachers of the Gospel, and why not Weavers, Taylors, Button makers, Shoo-makers, &c. they are but intruders, and runne, and the Lord sent them not, how then can, M. Beacon in his Chatechisme, pag. 153, 154. Prove that the ministery of the Spirit can be carried on without that which wee commonly call Humane Learning from