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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
Part 1 › Chapter 9: Of Henry Nicholas, and older Familists and Antinomians.
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It followeth then that from Beacons way, I preaching of the Gospel, false opinions of Papists, controversies between Protestants and Socinians, Antinomians, Arians, Familists, Enthusiasts, Brownists, Independents, &c. must be but matters external, trivial, and circumstantial in religion 2 the profession of truth, since it is an external & outward thing, & a testimony of Christs truth before men, and of Christ before the world then is trivial and so indifferent and free, which yet is commanded by Christ and hedged with the greatest reward and threatening in the word, Mat. 10.32. 3 Yea, for outward things and all externals, reading, hearing, scripture, preaching, seals, praying, baptism, the Lords Supper. There is no law, but the law of love, not a law of the sovereign authority of God the commander, contrary to Mat. 28.19, 20. and so men sin not in neglecting a command of God, in not observing all things whatsoever Christ hath commanded, Mat. 28.20. whereas we conceive the Lord commands not only in the Gospel by the law of love▪ but by ⟨p. 63⟩his sovereign authority, as God in covenant with us, that we do all whether inward or outward things that he commands.
It followeth then that from Beacons way, I preaching of the Gospell, false opinions of Papists, controversies betweene Protestants and Socinians, Antinomians, Arrians, Familists, Enthysiasts, Brownists, Jndependants, &c. must be but matters externall, triviall, and circumstantiall in religion 2 the profession of truth, since it is an externall & outward thing, & a testimony of Christs truth before men, and of Christ before the world then is triviall and so indifferent and free, which yet is commanded by Christ and hedged with the greatest reward and threatning in the word, Mat. 10.32. 3 Yea, for outward things and all externalls, reading, hearing, scripture, preaching, seales, praying, baptisme, the Lords Supper. There is no law, but the law of love, not a law of the soveraigne authority of God the commander, contrary to