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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
Letter: A brotherly and free Epistle to the patrons and friends of pretended Liberty of Conscie…
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2. Our Brethren put a stranger premunire on us. For would they speak out the mysteries and bottom of Independency, they acknowledge not this Parliament in any other sense then they would do a Parliaments of Pagans or heathen, for there be no Christian Magistrates at all to them, but such as are members of their Congregational Church, that is, such as they conceive to be regenerated; and had they a world at their own will, then not the twentieth man of this present Parliament, nor Judge, nor Justice of peace could be chosen Magistrates, if the congregations of England, were all of the Independent stamp.
2. Our Brethren put a stranger premunire on us. For would they speake out the mysteries and bottome of Independencie, they acknowledge not this Parliament in any other sense then they would doe a Parliaments of Pagans or heathen, for there be no Christian Magistrates at all to them, but such as are members of their Congregationall Church, that is, such as they conceive to be regenerated; and had they a world at their owne will, then not the twentieth man of this present Parliament, nor Judge, nor Justice of peace could be chosen Magistrates, if the congregations of England, were all of the Independent stamp.
But you may say I slander them, they pray for the Parliament as a Parliament, and obey Justices of peace and the King as lawful Magistrates.
But you may say I slander them, they pray for the Parliament as a Parliament, and obey Justices of peace and the King as lawfull Magistrates.
I answer, its true, so would they pray for Nero, Domitian, and heathen Justices of peace, sent by them as lawful Magistrates, but not as Christian Magistrates, nor such as they would choose to reign over them, because in their apprehension of them, they are no less without the Church then heathens; then let the world be judge of their candour in contending for a power of Premunires, and in voting that