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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…
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.
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 ⟨image 10⟩heathen Justices of peace and unchristian Parliaments should be above a free General Assembly of England, but they could not endure either Magistrates or Parliaments, of the gang they are now in England, to be above one of their Congregations, though consisting of seven.
I answer, its true, so would they pray for Nero, Dominitian, and heathen Justices of peace, sent by them as lawfull Magistrates, but not as Christian Magistrates, nor such as they would chuse to reigne over them, because in their apprehension of them, they are no lesse without the Church then heathens; then let the world be judge of their candor in contending for a power of Premunires, and in voting that ⟨image 10⟩heathen Justices of peace and unchristian Parliaments should be above a free Generall Assembly of England, but they could not endure either Magistrates or Parliaments, of the gang they are now in England, to be above one of their Congregations, though consisting of seven.