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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.
If the latter be said, the renewed part, is not renewed, but dead and is the very old ⟨p. 104⟩man, which is a contradiction, but if th• former be said, that it is the new man or renewed part that doth good works in the believer, then the new man either doth th•se good works contrary to the law, which is non-sense, for to be merciful, sober, just, true, chaste, are agreeable, not contrary to the law, or the new man doth good works without the law, and so without the word of either Law or Gospel, this is will-service to God and separateth the Spirit from the word, and is a high way to legitimate, murder, adulteries, parricides, under the veil of the Spirits working, and leading without the word, if the new man work according to the law, then is the law a rule, and what the new man doth according to a ruling law, he doth it ex debito out of obligation, then must the new man be under this law and obligation as a rule, nor can it be said that the flesh doth good works for Paul saith in his flesh there dwelleth no good nor can it be said the new man worketh not according to the law, but according to the Gospel▪ because the Gospel as distinguished from the Law, showeth us cred•nda non fac••nda, what we should believe▪ not what we should do (4) the new man worketh by love, the flesh worketh not by love, but love is the fulfilling of the law Ro. 1•.8 9. Ga. 5.14.18.19▪ 24. Ga. 6.2. th•n must the new man be under the debt of love, and so under the law as an obliged rule, and to this Luther •e•reth witness.
If the latter be said, the renewed part, is not renewed, but dead and is the very old ⟨p. 104⟩man, which is a contradiction, but if th• former be said, that it is the new man or renewed part that doth good works in the believer, then the new man either doth thse good works contrary to the law, which is non-sense, for to be mercifull, sober, just, true, chast, are agreable, not contrary to the law, or the new man doth good workes without the law, and so without the word of either Law or Gospell, this is will-service to God and separateth the Spirit from the word, and is a high way to legittimate, murther, adulteries, paricides, under the veil of the Spirits working, and leading without the word, if the new man worke according to the law, then is the law a rule, and what the new man doth according to a ruling law, he doth it ex debito out of obligation, then must the new man be under this law and obligation as a rule, nor can it be said that the flesh doth good workes for Paul saith in his flesh there dwelleth no good nor can it be said the new man worketh not according to the law, but according to the Gospel because the Gospel as distinguished from the Law, sheweth us crednda non facnda, what we should beleeve not what we should doe (4) the new man worketh by love, the flesh worketh not by love, but love is the fulfilling of the law Ro. 1.8 9. Ga. 5.14.18.19 24. Ga. 6.2. thn must the new man be under the debt of love, and so under the law as an obleiged rule, and to this Luther ereth witnesse.