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…

And ⁿwhen there is no escaping▪ close thy eyes and answer nothing, and commend the cause to God, he giveth a reason ^oSatan cannot endure to be a contemned enemy. 3. ^pLuther, Tentations are the throngings or embracings of the bridegroom to the bride from impatience of love. 4. ^qLuther, The tempted is to say, I cannot endure thee (O Law) a rigorous Tyrant, and a cruel exacter, to reign in my conscience, for it is the seat and temple of Christ the Son of God. 5. ^rLuther, Its true the tempted saith, how can I be holy, when I have and f•el sin? that thou feelest and acknowledgest sin, its good, give thanks to God, despair not; its a degree to health to feel sickness. But how shall I be freed from sin? fly to the Physician, follow not reason, believe, and sacrifice reason. Antinomians comfort us thus, the sin of believers is seeming sin. Luther saith, its too real, and must be cured by Christ. 6. ^sLuther, Christ dyed not for the painted and fancied, but for true sinners, and the chief sinners, ⟨p. 114⟩not for one or two, but for all, not for conquered, but for unconquered sins, and if thou be of the number of these that believe, its good. Luther, here would have the weak ones that find hearing, learning, loving of his doctrine, […] believing, that is such as have qualifications and conditions in them to know Christ dyed not for fancied men, but for them, Antinomians reject all qualifications and conditions▪ Yea.

And ⁿwhen there is no escaping close thy eyes and answer nothing, and commend the cause to God, he giveth a reason