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…

^pActively the Law is a weak and poor •lement (the letter of neither Law nor Gospel can give strength to obey) and its weak passively, because of it self it hath not strength to bring righteousness▪ and newtra•ly its infirmity▪ and poverty it self. ^qLuther. Our merit (by doing the Law) is just nothing. What can a cursed sinner, ignorant of God, dead in sins, liable to the judgement and wrath of God deserve? therefore that is the only way of eschewing the curse to believe in God. Thou, O Christ, art my sin, and my curse, or rather I am thy sin, and thy curse, thy death, thy wrath of God, thy hell; on the contrary, thou art righteousness, blessing, life, the grace of God, my heaven; for the text saith clearly. Christ was made a curse for us, then we are the cause why he was ⟨p. 120⟩made a curse; yea, we are his curse. ^rGood works are not to be drawn to the article of justification, as Monks do. s We grant we must teach of good works and charity, but in the own time and place. When the question is without the lists of this Article of Justification—. We say with Paul, by Faith in Christ only, not by the works of the law or charity, we are j•st, not that we reject works and charity as our adversaries say— When then we are in this common place of justification, we reject and condemn works, — we simply reject all laws, and works of the Law. ^oTota ratio justificandi, quoad nos passiva est. ^pActive Lex est elementum infirmum & egenum quia reddit homines infirmiores, & egentiores, passive, quia ipsa per se non habet vim & opes justitiae donandae & afferendae▪ neutraliter est infirmitas & paupertas ipsa.