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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.
It is true, Luther falsely chargeth those whom he calleth Sacramentarians, who rejected the dream of Consubstantiation, yet as Calvin observed of the Libertines, hey had nothing more frequent in their mouth, then the Spirit, so Anabaptists, Familists, Antinomians, who all pretend that Luther is theirs, allege nothing more then the Spirit, the immediate testimony of the Spirit without the word, or any signs or marks of sanctification, by which men know that they are in Christ, and I appeal to the Reader, if they observe any scope or drift in the Sermon preached by Del, before the House of Commons, but to cry down all Word, Scripture, Preaching, Sacraments, Laws, lawful and necessary constitutions of Orthodox Synods, against Familists like himself, for all these, without the Spirit, can work but an outward Reformation, and he extolleth so the Spirits inward, omnipotent and only working of an inward, and heart reformation, as that men, ministry, preaching can have no more influence in Gospel-reformation, then in Christs redeeming of the world, and the taking away transgression, for saith he, ohe only that can do the one, can do the other, now in redemption Christ hath no fellows, no under Mediators, no instruments no with-workers, he alone by himself, and none with him, Hebr. 1. Purged us from our sins, and so in all Reformation Familists contend: for God is sole Reformer, as Jesus Christ is sole and only Redeemer.
It is true, Luther falsely chargeth those whom hee calleth Sacramentarians, who rejected the dreame of Consubstantiation, yet as Calvin observed of the Libertines, hey had nothing more frequent in their mouth, then the Spirit, so Anabaptists, Familists, Antinomians, who all pretend that Luther is theirs, alledge nothing more then the Spirit, the immediate testimony of the Spirit without the word, or any signes or markes of sanctification, by which men know that they are in Christ, and I appeale to the Reader, if they observe any scope or drift in the Sermon preached by Del, before the House of Commons, but to cry down all Word, Scripture, Preaching, Sacraments, Laws, lawfull and necessary constitutions of Orthodox Synods, against Familists like himself, for all these, without the Spirit, can work but an outward Reformation, and hee extolleth so the Spirits inward, omnipotent and only working of an inward, and heart reformation, as that men, ministerie, preaching can have no more influence in Gospel-reformation, then in Christs redeeming of the world, and the taking away transgression, for saith hee,