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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 saith often we must not judge of our spiritual good estate, by sense, but by faith, and so say Antinomians, and Eaton most frequently. But the word sense is taken two ways, 1. for the indictment of the flesh, and unrenewed part opposed to faith, and so Luther and we with him, teach that in a conflict of conscience, when the Law challengeth a believer especially▪ we are never to look to sense, but to faith, and the promises▪ for the unrenewed part, never told us good news of our selves, our Spiritual estate, or of Christ, except it speak truth▪ as the Devil speaketh to deceive, and to render us secure, sluggish, haughty, proud, vain, but Antinomians say ⟨p. 154⟩all the murders and adulteries of believers, are sins only in our sense, that is, in the apprehension of our unrenewed part, not to the light and judgement of faith, now so Antinomians follow sense. But,
It is true, Luther saith often we must not judge of our spirituall good estate, by sense, but by faith, and so say Antinomians, and Eaton most frequently. But the word sense is taken two wayes, 1. for the enditement of the flesh, and unrenewed part opposed to faith, and so Luther and we with him, teach that in a conflict of conscience, when the Law challengeth a beleever especially▪ we are never to look to sense, but to faith, and the promises▪ for the unrenewed part, never told us good news of our selves, our Spirituall estate, or of Christ, except it speak truth▪ as the Devi•l speaketh to deceive, and to render us secure, sluggish, haughty, proud, vaine, but Antinomians say ⟨p. 154⟩all the murthers and adulteries of beleevers, are sins onely in our sense, that is, in the apprehension of our unrenewed part, not to the light and judgement of faith, now so Antinomians follow sense. But,