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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.
6. Consideration.
Free-wills Sabbath and rest is to lye quietly and contentedly under the sweet actings of grace, and our non-resisting of Christ in his sweetest operation, is our only happiness; would we be patient of the Holy Ghosts omnipotency of saving operation, and not with-draw our hearts from under the bedewing celestial showers, and droppings of the heaven of heavens, we should improve to good purpose, free-will, and rest in the bosom of Christs love, and sleep and lye, and drink in Christ, and then we were undeniably happy.
Free-wills Sabbath and rest is to lye quietly and contentedly under the sweet actings of grace, and our non-resisting of Christ in his sweetest operation, is our onely happinesse; would we be patient of the Holy Ghosts omnipotency of saving operation, and not with-draw our hearts from under the bedewing celestiall showers, and droppings of the heaven of heavens, we should improve to good purpose, free-will, and rest in the bosome of Christs love, and sleep and lye, and drink in Christ, and then we were undeniably happy.
7. Consideration.
True, free-will is a sparkle of God, so much of a loosed and unfettered will to do good, so much of God, grace is golden wings, for nature to flee to heaven withal. Freedom to do ill, and to move to hell, is the devils fetters of vengeance.