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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.
12 Consideration.
Broken free-will that first, and ever lost credit, is a field fit for free-grace to grow in. And the less that the free-will of Angels could do to stand, when their fellow-Angels fell, the higher is the rate and worth of free-grace, in sustaining them, and except we would have elect Angels to divide the glory with God, of their standing when their fellows fell, we must say the lot of grace falling on these blessed Spirits, not nature, separated them from others, as good by nature, as they were.
Broken free-will that first, and ever lost credit, is a field fit for free-grace to grow in. And the lesse that the free-will of Angels could doe to stand, when their fellow-Angels fell, the higher is the rate and worth of free-grace, in sustaining them, and except we would have elect Angels to divide the glory with God, of their standing when their fellows fell, we must say the lot of grace falling on these blessed Spirits, not nature, separated them from others, as good by nature, as they were.