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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.
Then is Christ not true man. 2. nor dyed he really,1 but only Spiritually in us, when we suffer with the like meekness and patience, as he dyed and suffered; and yet he is but an Allegoric or fancied man to the Familist. The like Familists say of his Resurrection, Ascension, and judging the world. Its but to do what is already done, to open these rotten graves any farther; These two pieces, so fleshly and abominable, agree well with the Tenets of H. Nicholas, and are now set out, An. 1646. by the Familist Randell, to the ensnaring of the souls of many thousands in London.
Then is Christ not true man. 2. nor dyed he really,1 but only Spiritually in us, when we suffer with the like meeknesse and patience, as he dyed and suffered; and yet he is but an Allegorick or phancied man to the Familist. The like Familists say of his Resurrection, Ascention, and judging the world. Its but to doe what is already done, to open these rotten graves any farther; These two pieces, so fleshly and abominable, agree well with the Tenents of H. Nicholas, and are now set out, An. 1646. by the Familist Randel, to the insnaring of the soules of many thousands in London.
- 1The Familists acknowledge no Christ, but a Metaphorical Christ ▪The Familists acknowledge no Christ, but a Metaphoricall Chri•t ▪
In the year 1•75. the Familists of England published a confession before King James came to the Crown of England but lax and general,1 I know not what, for H. Nicholas wrote books of sundry sorts. As his exhortation 1 c. 6. § 5.7, 8, 9. His instructions of the upright, and Christian baptism: his crying voice: his first exhortation: and these (saith he) may be confessed among the adulterous and sinful generation and the false hearts of the scripture learned: for so he called all the godly in England, and all that are not of his way. But for his love-secrets, he saith, ye shall not talk of your secrets (either yet utter your myster) openly or nakedly in the heaing of your young children or disciples,