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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.
We do beseech your Princely Majesty to understand that the people of the Family of love, or God, do utterly disclaim all absurd and self-conceited opinions, and disobedient and erroneous Sects of the Anabaptists, Browne, Penry, Puritans, and all other proud-minded Sects, and Heresies whatsoever, protesting upon pain of our lives, that we are not of consent, nor agreeing with any such brainsick Preachers, nor their rebellio•s, or disobedient Sects whatsoever, but have been and ever will be truly obedient to your highness and your Laws, to the effusion of our blood, and in this part of their supplication the Reader may see the bloody persecuting minds ⟨p. 169⟩of Familists, for they exhort King James to persecute all the truly godly that were non-conforme to Prelates,1 and went under the name of Puritans, and tacitly praise King James for executing the Laws against such as in conscience durst not bow to the then Prelatical Baal: and the Familists principles carry them to esteem any Religion indifferent: yet half an eye may see how desirous they are the Sword should be drawn against the godly, whom they all Puritans, and therefore judge if Antinomians and Familists now in England, who cry out against the use of the Sword for matters of Religion, and plead for a Catholic licence and toleration to all Religions, that themselves may be tolerated also, if they had the Sword and Power, if they would not be most bloody Dragons, in cutting the flesh and drinking the blood of those they call Presbyterians and Puritans; for think not their doctrine is different from that doctrine of their fathers.
Wee doe beseech your Princely Majesty to understand that the people of the Familie of love, or God, doe utterly disclame all obsurd and selfe-conceited opinions, and disobedient and erroneous Sects of the Anabaptists, Browne, Penry, Puritans, and all other proud-minded Sects, and Heresies whatsoever, protesting upon pain of our lives, that we are not of consent, nor agreeing with any such brainsick Preachers, nor their rebellio•s, or disobedient Sects whatsoever, but have beene and ever will be truely obedient to your highnesse and your Laws, to the effusion of our blood, and in this part of their supplication the Reader may see the bloody persecuting minds ⟨p. 169⟩