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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
Part 1 › Chapter 15: Of the Familists and Antinomians of New England.
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44 Christ works in the regenerate as in those that are dead and passive in all spiritual acts so that Christ loves, prays, believes, praises formally in them, and they are wholly Christed and Goded •o Saltmarsh sparkles of glory. 254, 255, 256.
44 Christ works in the regenerate as in those that are dead and passive in all spirituall acts so that Christ loves, prayes, beleeves, prayses formally in them, and they are wholly Christed and Goded •o Saltmarsh sparkles of glory. 254, 255, 256.
45. A Christian is not bound to pray, nor to any spiritual acts, but when the spirit exciteth and moveth him thereunto. As if the impulsion of the spirit were our binding and obliging rule, and not the scripture, nor any command of law and gospel; yea, Saltmarsh goeth so far on with Swenck. H, Nic. Joh. Wa•ldesse and Del, in this that he refuseth Scriptures as not necessary to the perfect ones as is clear to the reader in his late piece called Sparkles of glory p. 289, 290. &c. p. 315, 316. and clearly pa. 245. others say (Familists in opposition to Protestants:) that outward ordinances in the letter are not commanded of Christ 246, 247▪ That the new Covenant, or God revealed in his, and teaching of his, is not by any outward […] or ministry or means (So the elect of God may burn all the Bibles and pack away Saltmarsh and all Ministers out of the land)▪ but by the inward or unction, or anointing, ye are all taught of God, no man shall teach his neighbour or brother any more: saying know the Lord, and all conference and discoveries in letters and speech is but mere witnessing to the Lord, and the discoveries of God of what we are taught▪ not any ministry (as formerly) for teaching. Why then saith Christ, search the scriptures, and why doth John say, Blessed in he that readeth