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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.
Now Christ suffers in us saith Gortyn p. 105. Because no other creature in the creation was made according to the Image of God but man alone, and so no other creature in regard of degeneration can bear the image of death and hell but man alone. Then the Father and Spirit suffers in us and our weakness, because of the unity of images that is in God, and in us. If this be all, here is no incarnation or suffering personal in the Son more then of the Father and the Spirit.
Now Christ suffers in us saith Gortyn p. 105. Because no other creature in the creation was made according to the Image of God but man alone, and so no other creature in regard of degeneration can bear the image of death and hell but man alone. Then the Father and Spirit suffers in us and our weaknesse, because of the unity of images that is in God, and in us. If this be all, here is no incarnation or suffering personall in the Sonne more then of the Father and the Spirit.
2 This is but the imaginary and Metaphorical Saviour of H. Nich. and unclean Familists; for if flesh and blood be but Metaphors, that is, the weakness and nothingness of man, and blood be Metaphorically only the power of the divine nature, and if the blood and water that issued from Christs side was not material blood and water, and if Christs being crucified according to the flesh, and his living according to the Spirit, be but fair Metaphors, as we say, the Meadows laugh, when they are but ⟨p. 187⟩vigorous, green and flourishing, and are not capable of material laughter, more then of a reasonable soul, then surely Christ was not true man borne of the virgin Mary, but a Metaphorical man, that is, weak in us who alone are his Image by creation.
2 This is but the imaginary and Metaphoricall Saviour of H. Nich. and unclean Familists; for if flesh and blood be but Metaphors, that is, the weakenesse and nothingnesse of man, and blood be Metaphorically only the power of the divine nature, and if the blood and water that issued from Christs side was not materiall blood and water, and if Christs being crucified according to the flesh, and his living according to the Spirit, be but faire Metaphors, as we say, the Medows laugh, when they are but