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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 the Children were not partakers of flesh and blood ⟨p. 189⟩that is of weakness and the power of God, or the God-head, for so Familists expone flesh and blood, except we say that every believer is both borne of the seed of David according to the flesh, and is God blessed for ever. A horrible blasphemy, for so Christ, Rom. 9. partakes of flesh and blood according to the Familists way.
Now the Children were not partakers of flesh and blood ⟨p. 189⟩that is of weakenesse and the power of God, or the God-head, for so Familists expone flesh and blood, except we say that every beleever is both borne of the seed of David according to the flesh, and is God blessed for ever. A horrible blasphemy, for so Christ, Rom. 9. partakes of flesh and blood according to the Familists way.
And this way of changing all histories of the word in allegories, is the way to elude all truth. When it is said, God created the Heaven and the Earth, the Sea, Man, Beasts, Birds, Fishes, we must make the world an Imaginary and Metaphorical world, the Creation must be but an allegory, men must be figures, allegories and metaphors, so must heaven, earth, sea, land, birds, fishes, be metaphors, for there is as true a real history of all that Jesus did and said until the day he was taken up to heaven, Act. 1.1, 2. As of all other true histories in the word. Else Familists puts us to a stand in all the Articles of our faith.1 I confess the way that Del and the Familists take, when they cite these words for an internal word, and a spiritual and allegoric sense, besides the literal sense, The words that I speak are spirit and life, Is an unavoidable way to elude all scripture, and M. Beacon in his Catechism while he clear himself, is a gross Familist to me, for he speaking of Christ crucified, turns all Christ in a Metaphorical Imaginary Christ in these words pag. 137.