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…

All these scriptures set forth Christ the sanctification and the fullness of his, the all in all. Christ hath believed perfectly for us, he ⟨p. 196⟩hath repented perfectly, he hath sorrowed for sin perfectly, he hath obeyed perfectly for us, and all is ours, and we are Christs, and Christ is Gods. Now Saltmarsh can have no such sense as here he would force on himself: For never man doubted, but personal acts of grace, or, don by the strength of grace, are ours; but how are they ours? as we are Christs? only as Christ acteth them for us without us. No, are they not ours? the Spirit of Jesus worketh them in us, and causeth us personally to do and act them, Ezek. 36.27. John 7.39? If Christs perfect believing, perfect repenting, and his perfect mortifying of sin be ours, because Christ did these acts for us in the days of his humiliation while he was in the flesh; then are they ours before we be born, and the holy Ghost must exhort us to do all in the strength of Christ, and to be sanctified, and to believe perfectly to justification, and that we be his workmanship, to walk in good works, that we put on the new man, that we mortify sin 1640 years before we be born: for so many years ago Christ performed all these things for us: but we are this day exhorted to put on the new man, and to walk in good works. Now the Holy Ghost in scripture must either speak nonsense or when he saith, walk in love even this day, repent while it is to day, stand up from the dead to day, believe to day; he must mean, you need not stir foot or hand, or any power of your soul to these acts: for Christ performed all these acts for you 1640 years ago. For then he must mean Christ hath repented perfectly in me a believer, and wrought perfect repentance free of sin in me a sinner, and Christ hath obeyed perfectly in me a sinner; that is, by his merit and Spirit, Christ hath wrought in me and in my sinful person, perfect obedience, and so hath made my personal sanctification, my personal new obedience by his grace perfect, and perfectly conform to the Law, which is most false. And when Paul saith, I am able through Christs strength to do all things, his meaning must be, Christ worketh in me, in my sinful soul, understanding, will, affections, and whole man, to do all things through Christs strength perfectly, as Christ doth all things perfectly.