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…

Now, sure, Christ doth all things perfectly, and without sin: But did Paul by Christs strength all things perfectly, and so as he was free of si•ne? I think not. 3. Saltmarsh taketh upon him to yield us some ⟨p. 197⟩purer and finer Gospel mortification, then the Protestant Legalists have done in former times, as he saith▪ pag. 61, 62. Now if his mortification be in Christ only, and not in the sinner himself, nor any act of him, and a perfect mortification in Christ only, as the meritorious cause, and also as the only efficient, not in us, and as in Christ the only subject not in us: then I grant he gives us a finer mortification, because what Christ doth only and perfectly, and in himself, not in us, must be finer then any mortification or acts of sanctification we do in our person, though we do these by the Merit and Spirit of Christ working in us to will and to do. But then Saltmarsh nill he, will he, must say, the Gospel-mortification is that whereby Christ hath perfectly mortified sin for us, and not that (which he saith. Sparkles of glory, 324, 325.) mortification which Christ first doth in himself, and then in us through himself; and so he vindicates not himself. (4.) I never yet (saith he) denied graces and fruits of the Spirit of God, which appear in faith, repentance, new obedience, mortification of sin. I speak it in another conception▪ and measure of light. —The Christian as the English or French, can only speak in his own tongue or language, till the Lord be One, and his Name One amongst us. It is true, 1. Saltmarsh and Antinomians say, there are graces of Faith, Repentance, Mortification, or rather, (as Town saith) gifts of Faith, &c. But 1. they are not Gospel-mortification. Why? Gospel-mortification is perfect in Christ, saith Saltmarsh, Free Grace, pag. 84. these that are in us, are not perfect at all, nor conformable to Law and Gospel. 2. They are not commanded so, as the contrary omissions should be sin, they are only free and arbitrary acts of the Spirit, and of a spirit separated from the word. 3. Saltmarsh denies not graces in faith, repentance, and mortification. But he denies the necessity of the things themselves, as acted personally by us; Yea, Saltmarsh saith, Confession, Repentance, are sins, at least infirmities or sins of weakness. For free Grace, pag 87. he saith, You say well: