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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 20: Of the ceasing of Ordinances since the Apostles dyed as Saltmarsh teacheth.
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5. And if Christ promised to be with his Church for an age, so as Apostles do cease in the next age, then must there be no Saints on earth now, but only in the first age after Christs resurrection: For this promise of Christs presence, is extended not to Apostles only (for Christ walketh with all true Churches, Rev. 10.2.) but to all the faithful. Then certainly, Christ is the head of his body the Church, Col. 1.8. but he hath no body; he is a husband, but hath no wife on earth; he is a King, and a King for ever, but hath neither people nor kingdom, nor Sceptre of Word or Ordinances. He reigns in the midst of his enemies by ⟨p. 214⟩his Word; slayeth the wicked with the rod of his mouth; hath an everlasting kingdom, & hath dominion till all his enemies be subdued, Psal. 110.1, 2. Psal. 2.6.7. Heb. 1.8. Psal. 72.7, 8, 9. Isaiah 9.7. ch. 11.4. And if there be no Ordinances, no Church, no word of righteousness preached, which is the Sceptre of his Kingdom, no Sword of the Spirit coming out at his Mouth, no word of the Kingdom, no Ambassadors, no Ministers of the Gospel, his Kingdom had an end above fourteen hundred years ago.
5. And if Christ promised to be with his Church for an age, so as Apostles doe cease in the next age, then must there be no Saints on earth now, but onely in the first age after Christs resurrection: For this promise of Christs presence, is extended not to Apostles only (for Christ walketh with all true Churches, Rev. 10.2.) but to all the faithfull. Then certainly, Christ is the head of his body the Church, Col. 1.8. but he hath no body; he is a husband, but hath no wife on earth; he is a King, and a King for ever, but hath neither people nor kingdome, nor Scepter of Word or Ordinances. He reignes in the midst of his enemies by