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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.
2. They are set up to minister justice to the people of God in their flesh. But these that are spiritual, having no flesh, how are they under Magistrates? The flesh is to Saltmarsh that which is under Law,1 not under grace: then Saints are no more under Magistrates, then under the Law, to him; and when they are not under the sword of the Spirit, or any ordinances, are they under the steel sword of the Magistrate? And what judgement minister they to Saints, in whom there is no more sin, nor in Christ? And is a believer obliged to confess murder, parricide, adultery, to a Magistrate who is a man, and to crave him pardon, when Saltmarsh saith, he is not to confess any sins to God, page •92 He see•s to grant Magistracy, and so do the Familists in their petition to King James, But it was their doctrine there should be no Magistrate▪ 141, 142.
2. They are set up to minister justice to the people of God in their flesh. But these that are spirituall, having no flesh, how are they under Magistrates? The flesh is to Saltmarsh that which is under Law,1 not under grace: then Saints are no more under Magistrates, then under the Law, to him; and when they are not under the sword of the Spirit, or any ordinances, are they under the steel sword of the Magistrate? And what judgement minister they to Saints, in whom there is no more sinne, nor in Christ? And is a beleever obliged to confesse murder, paricide, adultery, to a Magistrate who is a man, and to crave him pardon, when Saltmarsh saith, he is not to confesse any sinnes to God, page •92 He see•s to grant Magistracie, and so do the Familists in their petition to King James, But it was their doctrine there should be no Magistrate▪ 141, 142.
- 1H.N. Spirit land, c. 34. Sect. 8, 9 c. 37. Sect 9▪ c. 8 4. One man of God oreth not ov another: that were slavery.