4. By Christs death (say they) God witnesseth to his people that he is their God and they his people, by killing all their strength and life, and power of the first creation, and carrying it up to a more excellent and glorious life, his own Spirit. How killed Christ the strength, life and power of the first creation? Christ is but a figure, and Christ but suffers (saith Gortine) and dies in us, when we who bear his Image (For Man saith Saltmarsh, p. 3, 4. is created according to the Image of God, which was Jesus Christ) do suffer and die, for God cannot die. And to this agreeth well what Saltmarsh saith, p. 288. Others say (he himself and Familists, in opposition to Protestants, who make Gospel-administration to stand in repentance, faith, sanctification justification, 285, 286. the mystery of salvation is no other then Immanuel, or God with us, Christ being no more but an anointed one, and that anointed one is our nature or weakness, anointed with the Spirit, even God himself who is strength. And this mystery of great and exceeding glory, is revealed in pieces and parts, and after the manner of men, according to the infirmity of our flesh, within the Christian in graces, &c. and in the Scriptures, or expressions and forms without the Christian: then is Christ crucified nothing but a believer graced within with Gods Image. And p. 283. he saith, O how doth the pure appearance of God pour shame upon all flesh, and fleshly glory,— Either by letter or by graces, the day of the Lord will be upon all our Cedars and Oaks. Now a Saint anointed, is God manifested in the flesh to Saltmarsh, and will the Lord pour shame on God manifested in the flesh? or is the day of the Lord against Christ revealed within the Christian in graces, and in the Scriptures without the Christian? Then is Gods wrath kindled against grace within, and Scripture without; brave Divinity. The Scripture saith not, that Christ on the Cross killed the strength, life, and power of the first creation, that is, Gospel-grace, believing, and God manifested in the Saints, that is, the new creature in them; and the first creation, that is, as they say, the natural faculties of knowing, willing, nilling; so as the holy Ghost, and the Lord Jesus must come in place of these faculties, and in us, love, fear, believe rejoice;
4. By Christs death (say they) God witnesseth to his people that he is their God and they his people, by killing all their strength and life, and power of the first creation, and carrying it up to a more excellent and glorious life, his own Spirit. How killed Christ the strength, life and power of the first creation? Christ is but a figure, and Christ but suffers (sayth Gortine) and dies in us, when we who beare his Image (For Man saith Saltmarsh, p. 3, 4. is created according to the Image of God, which was Jesus Christ) doe suffer and die, for God cannot die. And to this agreeth well what Saltmarsh saith, p. 288. Others say (he himselfe and Familists, in opposition to Protestants, who make Gospel-administration to stand in repentance, faith, sanctification justification, 285, 286. the mystery of salvation is no other then Immanuel, or God with us, Christ being no more but an anointed one, and that anointed one is our nature or weaknesse, anointed with the Spirit, even God himselfe who is strength. And this mystery of great and exceeding glory, is revealed in peeces and parts, and after the manner of men, according to the infirmity of our flesh, within the Christian in graces, &c. and in the Scriptures, or expressions and formes without the Christian: then is Christ crucified nothing but a beleever graced within with Gods Image. And p. 283. he saith, O how doth the pure appearance of God powre shame upon all flesh, and fleshly glory,— Either by letter or by graces, the day of the Lord will be upon all our Cedars and Okes. Now a Saint anointed, is God manifested in the flesh to Saltmarsh, and will the Lord powre shame on God manifested in the flesh? or is the day of the Lord against Christ •evealed within the Christian in graces, and in the Scriptures without the Christian? Then is Gods wrath kindled against grace within, and Scripture without; brave Divinity. The Scripture saith not, that Christ on the Crosse killed the strength, life, and power of the first creation, that is, Gospel-grace, beleeving, and God manifested in the Saints, that is, the new creature in them; and the first creation, that is, as they say, the natu•rall faculties of knowing, willing, nilling; so as the holy Ghost, and the Lord Jesus must come in place of these faculties, and in us, love, feare, beleeve rejoyce;
