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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. There is not one faith, but every man hath a faith and Religion of his own, by which he is saved.
32 Saltmarsh now riseth higher, for whereas he said, Free grace c. 49. p. 179, 180. To do any thing merely as commanded from the power of an outward commandment, brings but forth legal and mixed service, or at best finer hypocrisy. Now he saith in his Sparkles of glory, now the outward Ordinance or ministration of the creature or of the letter cannot convey spiritual things to us, and epist. to the Reader p. 6. The other opinion (of Protestants) is that the letting up of such a form (of worshipping God in ordinances, scripture, letter of the word, praying, faith, habits of graces, &c.) is an immediate way of fixing God ⟨p. 231⟩and his Spirit upon it; which is indeed, a finer kind of Idolatry, 1to conceive that God enters into outward things, and conveys his all glorious and almighty spirit by them, when as they are only signs, figures, and Images of more spiritual things enjoyed, or to be enjoyed, and that of Gods appearance, and conveyance of himself in outward things according to this opinion, is such as the Papists hold, as to Images, &c. Or things conferring grace ex opere operato, and all Idolaters accordingly conceiving that God immediately informs and glorifies, and spiritualizeth those forms and figures to the beholders; as the Israelites when the Calf was made cried these are thy Gods O Israel.
32 Saltmarsh now riseth higher, for whereas he said, Free grace c. 49. p. 179, 180. To doe any thing merely as commanded from the power of an outward commandement, brings but forth legall and mixt service, or at best finer hypocrisie. Now hee saith in his Sparkles of glory, now the outward Ordinance or ministration of the creature or of the letter cannot convey spirituall things to us, and epist. to the Reader p. 6. The other opinion (of Protestants) is that the letting up of such a forme (of worshiping God in ordinances, scripture, letter of the word, praying, faith, habits of graces, &c.) is an immediate way of fixing God