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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.
1 Because Paul saith expressly, God hath made us able Ministers of the new Testament. Now sure, in this sense, they were Ministers of the letter to the far largest part to whom they preached, yea the savour of death unto death, 2 Cor. 2.16. and their Gospel hid, and so a mere letter to these that perish, yea, and to the most part to a world, 2 Cor. 4.3, 4. but they were Ministers of the spirit, not of the letter, not because they preached not the letter, and external word of the cross to the effectually called, for the contrary is said, 1 Cor. 1.23. and if the letter ⟨p. 233⟩be ordinances, the Apostles were Ministers of the letter to all saved, and not saved; for word, and seals, and Law, and Gospel, were written, spoken, preached, held forth by the Apostles, to both saved, and lost in the visible Church. But Paul expressly denies that they were Ministers of the letter, but of the spirit.
1 Because Paul saith expresly, God hath made us able Ministers of the new Testament. Now sure, in this sense, they were Ministers of the letter to the far largest part to whom they preached, yea the savour of death unto death, 2 Cor. 2.16. and their Gospel hid, and so a mere letter to these that perish, yea, and to the most part to a world, 2 Cor. 4.3, 4. but they were Mininisters of the spirit, not of the letter, not because they preached not the letter, and externall word of the crosse to the effectually called, for the contrary is said, 1 Cor. 1.23. and if the letter ⟨p. 233⟩be ordinances, the Apostles were Ministers of the letter to all saved, and not saved; for word, and seals, and Law, and Gospel, were written, spoken, preached, held forth by the Apostles, to both saved, and lost in the visible Church. But Paul expresly denies that they were Ministers of the letter, but of the spirit.