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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.
5 The Gospel and new Testament Ordinances are delivered with much plainness of speech, v. 12. and the old Testament is yet to be read, and far more the new Testament is to be read and preached, as is clear v. 14. Then the letter cannot comprehend all Ordinances, and old and new Testament in their forms, and preaching to be done away, as Familists dream.
5 The Gospel and new Testament Ordinances are delivered with much plainenesse of speech, v. 12. and the old Testament is yet to be read, and far more the new Testament is to be read and preached, as is cleare v. 14. Then the letter cannot comprehend all Ordinances, and old and new Testament in their formes, and preaching to be done away, as Familists dreame.
2 As touching the supposed Idolatry of serving God in Ordinances, written, read, and preached Scriptures of the old and new Testament. 1. We do not include and imprison the infinite God who is incomprehensible in sounds, letters, written or spoken; in creatures, Sacraments, that are not God (we confess) but holy and warrantable Ordinances of God, for we are here to do as God himself doth, for we teach no man to fix or pin the Almighty within his ordinances, the way of the Spirit with the word we dare not determine, but the Spirit goes along with the word, the Lord putteth his word and his Spirit in the holy seed in Covenant with him, Esa. 59.21. The foolishness of preaching is a mean to save 1 Cor. 1.23.18. And if it be Idolatry to serve God in his own Ordinances. Familists stumble the same way at preaching, calling it Idolatry, as these that were lost break their necks upon the preaching of the Gospel as foolishness, 1 Cor. 1.18.23. And these that stumbled at the word, 1 Pet. 1.2.8