Some say, That the difference between the old Testament dispensation §88and the new, 1or pure Gospel and new Covenant, is this, to wit, That the one, or that of Moses was a Ministry from without, and that of Christ from within: and hence they say that the mere Commandments or letter of Scripture, is not a law to a Christian why he should walk in holy duties, but the law written on our hearts, the law of life. But if this be the difference between the old and new Testament dispensation, the ministry of the old, and the ministry of the new, then let all Believers burn their Bibles, and cast all the sacred writings of the new Testament & old, ⟨p. 74⟩unto spiders and cobwebs in old holes and corners, and never be read, spoken or meditated on, for these external things are none of Christs Ministry, on which now Believers are to attend: and then I marvel why the Apostles preached, or why they writ the Gospel for after times (for that was the chief end of their writing, as it was of the Prophets in their times, Isaiah 30.8.) that men might believe, and believing have eternal life, and know hereby that they have eternal life, John 20.31. 1 John 5.13. For either their writing and preaching the Gospel was not an external and outward Ministry (which is cross to common sense) or it was not Christs Ministry, which is blasphemous to imagine: and it is a vain shift for any to say, That although it was Christs Ministry, yet it was his Ministry as under the Law and in the flesh, and not in mere glory and spirit: for its evident that the Apostles preachings and writings, were the effect of Christs ascension and glory, Ephes. 4.8.11. when he was most in the spirit, and had received the spirit that he might pour it out by this outward Ministry, Acts 2.33. and it is a mere New-nothing and dream of Master Saltmarsh and and others, to distinguish between Christ in the flesh and Christ in the Spirit, as if the one Christ had a divers Ministry from the other: For when the Comforter is come (which is Christ in the Spirit) what will he do? he will lead (its said) unto all truth, John 16.13 But what truth will he guide us into? Verily no other (for substance) but what Christ in the flesh had spoken, and therefore it's said, that he shall bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you, John 14.26.
Some say, That the difference between the old Testament dispensation §88and the new, 1or pure Gospel and new Covenant, is this, to wit, That the one, or that of Moses was a Ministery from without, and that of Christ from within: and hence they say that the meer Commandments or letter of Scripture, is not a law to a Christian why he should walke in holy duties, but the law written on our hearts, the law of life. But if this bee the difference between the old and new Testament dispensation, the ministery of the old, and the ministery of the new, then let all Beleevers burn their Bibles, and cast all the sacred writings of the new Testament & old, ⟨p. 74⟩unto spiders and cobwebs in old holes and corners, and never be read, spoken or meditated on, for these externall things are none of Christs Ministery, on which now Beleevers are to attend: and then I marvaile why the Apostles preached, or why they writ the Gospel for after times (for that was the chiefe end of their writing, as it was of the Prophets in their times, Isaiah 30.8.) that men might beleeve, and beleeving have eternall life, and know hereby that they have eternall life, Iohn 20.31. 1 Iohn 5.13. For either their writing and preaching the Gospell was not an externall and outward Ministry (which is crosse to common sense) or it was not Christs Ministery, which is blasphemous to imagine: and it is a vain shift for any to say, That although it was Christs Ministery, yet it was his Ministery as under the Law and in the flesh, and not in meere glory and spirit: for its evident that the Apostles preachings and writings, were the effect of Christs ascension and glory, Ephes. 4.8.11. when hee was most in the spirit, and had received the spirit that hee might poure it out by this outward Ministery, Acts 2.33. and it is a meer New-nothing and dream of Master Saltmarsh and and others, to distinguish between Christ in the flesh and Christ in the Spirit, as if the one Christ had a divers Ministery from the other: For when the Comforter is come (which is Christ in the Spirit) what will he doe? he will lead (its said) unto all truth,
- 1Saltmarsh Sparkles p. 243.
