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The Marrow of Modern Divinity
The marrow of modern divinity touching both the covenant of works, and the covenant of grace, with their use and end, both in the time of the Old Testament, and in the time of the New : wherein every one may clearly see how far forth he bringeth the law into the case of justification, and so deserveth the name of legalist : and how far forth he rejecteth the law, in the case of sanctification, and so deserveth the name of Antinomist : with the middle path between them both, which by Jesus Christ leadeth to eternal life : in a dialogue, betwixt Evangelista, a minister of the Gospel, Nomista, a legalist, Antinomista, an Antinomian, and Neophytus, a young Christian / by the author, E.F. ; before the which there is prefixed the commendatory epistles of divers divines of great esteem in the city of London ; whereunto is also added, the substance of aThe marrow of modern divinity touching both the covenant of works, and the covenant of grace, with their use and end, both in the time of the Old Testament, and in the time of the New : wherein every one may cleerly see how far forth he bringeth the law into the case of justification, and so deserverh the name of legalist : and how far forth he rejecteth the law, in the case of sanctification, and so deserveth the name of Antinomist : with the middle path between them both, which by Iesus Christ leadeth to eternall life : in a dialogue, betwixt Evangelista, a minister of the Gospel, Nomista, a legalist, Antinomista, an Antinomian, and Neophytus, a young Christian / by the author, E.F. ; before the which there is prefixed the commendatory epistles of divers divines of great esteem in the citie of London ; whereunto is also added, the substance of a
London: printed by R. Leybourn for Giles Calvert, 1646
THE MARROW OF Modern Divinity.THE MARROVV OF Modern Divinity.
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.
Evan. The reason why I rather choose to call the Law of the Ten Commandments the matter of the Covenant of works, ⟨p. 8⟩then the Covenant it self, is because I conceive that the matter of it cannot properly be called the covenant of works, except the form be put upon it, that is to say, except the Lord require, and man undertake to yield perfect obedience thereunto, upon condition of eternal life and death: And therefore till then it was not a covenant of works betwixt God and all mankind in
Evan. The reason why I rather chuse to call the Law of the Ten Commandements the matter of the Covenant of works, ⟨p. 8⟩then the Covenant it self, is because I conceive that the matter of it cannot properly be called the covenant of works, except the form be put upon it, that is to say, except the Lord require, and man undertake to yield perfect obedience thereunto, upon condition of eternall life and death: And therefore till then it was not a covenant of works betwixt God and all mankinde in
Adam. As for example, you know, that although a servant have an ability to do a masters work, and though a master have wages to bestow upon him for it, yet is there not a covenant betwixt them till they have thereupon agreed. Even so, though man at the first had power to yield perfect and perpetual obedience to all the Ten Commandments, and God had an eternal life to bestow upon him, yet was there not a covenant betwixt them till they were thereupon agreed.
Adam. As for example, you know, that although a servant have an ability to do a masters work, and though a master have wages to bestow upon him for it, yet is there not a covenant betwixt them till they have thereupon agreed. Even so, though man at the first had power to yield perfect and perpetuall obedience to all the Ten Commandements, and God had an eternall life to bestow upon him, yet was there not a covenant betwixt them till they were thereupon agreed.