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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. Do not marvel at it,1 for by that one species of sin, the whole genus or kind is shown, as the same Law being more clearly unfolded, Deut. 27.26. Gal. 3.10. doth express: And indeed, in that one Commandment the whole worship of God did consist, as, obedience, honour, love, confidence, and religious fear, together with the outward abstinence from sin, and reverent respect to the voice of God. Yea, herein also consisted his love, and so his whole duty to his neighbour:2 so that as a learned writer saith, Adam heard as much in the garden, as Israel did at Sinai, but only in fewer words, and without thunder.
Evan. Do not marvell at it,1 for by that one species of sin, the whole genus or kind is shewn, as the same Law being more clearly unfolded, Deut. 27.26. Gal. 3.10. doth expresse: And indeed, in that one Commandement the whole worship of God did consist, as, obedience, honour, love, confidence, and religious feare, together with the outward abstinence from sin, and reverent respect to the voice of God. Yea, herein also consisted his love, and so his whole duty to his neighbour:2 so that as a learned writer saith, Adam heard as much in the garden, as Israel did at Sinai, but only in fewer words, and without thunder.
- 1Hugo Gr••. defens. fid. p. 71.
- 2Lightfoot miscela. p. 282.