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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.
Nom. But sir, ought not man to have yielded perfect obedience to God, though this Covenant had not been made betwixt them?
Evan. Yea indeed, perfect and perpetual obedience was due from man unto God, though God had made no promise to man; for when God created man at first, he put forth an excellency from himself into him, and therefore it was the bond and tie that lay upon man to return that again unto God, so that man being Gods creature by the law of creation,1 he owed all obedience and subjection to God his creator.
Evan. Yea indeed, perfect and perpetuall obedience was due from man unto God, though God had made no promise to man; for when God created man at first, he put forth an excellencie from himself into him, and therefore it was the bond and tie that lay upon man to return that again unto God, so that man being Gods creature by the law of creation,1 he owed all obedience and subjection to God his creator.
- 1Reynolds on Ps. •• p. 403.
Nom. Why then was it needful that the Lord should make a covenant with him, by promising him life, and threatening him with death.
Nom. Why then was it needfull that the Lord should make a covenant with him, by promising him life, and threatning him with death.