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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. 1. He chose himself another God,1 when he followed the Devil. 2. He idolized and defiled his own belly, •s the Apostles phrase is, He made his belly •is god. 3. He took the name of God in vain, when •e believed him not. 4. He kept not the rest and estate where•• God had set him. 5. He dishonoured his Father which was ⟨p. 18⟩heaven, and therefore his days were not prolonged in that land which the Lord his God had given him. 6. He massacred himself, and all his posterity. 7. From Eve he was a virgin, but in eyes and mind he committed spiritual fornication. 8. He stole (like Achan) that which God had set aside not to be meddled with, and this his stealth is that which troubles all Israel, the whole world. 9. He bare witness against God, when he believed the witness of the Devil above him. 10. He coveted an evil covetousness like Amnon, which cost him his life, and al• his progeny. Now whosoever consider• what a nest of evils here were committed a• one blow,2 must needs, with Musculus, se• our case to be such, that we be compelled every way to commend the justice of God and to condemn the sin of our first parents saying concerning all mankind, as the Prophet Hosea doth concerning Israel, O Israel thou hast destroyed thy self.3
Evan. 1. He chose himself another God,1 when he followed the Devil. 2. He idolized and defiled his own belly, •s the Apostles phrase is, He made his belly •is god. 3. He took the name of God in vain, when e believed him not. 4. He kept not the rest and estate where God had set him. 5. He dishonoured his Father which was