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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
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.
TO THE HONOURABLE, Colonel John Downes ESQUIRE, One of the Members of the Honourable House of Commons in Parliament, Justice of Peace, and one of the Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Sussex, and Auditor to the Prince his Highness of the Duchy of Cornwall. E. F. wisheth the true knowledge of God in JESUS CHRIST.
TO THE HONOVRABLE, Collonel John Downes ESQUIRE, One of the Members of the Honourable House of Commons in Parliament, Justice of Peace, and one of the Deputy Lievtenants of the County of Sussex, and Auditor to the Prince his Highnesse of the Dutchie of Cornwall. E. F. wisheth the true knowledge of God in JESUS CHRIST.
Most Honoured, SIR:
Although I do observe that new Editions, accompanied with new additions, are sometimes published with new dedications, yet so long as he who formerly owned the subject, doth yet […], and ⟨image 3⟩hath the same affectiou• towards it, I conceive there is no need of a new Patron, but of a new Epistle.
ALthough I doe observe that new Editions, accompanied with new additions, are somtimes published with new dedications, yet so long as he who formerly owned the subject, doth yet 〈…〉, and ⟨image 3⟩hath the same affectiou• towards it, I conceive there is no need of a new Patron, but of a new Epistle.