A41355:130
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, had it not been possibl• for Adam both to have holpen himself and his posterity out of this misery, by renewing the same covenant with God, and keeping it for afterwards?
Eva. O no,1 he covenant of works was a covenant no way capable of renovation, when he had once broke it he was gone for ever, because it was a covenant between two friends, bu• fallen man was become an enemy: And besides, it was an impossible thing for Adam to have performed the conditions which now the justice of God did necessarily require at his hands, for he was now become liable to the payment of a double debt, to wit, the debt of satisfaction for his sin committed in time past, and the debt of perfect and perpetual obedience for the time to come: and he was utterly unable to pay either of them.
Eva. O no,1 he covenant of works was a covenant no way capable of renovation, when he had once broke it he was gone for ever, because it was a covenant between two friends, bu• f•llen man was become an enemy: And besides, it was an impossible thing for Adam to have performed the conditions which now the justice of God did necessarily require at his hands, for he was now become liable to the payment of a double debt, to wit, the debt of satisfaction for his sin committed in time past, and the debt of perfect and perpetuall obedience for the time to come: and he was utterly unable to pay either of them.
- 1Bolton, true boun▪ p. 135.