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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. 1Because his precedent power […] obey, was by his fall utterly impaired, fo• thereby his understanding was both feeble• and drowned in darkness, and his will was made perverse, and utterly deprived of all power to will well, and his affections were quite set out of order,2 and all things belonging to the blessed life of the soul were extinguished both in him and us, so that he wa• become impotent,3 yea dead, and therefore not able to stand in the lowest terms to perform the meanest condition: the very truth is, our father Adam falling from God, di• by his fall so dash himself and us in pieces that there was no whole part left either […] him, or us, fit to ground such a Covenant upon. And this the Apostle witnesseth, both when he saith,4 We are of no strength; And, The Law was made weak, because of th• flesh.
Evan. 1Because his precedent power 〈…〉 obey, was by his fall utterly impaired, fo• thereby his understanding was both feeble• and drowned in darknesse, and his will was made perverse, and utterly deprived of all power to will well, and his affections were quite set out of order,2 and all things belonging to the blessed life of the soule were extinguished both in him and us, so that he wa• become impotent,3 yea dead, and therefor not able to stand in the lowest terms to perform the meanest condition: the very truth is, our father Adam falling from God, di by his fall so dash himself and us in peeces that there was no whole part left either him, or us, fit to ground such a Covenan upon. And this the Apostle witnesseth, both when he saith,