A41355:136
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, might not the Lord have pardoned Adams sin, without satisfaction?
Nom. But Sir, might not the Lord have pardoned Adams sinne, without satisfaction?
Evan. O no, for Justice is essential in […], and it is a righteous thing with God, […] every transgression receive a just recom••nce, and if recompense be just, it is un••st to pardon sin, without satisfaction; and ••ough the Lord had pardoned and forgiven […] former transgression, and so set him in […] former condition of amity and friendship, yet having no power to keep the Law perfectly, he could not have continued ••erein.
Evan. O no, for Justice is essentiall in 〈…〉, and it is a righteous thing with God, 〈…〉 every transgression receive a just recom••nce, and if recompence be just, it is un••st to pardon sin, without satisfaction; and ••ough the Lord had pardoned and forgiven 〈…〉 former transgression, and so set him in 〈…〉 former condition of amity and friend••ip, yet having no power to keep the Law •erfectly, he could not have continued ••erein.