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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.
Nomista. And is it also impossible for […] of his posterity to keep the Law perfectly?
Nomista. And is it also impossible for 〈…〉 of his posterity to keep the Law per••ctly?
Evan. Yea indeed, it is impossible for any •eer man, in the time of this life, to keep it perfectly, yea though he be a regenerate •an; for the Law requireth of man, that he ••ve the Lord with all his heart, soul and ••ight; and there is not the holiest man that […], but he is flesh as well as spirit, in all parts •nd faculties of his soul, and therefore cannot love the Lord perfectly: yea, and the •aw forbiddeth all habitual concupiscence, •ot only saying, thou shalt not consent to lust, •ut thou shalt not lust. It doth not only command the binding of lust, but forbids ••so the being of lust: And who in this case •an say, my heart is clean?
Evan. Yea indeed, it is impossible for any •eer man, in the time of this life, to keep it •erfectly, yea though he be a regenerate •an; for the Law requireth of man, that he ••ve the Lord with all his heart, soule and ••ight; and there is not the holiest man that 〈…〉, but he is flesh as wel as spirit, in all parts nd faculties of his soule, and therefore canot love the Lord perfectly: yea, and the aw forbiddeth all habituall concupiscence, ot only saying, thou shalt not consent to lust, ut thou shalt not lust. It doth not only ommand the binding of lust, but forbids so the beeing of lust: And who in this case an say, my heart is clean?