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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.
Antin. Then friend Nomista, take notice ⟨p. 22⟩I pray, that as it was altogether impossible for Adam to return unto that holy and happy estate wherein he was created, by the same way he went from it, so is it for any of his posterity; and therefore I remember one saith very wittily,1 the Law was Adams lease when God made him tenant of Eden, the conditions of which bond when he kept not, he forfeited himself and all us. God read a lecture of the Law to him before he fell, to be a hedge to him to keep him in Paradise: but when Adam would not keep within compass, this Law is now become as the flaming sword at Eden gate, to keep him and his posterity out.
Antin. Then friend Nomista, take notice ⟨p. 22⟩I pray, that as it was altogether impossible for Adam to return unto that holy and happy estate wherein he was created, by the same way he went from it, so is it for any of his posterity; and therefore I remember one saith very wittily,1 the Law was Adams lease when God made him tenant of Eden, the conditions of which bond when he kept not, he forfeited himself and all us. God read a lecture of the Law to him before he fell, to be a hedge to him to keep him in Paradise: but when Adam would not keep within compasse, this Law is now become as the flaming sword at Eden gate, to keep him and his posterity out.
- 1Lightfoot miscela. p. 282.
Nom. But Sir, you know that when a Covenant is broken, the parties that were bound, are freed and released from their engagements, and therefore me thinks both Adam and his posterity should have been released from the covenant of works, when it was broken, especially considering they have no strength to perform the condition of it.