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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.
Ant. I beseech you, Sir, proceed to help us to the true knowledge of the Law of Faith.
Evan. The Law of faith is as much to say as the Covenant of grace, or the Gospel, which signifieth good, merry, glad,1 and joyful tidings, that is to say, that God, to whose eternal knowledge all things are present, and nothing past, or to come, foreseeing mans fall before all time purposed, and in time promised, and in the fullness of time performed, the sending of his son Jesus Christ into the world, to help and deliver fallen mankind.
Evan. The Law of faith is as much to say as the Covenant of grace, or the Gospel, which signifieth good, merry, glad,1 and joyfull tidings, that is to say, that God, to whose eternall knowledge all things are present, and nothing past, or to come, foreseeing mans fall before all time purposed, and in time promised, and in the fulnesse of time performed, the sending of his sonne Jesus Christ into the world, to help and deliver fallen mankind.
- 1Tyndale, path. to holy scrip. p. 378. 2 Tim. 1.9▪ Eph. 3 11. Rom. 1.2. Gal. 4.4.Tindal, path. to holy scrip. p. 378. 2 Tim. 1.9▪ Eph. 3 11.