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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.
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whereupon there was a special covenant, or mutual agreement made between God and Christ,1 as is expressed, Isa. 53. vers. 10. That if Christ would make himself a sacrifice ⟨p. 26⟩sacrifice for him, then he should see his seed, he should prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord should prosper by him. 2So, in Psal. 89.19. the mercy of this Covenant between God and Christ, under the type of Gods covenant with David, are set forth: Thou spakest in vision to thy Holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty, or as the Chaldee expoundeth, one mighty in the Law. 3As if God had said concerning his elect, I know that these will break, and never be able to satisfy me, but you are a mighty and substantial person, able to pay me, therefore I will look for my debt of you, (as Paraeus well observes) God did as it were say to Christ, What they owe me, I require it all at your hands. Then said Christ, Lo, I come to do thy will ▪ In the volume of thy book it is written of me,4 I delight to do thy will O my God, yea, thy Law is in my heart. Thus Christ assented, and from everlasting stroke hands with God,5 to put upon him mans person, and to take upon him his name, and to enter in his stead in obeying his father, and to do all for man that he should require, and to yield in mans flesh the price of the satisfaction of the just judgment of God, and in the same flesh to suffer the punishment that man had deserved; And this he undertook under the penalty that lay ⟨p. 27⟩upon man to have undergone: and thus was Justice satisfied, and Mercy magnified by the Lord Jesus Christ, and so God took Christs single bond, whence Christ is not only called the Surety of the Covenant for us