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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.
Evan. 1Can you make any question, but that the bodies of those beasts, whose skins went for a covering for his body, were immediately before offered in sacrifice for his soul•? Surely those skins could be none other but of beasts slain and offered in sacrifice; for before Adam fell, beasts were not subject to mortality, nor slaying; And Gods clothing of Adam and his wife with skins, signified that their sin and shame was covered with Christs righteousness. And questionless the Lord had taught him, that his sacrifice did signify his acknowledgement of his sin,2 and that he looked for the seed of the woman promised to be slain in the evening of the world, thereby to appease the wrath of God for his offence, the which undoubtedly he acquainted his sons, Cain and Abel with, when he taught them also to offer sacrifice.
Evan. 1Can you make any question, but that the bodies of those beasts, whose skins went for a covering for his body, were immediately before offered in sacrifice for his soul•? Surely those skins could be none other but of beasts slain and offered in sacrifice; for before Adam fell, beasts were not subject to mortality, nor slaying; And Gods cloathing of Adam and his wife with skins, signified that their sin and shame was covered with Christs righteousnesse. And questionlesse the Lord had taught him, that his sacrifice did signifie his acknowledgment of his sin,2 and that he looked for the seed of the woman promised to be slain in the evening of the world, thereby to appease the wrath of God for his offence, the which undoubtedly he acquainted his sons, Cain and Abel with, when he taught them also to offer sacrifice.
- 1Lightfoot miscela. p. 186. V•ug meth on Bib p. 15 Walker on Cov. p. 59.
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