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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. Well, now I am persuaded that Adam did understand this seed of the woman to be meant of Christ.
Ant. Well, now I am perswaded that Adam did understand this seed of the woman to be meant of Christ.
Evan. Assure your self, that not only Adam,1 but all the rest of the godly fathers did so understand it, as is manifest, in that the Targum or Chaldee bible, which is the ancient translation of Jerusalem, hath it thus: ⟨p. 33⟩Between thy son, and her son. 2Adding further by way of comment, So long, O serpent, •s the woman's children keep the Law, they •ill thee; and when they cease to do so, thou •tingest them in the heel, and hast power to •urt them much: but whereas for their harm •here is a sure remedy, for thee there is none, for in the last days they shall crush thee all to •eeces by means of Christ their king. And •his was it which did support and uphold their faith until the time of Abraham.
Evan. Assure your self, that not only Adam,1 but all the rest of the godly fathers did so understand it, as is manifest, in that the Thargum or Chalde bible, which is the ancient translation of Ierusalem, hath it thus: ⟨p. 33⟩