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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.
and the blood of circumcision did typify the blood of Christ, And the resolved sacrificing of Isaac on mount Moria by Gods appointment,1 did prefigure and foreshow, that by the offering up of Christ the promised seed, in the very same place, all Nations should be saved. Now this Covenant thus made and confirmed with Abraham, was renewed with Isaac, Gen. 26.4. and made known unto Jacob by Jesus Christ himself;2 for that man which wrestled with Jacob, was none other but the man Christ Jesus; for himself said, that Jacob should be called Israel, a wrestler and prevailer with God; and Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, because he had seen God face to face; And Jacob left it by his last will unto his children, in these words, The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a law giver from between his feet, 3till Shiloh come. That is to say▪ Of Judah shall Kings come one after another, and many in number, till at last the Lord Jesus come, who is King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. Or as the Targum of Jerusalem, and the Onkelos ⟨p. 36⟩do translate it, until Christ the anointed come.
and the blood of circumcision did typifie the blood of Christ, And the resolved sacrificing of Isaac on mount Moria by Gods appointment,1 did prefigure and foreshew, that by the offering up of Christ the promised seed, in the very same place, all Nations should be saved. Now this Covenant thus made and confirmed with Abraham, was renued with Isaac, Gen. 26.4. and made known unto Jacob by Jesus Christ himself;2 for that man which wrestled with Jacob, was none other but the man Christ Jesus; for himself said, that Jacob should be called Israel, a wrestler and prevailer with God; and Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, because he had seen God face to face; And Iacob left it by his last will unto his children, in these words, The scepter shall not depart from Iudah, nor a law giver from between his feet,