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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. There is no doubt but that these godly Patriarchs did see their heavenly inheritance (by Christ) through the promise of the land of Canaan, as the Apostle testifieth of Abraham, Heb. 11. saying, He sojourned in a strange country, and looked for a city having a foundation, whose builder and maker is God. Whereby it is evident, saith Calvin, 1that the height and eminency of Abraham's faith, was, the looking for an everlasting life in heaven. The like testimony he gives of Sarah,2 Isaac, and Jacob, saying, All these dyed in the faith. Implying, that they did not expect to receive the fruit of the promise till after death: And therefore in all their travels they had before their eyes ⟨p. 37⟩the blessedness of the life to come; which caused old Jacob to say at his death, Lord, 3I have waited for thy salvation. The which speech the Chaldee paraphrases expound thus: Our father Jacob said not,4 I expect the salvation of Gideon son of Joash, which is a temporal salvation, nor the salvation of Sampson son of Manoah, which is a transitory salvation, but the salvation of Christ the son of David, who shall come and bring unto himself the sons of Israel, whose salvation my soul desireth. And so you see that this Covenant made with Abraham in Christ, was the comfort and support of these and the rest of the godly fathers, until their departure out of Egypt.
Evan. There is no doubt but that these godly Patriarks did see their heavenly inheritance (by Christ) through the promise of the land of Canaan, as the Apostle testifieth of Abraham, Heb. 11. saying, He sojourned in a strange country, and looked for a city having a foundation, whose builder and maker is God. Whereby it is evident, saith Calvin, 1