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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. And what followed then?
Evan. Why then Christ Jesus was most clearly manifested unto them in the Passover lamb; for as that lamb was to be without spot or blemish, Exod. 12.5. even so was Christ, 1 Pet. 1.19. And as that lamb was taken up the tenth day of the first new moon, in March; even so on the very same day of the same month came Christ to Jerusalem to suffer his passion.1 And as that lamb was killed on the fourteenth day at even, just then on the same day, and at the same hour, did Christ give up the ghost.2 And as the blood of that lamb was to ⟨p. 38⟩be sprinkled on the Israelites doors, Exod. 12.7. Even so is the blood of Christ sprinkled on believers hearts by faith, 1 Pet. 1.2. And their deliverance out of Egypt was a figure of their redemption by Christ: their passing through the Red sea,3 was a type of Baptism, when Christ should come in the flesh; And their manna in the wilderness, and water out of the rock, did resemble the sacrament of the Lords supper; and hence it is that the Apostle saith, they did all eat the same spiritual meat, and did all drink the same spiritual drink, for they drank of that spiritual rock that followed them, and that rock was Christ. And when they were come to mount Sinai, the Lord delivered the Ten Commandments unto them.
Evan. Why then Christ Jesus was most clearly manifested unto them in the Passeover lamb; for as that lamb was to be without spot or blemish,