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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. That is nothing to the purpose,1 for many wicked and ungodly men being in the visible Church, and under the external Covenant, are called the chosen of God, and the people of God. But though they had been all of them believers, yet as the Lord delivered it to them, it would have done them no more hurt than it did them that were.
Evan. That is nothing to the purpose,1 for many wicked and ungodly men being in the visible Church, and under the externall Covenant, are called the chosen of God, and the people of God. But though they had been all of them believers, yet as the Lord delivered it to them, it would have done them no more hurt than it did them that were.
- 1Bal on the cov. p. 213
Nom. But Sir, was the same covenant of works made with them, that was made with Adam?
Evan. For the general substance of the duty, the Law delivered on mount Sinai,1 and formerly engraven in mans heart, was one and the same, so that at mount Sinai the Lord delivered no new thing, only it came ⟨p. 40⟩more gently to Adam before his fall, but after his fall came thunder with it.
Evan. For the generall substance of the duty, the Law delivered on mount Sinai,