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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.
Nom. And do any of our godly and modern writers, agree with you in this point?
Nom. And do any of our godly and moderne witers, agree with you in this point?
Evan. Yea indeed, Polanus saith,1 the Covenant of works, is that in which God promiseth everlasting life unto a man, that in all respects performeth perfect obedience to the Law of works, adding thereunto threatenings of eternal death, if he shall not perform perfect obedience thereunto. God made this Covenant in the beginning with the first man Adam, whilst he was in the first estate of integrity; the same Covenant God did repeat and make again by Moses, with the people of Israel. And Dr. Preston saith,2 the Covenant of works runs in these terms, Do this and thou shalt live, and I will ⟨p. 42⟩be thy God. This was the Covenant which was made with Adam, and the Covenant that is expressed by M•ses in the Moral law. And Mr. Walker saith, that the first part of the covenant which God made with Israel at Horeb,3 was nothing else but a renewing of the old covenant of works which God made with Adam in paradise.4 And it is generally laid down by our Divines, that we are by Christ delivered from the Law, as it is a Covenant.
Evan. Yea indeed, Polanus saith,1 the Covenant of workes, is that in which God promiseth everlasting life unto a man, that in all respects performeth perfect obedience to the Law of workes, adding thereunto threatnings of eternall death, if hee shall not performe perfect obedience thereunto. God made this Covenant in the beginning with the first man Adam, whilst hee was in the first estate of integrity; the same Covenant God did repeat and make againe by Moses, with the people of Israel. And Dr. Preston saith,