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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.
whereby it appears, that he was a proud Justitiarie, one that swelled in fleshly opinion that he could keep the Law and be saved by it, therefore he is worthily sent to the Law to work himself weary, and so see need to come to Christ for rest. And thus you see that the Lord to the former promises made to the Fathers,1 added a fiery Law which he gave from mount Sinai in thunder and lightning, and with a terrible ⟨p. 50⟩voice to the stubborn and stiff-necked Israel, whereby to break and tame them, and to make them sigh and long for the promised Redeemer.
whereby it appsares, that he was a proude Iustitiarie, one that swelled in fleshly opinion that he could keep the Law and be saved by it, therefore hee is worthily sent to the Law to worke himself weary, and so see need to come to Christ for rest. And thus you see that the Lord to the former promises made to the Fathers,1 added a fierie Law which he gave from mount Sinai in thunder and lightning, and with a terrible ⟨p. 50⟩voice to the stubborne and stiff-necked Israel, whereby to break and tame them, and to make them sigh and long for the promised Redeemer.
- 1Walker on the Covenant, page 155.
Ant. And, Sir, did the Law produce this effect in them?