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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. Yea indeed did it, as it will appear. If you consider that although before the publishing of this Covenant, they were exceeding proud and confident of their own strength to do all that the Lord would have them do; yet when the Lord came to deal with them, as men under the Covenant of works,1 in showing himself a terrible Judge, sitting on the throne of Justice, like a mountain burning with fire, summoning them to come before him by the sound of a trumpet, yet not to touch the mountain without a mediator;2 they were not able to endure the voice of words, nor yet to abide that which was commanded,3 insomuch as Moses himself did fear and quake, and they did all of them so fear and fright, shake and shiver, that their peacock feathers were now pulled down. This terrible show, wherein God gave his Law on mount Sinai, did represent the use of the Law; there was in the people of Israel that came out of Egypt a singular holiness,4 they gloried and said, We are the people of God, we will do all ⟨p. 51⟩that the Lord commandeth. Moreover Moses sanctified them, and bad them wash their garments, refrain from their wives, and prepare themselves against the third day, there was not one of them but he was full of holiness; The third day Moses bringeth the people out of their tents to the mountain, in the sight of the Lord, that they might hear his voice: what followed then? Why, when they beheld the horrible sight of the Mount, smoking and burning, the black clouds and the lightnings flashing up and down in this horrible darkness, and heard the sound of the trumpet blowing long, and waxing louder and louder, they were afraid, and standing afar off, they said not to Moses as before, All that the Lord commandeth we will do; but talk thou with us, and we will hear, but let not God talk with us lest we die: so that now they saw they were sinners, and had offended God, and therefore stood in need of a Mediator to negotiate peace, and entreat for reconciliation between God and them, and the Lord highly approved of their words, as you may see,