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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. But Sir, was this every way the same Covenant that was made with Abraham?
Evan. Surely I do believe that Reverend Bullinger spake very truly, when he said,1 that God gave unto these people no other Religion, in nature, substance, and matter it self, differing from the Laws of their Fathers, though for some respects he added thereunto many Ceremonies, and certain Ordinances, the which he did to keep their minds in expectation of the coming of Christ, whom he had promised unto them; and to confirm them in looking for him,2 lest they should wax faint; And as the Lord did thus by the Ceremonies, as it were lead them by the hand to Christ, so did he make them a promise of the Land of Canaan, 3and outward prosperity in it, as a type of heaven, and eternal ⟨p. 55⟩happiness, so that the Lord dealt with them as children in their infancy, and under age, leading them on by the help of earthly things, to heavenly and spiritual,4 because they were but young and tender, and had not that measure and abundance of spirit which he hath bestowed upon his people now under the Gospel.
Evan. Surely I do believe that Reverend Bullinger spake very truly, when he said,1 that God gave unto these people no other Religion, in nature, substance, and matter it selfe, differing from the Laws of their Fathers, though for some respects hee added thereunto many Ceremonies, and certain Ordinances, the which he did to keep their mindes in expectation of the comming of Christ, whom he had promised unto them; and to confirm them in looking for him,