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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.
and there was their comfort in all their troubles and distresses,1 according as it is said of Moses, He endured, as seeing him who is invisible, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches then the treasures of Egypt, for he had respect to the recompense of reward. And so (as Ignatius saith) the Prophets were Christs servants,2 who foreseeing him in spirit, both waited for him as their Master, and looked for him as their Lord and Saviour, saying, He shall come and save us. And so, saith Calvin, so oft as the Prophets speak of the blessedness of the faithful,3 the perfect image that they have painted thereof, was such, as might ravish mens minds out of the earth, and of necessity raise them up to the consideration of the felicity ⟨p. 58⟩of the life to come, so that we may assuredly conclude with Luther, that all the Fathers,4 Prophets, and holy Kings were righteous, and saved by faith in Christ to come; and so indeed,5 as Calvin saith, were partakers of all one salvation with us.
and there was their comfort in all their troubles and distresses,1 according as it is said of Moses, He endured, as seeing him who is invisible, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches then the treasures of Egypt, for he had respect to the recompence of reward. And so (as Ignatius saith) the Prophets were Christs servants,2 who foreseeing him in spirit, both waited for him as their Master, and looked for him as their Lord and Saviour, saying, He shall come and save us. And so, saith Calvin, so oft as the Prophets speak of the blessednesse of the faithfull,3