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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. 1Yea indeed, for as Master Forbes truly saith, It is as easy for faith to apprehend righteousness to come, as it is to apprehend righteousness that is past: wherefore as Christs birth, obedience, and death were in the old Testament as effectual to save sinners,2 as now they are; so all the faithful forefathers from the beginning did partake of the same grace with us, by believing in the same Jesus Christ, and so were justified by his righteousness, and saved eternally by faith in him: it was by virtue of the death of Christ, that Enoch was translated that he should not see death,3 and Elijah was taken up into heaven, by virtue of Christs ⟨p. 61⟩Resurrection and Ascension: so that from the worlds beginning, to the end thereof, the salvation of sinners is only by Jesus Christ, as it is written, Jesus Christ yesterday and to day,4 and the same for ever.
Evan. 1Yea indeed, for as Master Forbes truely saith, It is as e•sie for faith to apprehend righteousnesse to come, as it is to apprehend righteousnesse that is past: wherefore as Christs birth, obedience, and death were in the old Testament as effectuall to save sinners,2 as now they are; so all the faithfull forefathers from the beginning did partake of the same grace with us, by believing in the same Iesus Christ, and so were justified by his righteousnesse, and saved eternally by faith in him: it was by vertue of the death of Christ, that Enoch was translated that he should not see death,3 and Elias was taken up into heaven, by vertue of Christs ⟨p. 61⟩