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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. T••n Sir, it seems that the promises and threatenings contained in the old Testament, were but temporary and terrestrial, only concerning the good and evil things of this life.
Ant. T••n Sir, it seems that the promises and threatnings contained in the old Testament, were but temporary and terrestiall, only concerning the good and evill things of this life.
Evan. This we are to know, that like as the Lord by his Prophets gave the people in the old Testament many exhortations to be obedient to his Commandments, and many dehortations from disobedience thereunto, even so did he back them with many promises and threatenings concerning things temporal, as these and the like Scrip•u••s do witness. Isa. 1.10. Hear the word of the Lord ye Rulers of Sodom, give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah: 1I• ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good things of the land; 2but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword, for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. And Jer. 7 3 Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place: But ye steal▪ murder, commit adultery, and swear falsely by my name; therefore thus saith the Lord God, behold mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place. 3And surely there be two reasons why the Lord did so: First, because as all