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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. Then Sir, it seemeth that their ignorance was the cause of their error.
Evan. Yea indeed was it, for this veil of ignorance that was over their hearts,1 or this veil of blindness which was over their minds, made their sight so weak and dim, that they were no more able to behold the ⟨p. 75⟩glorious beauty of the Lords holy and pure nature manifested in the Law, as it was the covenant of works, than the weak eye of man is able to behold the bright sun when it shineth in full strength: And therefore we read, that when Moses came down from the mount, with the two tables,2 wherein were written the words of the covenant of works, the Ten Commandments, his face did sh•ne so bright, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold it,3 for the glory of his countenance: and therefore Moses was glad to put the cloudy veil of shadowing Ceremonies over it,4 that so they might be the better able to behold it.
Evan. Yea indeed was it, for this vaile of ignorance that was over their hearts,1 or this vaile of blindnesse which was over their minds, made their sight so weak and dim, that they were no more able to behold the ⟨p. 75⟩glorious beauty of the Lords holy and pure nature manifested in the Law, as it was the covenant of works, than the weak eye of man is able to behold the bright sun when it shineth in full strength: And therefore we read, that when Moses came down from the mount, with the two tables,