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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.
Yet notwithstanding, after that, when the Apostle wrote to the Corinthians,1 he saith concerning the Jews, Even to this day, when Moses is read, the veil is over their hearts. And though for the removing of this veil, the same Apostle (as it is probably thought) did write to them that Divine and Spiritual Epistle, called the Epistle to the Hebrews, wherein he plainly and fully declareth, ⟨p. 78⟩that all the Sacrifices, Ceremonies, and Tabernacle ordinances in the old Testament were but types of Christ, and given to them that they might see Christ through them, who being now exhibited, and come in the fl•sh▪ all types and shadows were to va••sh away and give place, yet notwithstanding, we may say of them at this day as the Apostle did to the Corinthians,2 until this •ay remaineth the same veil untaken away in the reading of the old Testament, the Lord be merciful unto them, and remove it in his due time.
Yet notwithstanding, after that, when the Apostle wrote to the Corinthians,1 he saith concerning the Jewes, Even to this day, when Moses is read, the vaile is over their hearts. And though for the removing of this vaile, the same Apostle (as it is probobably thought) did write to them that Divine and Spirituall Epistle, called the Epistle to the Hebrewes, wherein he plainly and fully declareth, ⟨p. 78⟩that all the Sacrifices, Ceremonies, and Tabernacle ordinances in the old Testament were but types of Christ, and given to them that they might see Christ through them, who being now exhibited, and come in the fl•sh▪ all types and shadows were to va••sh away and give place, yet notwithstanding, we may say of them at this day as the Apostle did to the Corinthians,