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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.
Nom. But Sir, you know that the Covenant of works requires mans own obedience, or punishment, when it saith, He that doth these things shall live in them, and cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the Law to do them, how then could believers be acquitted from their sins by the death of Christ?
Nom. But Sir, you know that the Covenant of workes requires mans owne obedience, or punishment, when it saith, Hee that doth these things shall live in them, and cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the Law to do them, how then could beleevers be acquitted from their sins by the death of Christ?
Evan. For answer hereunto, I pray you consider, that though the covenant of works requires mans own obedience or punishment, yet it no where disalloweth or excludeth that which is done or suffered by another in his behalf,1 neither is it repugnant to the Justice of God; for so there be a satisfaction performed by ⟨p. 81⟩man through a sufficient punishment, for the disobedience of man, the Law is satisfied, and the justice of God permitteth that the offending party be received into favour,2 and acknowledge God after such satisfaction made as a just man and no transgressor, of the Law, and though the satisfaction be made by a surety, yet when it is done, the principal is by the Law acquitted, But yet for the further proof and confirmation of this point, we are to consider that as JESUS CHRIST the second Adam, entered into the same Covenant that the first Adam did, so by him was done whatsoever the first Adam had undone: so then, the case stands thus, that like as whatsoever the first Adam did or befell him, was reckoned as done by all mankind, and to have befallen them, even so, whatsoever CHRIST did or befell him, is to be reckoned as to have been done by all believers, and to have befallen them, so that as sin cometh from Adam alone to all mankind as he in whom all have sinned, so from Jesus Christ alone cometh righteousness, unto all that are in him,