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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. Believe it man, as the Law is the Covenant of works, all true believers are dead unto it, and it is dead to them, for they being incorporated into Christ, what the Law or Covenant of works did to him, it did the same to them, so that when CHRIST hanged on the Cross believers, after a sort, hanged there with him, and therefore the Apostle Paul ⟨p. 84⟩having said, I through the Law, am dead to the Law, adds in the next verse, I am crucified with CHRIST, which words the Apostle brings as an argument to prove that he was dead to the Law, for the Law had crucified him with CHRIST, upon which Text Luther saith,1 I likewise am crucified and dead to the Law: Forasmuch as I am crucified and dead with CHRIST: and, again, I believing in CHRIST, am also crucified with CHRIST. In like manner the Apostle saith, to the believing Romans, So ye my brethren are dead also to the Law by the body of CHRIST, 2Now by the body of CHRIST is meant the passion of CHRIST upon the Cross,3 or, which is all one, the suffering of CHRIST in his humane nature, and therefore, certainly we may conclude, with godly Tyndale, that all such are dead concerning the Law, as are by faith crucified with Christ.
Evan. Believe it man, as the Law is the Covenant of works, all true believers are dead unto it, and it is dead to them, for they being incorporated into Christ, what the Law or Covenant of works did to him, it did the same to them, so that when CHRIST hanged on the Crosse believers, after a sort, hanged there with him, and therefore the Apostle Paul ⟨p. 84⟩having sayd, I through the Law, am dead to the Law, addes in the next verse, I am crucified with CHRIST, which words the Apostle brings as an argument to prove that hee was dead to the Law, for the Law had crucified him with CHRIST, upon which Text Luther sayth,1 I likewise am crucified and dead to the Law: Forasmuch as I am crucified and dead with CHRIST: and, againe, I believing in CHRIST, am also crucified with CHRIST. In like manner the Apostle sayth, to the believing Romanes, So yee my brethren are dead also to the Law by the body of CHRIST,