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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. Surely, Sir, you do mistake, for I remember the words of the first verse, are, how that the Law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth, and the words of the sixth verse are, But now we are delivered from the Law, that being dead wherein we were holden, &c.
Nom. Surely, Sir, you doe mistake, for I remember the words of the first verse, are, how that tbe Law hath dominion over a man as long as hee liveth, and the words of the sixth verse are, But now we are delivered from the Law, that being dead wherein wee were holden, &c.
Evan. I know right well that in our last Translation the words are so rendered, but godly and learned Tyndale renders it thus, Remember ye not brethren, that the Law hath dominion over a man as long as it endureth, and B. Hall, paraphraseth upon it thus, Know ye not brethren that the Mosaical Law hath dominion over a man that is subject unto it, so long as the said Law is in force: So likewise, Origen, Ambrose, and Erasmus do all agree,1 that by these words, while (He) or it liveth, we are to understand, as long as the Law remaineth: And Peter Martyr is of opinion, that these words, while (He) or it liveth, or indifferently referred either to the law are to the man, for saith he▪ The man is said to be dead, Verse the fourth, and the law is said to be ⟨p. 86⟩dead Verse the sixth, even so because the word (He) or (it) mentioned,2 Verse the first, doth signify both sexes in the Greek, Chrysostom thinketh that the death both of the law and the man is insinuated: And Theophylact, Erasmus, Bucer, and Calvin, do all understand the sixth Verse of the law being dead: And as the death of a believer to the law was accomplished by the death of Christ, even so also was the laws death to him. Even as M. Fox in his Sermon of Christ crucified, testifieth, saying; Here have we upon one Cross two Crucifixes, two the most excellent Potentates that ever were,