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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, I pray, Sir, what are we to understand by this double death, or wherein doth this freedom from the law consist?
Nom. But, I pray, Sir, what are wee to understand by this double death, or wherein doth this freedome from the law consist?
Evan. Death is nothing else but a dissolution, or an untying of a compound, or a separation between matter and form; and therefore, when the soul and body of man is separated, we say he is dead, so that by this double death, we are to ⟨p. 88⟩understand nothing else, but that the bargain or covenant which was made between GOD and man at first is dissolved, or untied, or that the matter and form of the Covenant of works is separated to a believer, so that the Law of the ten Commandments, doth neither promise eternal life, nor threaten eternal death to a believer, upon condition of his obedience, or disobedience to it: neither doth a believer as he is a believer, either hope for eternal life., or fear eternal death upon any such terms, no, we may assure our selves, 1that whatsoever the Law saith on any such terms, it saith, to them who are under the Law: 2But believers are not under the Law, but under Grace: and so have escaped eternal death, and obtained eternal life., only by faith in Jesus Christ;3 For by him all that believe are justified from all things from which they could not be justified by the Law of Moses. For God so loved the World that he gave his only begotten Son, 4that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. And this is that Covenant of Grace, which as I told you, was made with the Fathers by way of promise, and so but darkly, but now the fullness of time being come,