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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. Truly the opposition betwixt the Jews Covenant of Grace and ours, was chiefly of their own making, they should have been driven to Christ by the Law,1 but they expected life in obedience to it, and this was their great error and mistake.
Evan. Truly the opposition betwixt the Jews Covenant of Grace and ours, was chiefly of their owne making, they should have been driven to Christ by the Law,1 but they expected life in obedience to it, and this was their great errour and mistake.
- 1Boultons true bounds, p. 160.
Ant. And truly, Sir, it is no great marvel, though they in this point did so much err and mistake, who had the Covenant of Grace made known to them so darkly, when many amongst us who have it more clearly manifest, do the like.
Ant. And truly, Sir, it is no great marvell, though they in this point did so much erre and mistake, who had the Covenant of Grace made known to them so darkly, when many amongst us who have it more cleerly manifest, do the like.
Evan. And truly, it is no marvel, though all men naturally do so for man naturally doth apprehend God to be the great master of heaven, and himself to be his servant, and that therefore he must do his work before he can have his wages, and the more work he doth, the better wages he shall have. And hence it it was, that when Aristotle came to speak of blessedness, & to pitch upon the next means to that end he said it was operation & working, with whom also agreeth Pythagoras,