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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
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And hereupon he betakes himself to a new course of life, and it may be becomes a zealous professor of Religion, performing all Christian exercises both public and private, and leaves off his old companions, and keeps company with religious men, (and so it may be goes on till his dying day, and thinks himself sure of Heaven and eternal happiness) & yet it maybe all this while is ignorant of Christ and his Righteousness, and therefore establisheth his own.
And hereupon he betakes himself to a new course of life, and it may be becomes a zealous professour of Religion, performing all Christian exercises both publike and private, and leaves off his old companions, and keeps company with religious men, (and so it may be goes on till his dying day, and thinks himselfe sure of Heaven and eternall happines) & yet it maybe all this while is ignorant of Christ and his Righteousnes, and therefore establisheth his own.
Where is the man, or where is the woman that is truly come to Christ, that hath not had some experience in themselves of such a disposition as this, if there be any that have reformed ⟨image 7⟩their lives, and are become Professors of Religion, and have not taken notice of this in themselves more or less: I wish they have gone beyond a legal Professor, or one still under the covenant of works.
Where is the man, or where is the woman that is truly come to Christ, that hath not had some experience in themselves of such a disposition as this, if there be any that have reformed ⟨image 7⟩their lives, and are become Professours of Religion, and have not taken notice of this in themselves more or lesse: I wish they have gone beyond a legall Professour, or one still under the covenant of works.