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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. Truly, Sir, I must needs confess I begin to be somewhat jealous of my self that ⟨p. 93⟩I am so, and because I desire your judgement touching my condition, I would entreat you to give me leave to relate it unto you.
Nom. Truly, Sir, I must needs confesse I begin to be somwhat jealous of my selfe that ⟨p. 93⟩I am so, and because I desire your judgement touching my condition, I would intreat you to give me leave to relate it unto you.
Evan. With a very good will.
Nom. Sir, I having bin born & brought up in a Country where there was very little preaching, the Lord he knoweth, I lived a great while in ignorance and blindness, and yet because I did often repeat the Lords Prayer, the Apostles Creed, and the ten Commandments, and in that I came sometimes to Divine Service (as they call it) and at Easter receive the Communion, I thought my condition to be good, but, at last, by means of hearing a zealous and godly Minister in this City, not long after my coming hither, I was convinced that my present condition was not good, and therefore I went to the same Minister and told him what I thought of my self, So he told me that I must frequent the hearing of Sermons, and keep the Sabbath very strictly, and leave off swearing by my faith and troth, and such like oaths, and beware of lying and all idle words and communication, yea, and said he, you must get good books to read on, as Master Dod on the Commandments, M. Boulton's directions ⟨p. 94⟩for comfortable walking with God, Mast Brinsleys true Watch, and such like, and many such like exhortations and directions he gave me, the which I liked very well of, and therefore endeavoured my self to follow them, so I fell to the hearing of the most godly, zealous, and powerful Preachers that were in this City, and wrote their Sermons after them, and when God gave me a Family I did pray with them, and instructed them; and repeated Sermons to them, and spent the Lords day in public and private exercises: and left off my swearing and lying, and idle talking, according to his exhortation in few words: I did so reform my self and my life, that whereas before I had been only careful to perform the duties of the second Table of the Law, and that to the end I might gain favour and respect from civill honest men, and to avoid the penalty of mans law, or temporal punishment, now I was also careful to perform the duties required in the first Table of the Law, and that to gain favour and respect from religious honest men, and to avoid the penalty of Gods Law, even eternal torments in hell. Now when professors of Religion observe this change in me, they ca to my house and gave unto me the right