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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. Why truly I must tell you it appears to me by your relation▪ that you have gone as far in the way of the Covenant of works as the Apostle Paul did before his conversion, but yet for ought ⟨p. 102⟩I see you have not gone the right way to the truth of the Gospel, and therefore I question whether you be as yet come truly to Christ.
Evan. Why truly I must tell you it appears to me by your relation▪ that you have gone as far in the way of the Covenant of works as the Apostle Paul did before his conversion, but yet for ought ⟨p. 102⟩I see you have not gone the right way to the truth of the Gospell, and therefore I question whether you be as yet come truly to Christ.
Neo. Good, Sir, give me leave to speak a few words. By the hearing of your discourse concerning the Covenant of works and the Covenant of grace, I was moved to fear that I was out of the right way, but now having heard my neighbour Nomista make such an excellent relation, and yet you to question whether he be come truly to CHRIST or no, makes me to conclude absolutely that I am far from Christ, surely if he upon whom the Lord hath bestowed such excellent gifts and graces, and who hath lived such a godly life, as I am sure he hath done, be not right, then woe be unto me.
Neo. Good, Sir, give me leave to speak a few words. By the hearing of your discourse concerning the Covenant of works and the Covenant of grace, I was moved to feare that I was out of the right way, but now having heard my neighbour Nomista make such an excellent relation, and yet you to question whether hee bee come truly to CHRIST or no, makes me to conclude absolutely that I am far from Christ, surely if he upon whom the Lord hath bestowed such excellent gifts and graces, and who hath lived such a godly life, as I am sure he hath done, be not right, then woe be unto me.