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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 you, Sir, consider, that though I am now throughly convinced, that till of late I went on in the way of the Covenant of works, yet seeing that at last I came to see my need of Christ, and have verily believed that in what I come short of fulfilling the Law, he will help me out, me thinks, I should be come truly to Christ.
Nom. But I pray you, Sir, consider, that though I am now throughly convinced, that till of late I went on in the way of the Covenant of works, yet seeing that at last I came to see my need of Christ, and have verily believed that in what I come short of fulfilling the Law, hee will help mee out, me thinks, I should be come truly to Christ.
Evan. Verily I do conceive that this gives you no sure evidence of your being come truly to Christ, then some of your strict Papists have, for it is the doctrine of the Church of Rome, that if a man exercise all his power, and do his best to fulfil the Law, then God for Christs sake, will pardon all his infirmities, and save his soul, and therefore you shall see many of your Papists very strict and zealous in the performance of duties morning and evening, so many Avie-Maries, and so many Paternosters, yea, and many of them do great deeds of charity, and great works of hospitality, and all upon such grounds and to such ends as these, the Papists (saith Calvin) cannot abide this saying, by faith alone, 1for they think that their own works are in part a cause of their salvation, and so they make a hotch potch and mingle mangle, that is, neither fish nor flesh as men use to say.
Evan. Verily I doe conceive that this gives you no sure evidence of your being come truly to Christ, then some of your strict Papists have, for it is the doctrine of the Church of Rome, that if a man exercise all his power, and doe his best to fulfill the Law, then God for Christs sake, will pardon all his infirmities, and save his soule, and therefore you shall see many of your Papists very strict and zealous in the performance of duties morning and evening, so many Avie-Maries, and so many Paternosters, yea, and many of them doe great deeds of charity, and great works of hospitality, and all upon such grounds and to such ends as these, the Papists (sayth Calvin) cannot abide this saying, by faith alone,