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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.
Ant. But believe me, Sir, I would advise him to bring Christs and wholly renounce his own, as, I thank the Lord, I have done.
Ant. But believe me, Sir, I would advise him to bring Christs and wholy renounce his own, as, I thank the Lord, I have done.
Evan. You say very well, for indeed the Covenant of Grace terminates it self only on Christ and his righteousness, God will have none to have a hand in the justification ⟨p. 105⟩and salvation of a sinner but Christ only, and to say as the thing is, neighbour Nomista, Christ Jesus will either be a whole Saviour, or no Saviour; he will either save you alone, or not save you at all,1 for among men there is given no other name under heaven, whereby we must be saved, saith the Apostle Peter: and Jesus Christ himself saith, I am the way, 2the truth, and the life, and no man cometh to the father but by me, 3so that as Luther truly saith, besides this way Christ, there is no way but wandering, no verity but hypocrisy, no life but eternal death, and verily saith another godly writer, We can neither come to God the Father, be reconciled unto him, nor have any thing to do with him, by any other way or means, but only by Jesus Christ, for we shall not any where find the favour of God, true innocency, righteousness, satisfaction for sin, help, comfort, life or salvation, any where but only in Jesus Christ, he is the sum and centre of all divine and evangelical truths, and therefore as there is no knowledge or wisdom so excellent, necessary or heavenly as the knowledge of Christ; (which made the Apostle tell the Corinthians, 4that he determined to know nothing amongst