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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. But yet I tell you it is such an error, that by the Apostle Pauls own confession, so far forth as any man is guilty of it, He makes his services his Saviours, and rejects the grace of God, and makes the death of Christ of none effect, 1and perverteth the Lords intention, both in giving the Law, and in giving the Gospel, and keeps himself under the curse of the Law, and maketh himself the son of a bond-woman, a servant, yea, and a slave, and hinders himself in the course of well doing, and in short, he goeth about an impossible thing, and so loseth all his labour.
Evan. But yet I tell you it is such an error, that by the Apostle Pauls own confession, so far forth as any man is guilty of it, He makes his services his Saviours, and rejects the grace of God, and makes the death of Christ of none effect, 1ond perverteth the Lords intention, both in giving the Law, and in giving the Gospel, and keeps himselfe under the curse of the Law, and maketh himself the sonne of a bond-woman, a servant, yea, and a slave, and hinders himselfe in the course of well doing, and in short, he goeth about an impossible thing, and so loseth all his labour.