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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 man? what aileth you?
Evan. Why man? what ayleth you?
Neo. Why, Sir, as you have been pleased to hear them two to declare their condition unto you, so I beseech you, to give me leave to do the same, and then you will perceive how it is with me. Sir, not long since, it pleased the Lord to visit me with a great fit of sickness, so that indeed, both in mine own judgement, and in the judgement of all that came to visit me, I was sick unto death, whereupon I began to consider, whither my soul was to go, after its departure out of my body, and I thought with my self that there was but two places, heaven and hell, and therefore it must needs go to one of them, then my wicked and sinful life, which indeed, I had ⟨p. 117⟩lived came into my mind, which caused me to conclude, that hell was the place provided for it, which caused me to be very fearful, and to be very sorry that I had so lived, and desired of the Lord to let me live a little longer, and I would not fail to reform my life, and amend my ways, and the Lord was pleased to grant me my desire; since which time, though indeed tis true, I have not lived so wickedly as formerly I had done, yet alas, I have come far short of that godly and religious life which I see other men live, and especially this my neighbour Nomista, and yet you seem to conceive that he is not in a good condition, and therefore surely I must needs be in a miserable condition, alas, Sir, what do you think will become of me?
Neo. Why, Sir, as you have been pleased to heare them two to declare their condition unto you, so I beseech you, to give me leave to doe the same, and then you will perceive how it is with me. Sir, not long since, it pleased the Lord to visit mee with a great fit of sicknesse, so that indeed, both in mine own judgement, and in the judgement of all that came to visite mee, I was sick unto death, whereupon I began to consider, whither my soule was to goe, after its departure out of my body, and I thought with my selfe that there was but two places, heaven and hell, and therefore it must needs goe to one of them, then my wicked and sinfull life, which indeed, I had