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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. I beseech you consider, that God the Father as he is in his Son Jesus Christ,1 moved with nothing but with his free love, to mankind lost, hath made a deed of gift and grant unto them all, that whosoever of them all shall believe in this his Son, shall not perish,2 but have eternal life, and hence, it was that Jesus Christ himself said unto his Disciples, Mat. 16.15. Go and preach the Gospel to every creature under heaven, that is,3 go and tell every man, without exception, that here is good news for him, Christ is dead for him, and if he will take him and accept of his righteousness he shall have him.4 Therefore saith a godly writer, for as much as the holy Scripture speaketh to all in general, none of us ought to distrust himself, but believe that it doth belong particularly to himself, and to the end that this point wherein lieth and consisteth the whole mystery of our holy faith, may be understood the better, let us purr the case, that some good and holy King should cause a proclamation to be made through his whole Kingdom by the sound of a Trumpet, that all rebels and banished men, shall safely return home to their houses, because ⟨p. 121⟩that at the suit and desert of some dear friend of theirs, it hath pleased the King to pardon them, certainly none of these rebels ought to doubt but that he shall obtain true pardon for his rebellion, and so return home and live under the shadow of that gracious King: even so our good King the Lord of Heaven and Earth hath for the obedience and desert of our good brother Jesus Christ, pardoned us all our sins, and made a Proclamation throughout the whole world, that every one of us may safely return to God in Jesus Christ, wherefore, I beseech you,5 make no doubt of it, but draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith.