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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.
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Neo. O! but, Sir, in this similitude the case is not alike, for when an earthly King sendeth forth such a Proclamation, it may be thought that he doth indeed intend to pardon all, but it cannot be thought that the King of heaven doth so, for doth not the Scripture say,1 that some men are ordained before to condemnation, and doth not Christ himself say, that many are called, 2but few are chosen, and therefore it may be I am one of them that are ordained to condemnation, and therefore, though I be called, I shall never be chosen, and so shall not be saved.
Neo. O! but, Sir, in this similitude the case is not alike, for when an earthly King sendeth forth such a Proclamation, it may be thought that he doth indeed intend to pardon all, but it cannot bee thought that the King of heaven doth so, for doth not the Scripture say,1 that some men are ordained before to condemnation, and doth not Christ himselfe say, that many are called, 2but few are chosen, and therefore it may be I am one of them that are ordained to condemnation, and therefore, though I be called, I shall never be chosen, and so shall not be saved.
Evan. I beseech you to consider that although some men be ordained to condemnation, yet so long as the Lord hath concealed their names, and not set a mark of reprobation upon any man in particular; but offers the pardon generally to all without having any respect either to election or reprobation: surely it is great folly in any man to say it may be I am not elected, and therefore shall not have benefit by it, and therefore I will not accept of it nor come in, for it should rather move every man to give diligence to make his calling and election sure,