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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.
Neo. But do you say, Sir, that ⟨p. 125⟩if I believe, I shall be espoused unto Christ?
Neo. But doe you say, Sir, that ⟨p. 125⟩if I believe, I shall bee espoused unto Christ?
Evan. Yea, indeed, shall you, for faith coupleth the soul with Christ, even as the Spouse with her husband,1 by which means Christ and the soul are made one: for as in corporal marriage man and wife are made one flesh, even so in this spiritual and mystical marriage Christ and his Spouse are made one spirit, and this marriage of all others is most perfect and absolutely accomplished between them for the marriage between man and wife, is but a slender figure of this union, wherefore, I beseech you, to believe it, and then you shall be sure to enjoy it.
Evan. Yea, indeed, shall you, for faith coupleth the soul with Christ, even as the Spouse with her husband,1 by which means Christ and the soule are made one: for as in corporall marriage man and wife are made one flesh, even so in this spirituall and mysticall marrriage Christ and his Spouse are made one spirit, and this marriage of all others is most perfect and absolutely accomplished betweene them for the marriage between man and wife, is but a slender figure of this union, wherefore, I beseech you, to believe it, and then you shall be sure to enjoy it.
- 1Rouse mystical Marriage, p. 1• Christian Liberty, p. 21.Rouse mystica• Mariage, p. 1 Christian Liberty, p. 21.