A41355:32
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
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.
Now both these paths leading from Christ, have been justly judged as ⟨image 9⟩erroneous, and to my knowledge, not only a matter of 18 or 20 years ago, but also within these three or four years, there hath been much a doe, both by preaching, writing, and disputing, both to reduce men out of them, and to keep them from them, and hot contentious have been on both sides, and all, I fear me, to little purpose, for hath not the strict professor according to the Law, whilst he hath striven to reduce the loose professor, according to the Gospel, out of the Antinomian path, entangled both himself and others, the faster in the yoke of bondage,1 and hath not the loose professor according to the Gospel, whilst he hath striven to reduce the strict professor according to the Law, out of the legal path, by promising liberty from the Law, 2taught others, and been himself the servant of corruption.
Now both these paths leading from Christ, have been justly judged as ⟨image 9⟩erronious, and to my knowledge, not onely a matter of 18 or 20 years agoe, but also within these three or foure years, there hath been much a doe, both by preaching, writing, and disputing, both to reduce men out of them, and to keep them from them, and hot contentious have been on both sides, and all, I fear me, to little purpose, for hath not the strict professour according to the Law, whilst he hath striven to reduce the loose professour, according to the Gospel, out of the Antinomian path, intangled both himselfe and others, the faster in the yoke of bondage,1 and hath not the loose professour according to the Gospel, whilst he hath striven to reduce the strict professour according to the Law, out of the legall path, by promising liberty from the Law, 2taught others, and been himselfe the servant of corruption.
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