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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. Surely if Christ came into the world to seek, and call, and save sinners, and to justify the ungodly, as you have heard, and if the more sinful, miserable and distressed a man doth judge himself to be, the more willing Christ is to receive him, and relieve him: then I see no reason why the vilest sinner should be discouraged from believing on the name of Christ because of his sins, nay, let me say more, the greater any mans sins are either in number or nature: the more hast he should make to come unto Christ, and to say with David, for thy name sake, 1ô Lord! pardon mine iniquity for it is great.
Evan. Surely if Christ came into the world to seek, and call, and save sinners, and to justifie the ungodly, as you have heard, and if the more sinfull, miserable and distressed a man doth judge himself to be, the more willing Christ is to receive him, and relieve him: then I see no reason why the vilest sinner should be discouraged from believing on the name of Christ because of his sins, nay, let me say more, the greater any mans sins are eyther in number or nature: the more hast hee should make to come unto Christ, and to say with David, for thy name sake, 1ô Lord! pardon mine iniquitie for it is great.
Ant. Surely, Sir, if my friend Neophytus did rightly consider these things, and were assuredly persuaded of the truth of them, me thinks, he should not be so backward from ⟨p. 134⟩coming unto Christ by believing on his name, as he is, for if the greatness of his sins should be so far from hindering his coming to Christ, that they should further it, then I know not what should hinder him.