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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.
Nom. Then Sir, it seems you hold that he that believes in Christ doth also truly repent.
Evan. Yea, indeed, though I hold not that evangelical repentance is an antecedent of faith in Christ, yet I hold it is a consequent, though I hold not that it goes before faith, yet I hold that it follows after.
Nom. But yet, Sir, it seems you hold that those preparatory beginnings of repentance, which you call legal fits of fear and ⟨p. 138⟩terror do go before faith in Christ.
Nom. But yet, Sir, it seemes you hold that those preparatory beginnings of repentance, which you call legall fits of feare and ⟨p. 138⟩terrour do goe before faith in Christ.
Evan. Yea, indeed, I do conceive that ordinarily, and in some measure they do.
Evan. Yea, indeed, I doe conceive that ordinarily, and in some measure they do.