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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.
Ant. But, Sir, you know, as the Apostle saith, It is God that justifieth, and God is eternal, and as you have showed, Christ may be said to have fulfilled the covenant of works from all eternity, and if he be Christs now, then was he Christs from all eternity, and therefore, as I conceive, he was justified from all eternity.
Ant. But, Sir, you know, as the Apostle saith, It is God that justifieth, and God is eternall, and as you have shewed, Christ may be said to have fulfilled the covenant of works from all eternity, and if he bee Christs now, then was he Christs from all eternity, and therefore, as I conceive, hee was justified from all eternity.
Evan. Indeed God is from all eternity, and in respect of Gods accepting of Christs undertaking to fulfil the covenant of works, he fulfilled it from all eternity, and in respect of Gods electing of him, he was Christs from all eternity,1 and therefore it is true in respect of Gods decree: he was justified from all eternity, and he was justified meritoriously in the death and resurrection of ⟨p. 146⟩Christ, but yet he was not justified actually till he did actually believe in Christ, for saith the Apostle,2 By him, all that believe are justified, so that in the act of justifying, faith and Christ, must have a mutual relation, and must always concur and meet together, faith as the action which apprehendeth, and Christ as the object which is apprehended,3 for neither doth Christ justify without faith, neither doth faith except it be in Christ.
Evan. Indeed God is from all eternity, and in respect of Gods accepting of Christs undertaking to fulfill the covenant of works, he fulfilled it from all eternity, and in respect of Gods electing of him, he was Christs from all eternity,