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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.
1And therefore though hereafter you do through frailty transgress any or all the ten Commandments, yet do you not thereby transgress the covenant of works, there is no such covenant now betwixt ⟨p. 149⟩God and you, and therefore though you shall hereafter hear such a voice as this if thou wilt be saved keep the commandments, or cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the Law to do them, nay, though you hear the voice of thunder, and a fearful noise, nay, though you see blackness and darkness, and feel a great tempest, that is to say, though you hear us that are Preachers, according to our commission,2 Lift up our voice like a trumpet, in threatening hell and damnation to sinners, and transgressors of the Law, though these be the words of God, yet are you not to think that they are spoken to you, no, no, the Apostle assures you, •hat there is no condemnation to them that ••re in Christ Jesus: believe it man,3 God never threatens eternal death, after he hath once given to a man eternal life: nay, the truth is, God never speaks to a believer out of Christ, and in Christ he speaks not a word in the terms of the covenant of works, and if the Law of it self should presume to •ome into your conscience, and say herein, and herein thou hast transgressed and broken ••e, and therefore thou owest so much, and •o much to divine Justice which must be satisfied, or else I will take hold on thee: •hen answer you and say, O Law, be it ⟨p. 150⟩known unto thee that I am now married unto Christ,4 and so I am under cover•, and therefore if thou charge me with any debt, thou must enter thine action against my husband Christ, for the wife is not suable at the Law but the husband: