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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.
Add moreover and say, As a woman that is conceived with child, must not suffer death because of the child that is within her: no more must I because I have conceived Christ in mine heart; though I had committed all the sins in the world. And if death creep upon you, and attempt to devour you, then say, thy sting ô death is sin, and Christ my husband hath fully vanquished sin, and so deprived thee of thy sting, and therefore do I not fear any hurt that thou, ô death, canst do unto me! And thus you may triumph, with the Apostle, saying, Thanks be to God, 1who hath given me victory through my Lord Jesus Christ. And thus have I also declared unto you how Christ in the fullness of time▪ performed that which God before all time purposed, and in time promised, touching the helping and delivering of fallen mankind: and so have I also done with the law of faith.
Adde moreover and say, As a woman that is conceived with childe, must not suffer death because of the childe that is within her: no more must I because I have conceived Christ in mine heart; though I had committed all the sins in the world. And if death creep upon you, and attempt to devoure you, then say, thy sting ô death is sin, and Christ my husband hath fully vanquished sin, and so deprived thee of thy sting, and therefore doe I not feare any hurt that thou, ô death, canst do unto mee! And thus you may triumph, with the Apostle, saying, Thanks be to God, 1who hath given mee victory through my Lord Iesus Christ. And thus have I also declared unto you how Christ in the fulnesse of time▪ performed that which God before all time purposed, and in time promised, touching the helping and delivering of falne mankind: and so have I also done with the law of faith.