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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. But yet, Sir, I conceive, that though (as you say) the law of Christ in regard of substance and matter be all one with the law of works, yet their forms do differ.
Evan. True indeed, for (as you have heard) the law of works speaketh on this wise, do this and thou shalt live, and if thou do it not, thou shalt die the death: but the law of Christ speaketh on this wise, And when I passed by thee, 1and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou ⟨p. 154⟩wast in thy blood live, And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die: 2Be ye therefore followers of God as dear children, 3and walk in love, as Christ hath loved us: And if ye love me, keep my commandments: 4And if they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments, then will I visit their transgressions with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes: Nevertheless, my loving kindness will I not utterly take away from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. Thus you see that both these laws agree, in saying, (do this) but here is the difference, The one saith, do this and live, and the other saith, (live and do this) the one saith, do this for life; the other saith, do this from life: the one saith, If thou do it not, thou shalt die, the other saith, If thou do it not, I will chastise thee with the rod; the one is to be delivered by God as he is a creator out of Christ, only to such as are out of Christ; the other is to be delivered by God as▪ he is a Redeemer in Christ, only to such as are in Christ: Wherefore, Neighbour Neophytus, seeth that you are now in Christ, beware you receive not the ten commandments at the hands of God out of Christ, nor yet at the hands of Moses, but only at the hands of Christ, and so shall you be sure to receive them as the law of Christ.