A41355:372
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.
• say, consider, whether all these places do not prove that the duties of the fifth commandment, are required in the new Testament. Here you see are five of the ten commandments, and as for the other five, the Apostle ⟨p. 160⟩reckons them up all together, saying; Thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not kill, 1thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness, thou shalt not covet: now judge you whether the ten commandments be not repeated in the new Testament, and so consequently whether they be not the law of Christ, and whether a believer be not under the law to Christ, or in the law through Christ, as the Apostles phrase is, 1 Cor. 9.21.
• say, consider, whether all these places doe not prove that the duties of the fifth commandement, are required in the new Testament. Here you see are five of the ten commandements, and as for the other five, the Apostle ⟨p. 160⟩reckons them up all together, saying; Thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not kill, 1thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not beare false witnesse, thou shalt not covet: now judge you whether the ten commandements be not repeated in the new Testamenr, and so consequently whether they be not the law of Christ, and whether a believer be not under the law to Christ, or in the law through Christ, as the Apostles phrase is, 1 Cor. 9.21.