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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.
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Ant. But, Sir, You know the Lord hath promised to write his Law in a believers heart, and to give him his Spirit to lead him into all truth, and therefore he hath no need of the Law written with paper and ink, to be a rule of life to him, neither hath he any need to endeavour to be obedient thereunto as you say.
Ant. But, Sir, You know the Lord hath promised to write his Law in a believers heart, and to give him his Spirit to leade him into all truth, and therefore he hath no need of the Law written with paper and inke, to be a rule of life to him, neither hath hee any need to endeavour to be obedient thereunto as you say.
Evan. Indeed, saith Luther, the matter would even so fare as you say, if we were perfectly and altogether the inward and spiritual men,1 which cannot be in any wise before the last day, at the rising again of the dead, so long as we be clothed with this mortal flesh, we do but begin and proceed ⟨p. 169⟩onwards in our course towards perfection, which will be consummated in the life to come, and for this cause, the Apostle Rom. 8. doth call this the first fruits of the spirit which we do enjoy in this life, the truth and fullness of which we shall receive in the life to come, and therefore saith he (in another place) it is necessary so to preach to them,2 that have received the doctrine of faith that they might be stirred up to go on in good life which they have embraced,3 and that they suffer not themselves to be overcome, by the assaults of the raging flesh; for we will not so presume of the doctrine of faith, as if that being had, every man might do what he listed, no, we must earnestly endeavour our selves that we may be without blame, and when we cannot attain thereunto we must fly to prayer, and say before God and man, forgive us our trespasses: And saith Calvin,