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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.
Evan. But stay, Sir, I pray you, would you not have believers to eschew evil and do good for fear of hell, or hope of heaven.
Evan. But stay, Sir, I pray you, would you not have believers to eschew evill and doe good for feare of hell, or hope of heaven.
Evan. No indeed, I would not have any believer to do either the one or the other, for so far forth as they do so, their obedience is but slavish, and therefore, though when they were first awaked & convinced of their misery and set foot forward to go on in the way of life, they with the prodigal would be hired servants yet when by the eye of faith, they see the mercy and indulgence of their heavenly Father in Christ running to meet them and embrace them, I would have them with him to talk no more of being hired servants, I would have them so to ⟨p. 179⟩wrestle against doubting, and so to exercise their faith, as to believe, that they are by Christ delivered from the hands of all their enemies, both the Law, sin, wrath, death, •he devil and hell;1 that they may serve the Lord without fear, in holiness and righteousness all the days of their lives, I would •ave them so to believe Gods love to them • Christ; as that thereby they may be constrained to obedience.
Evan. No indeed, I would not have any believer to doe either the one or the other, for so far forth as they doe so, their obedience is but slavish, and therefore, though when they were first awaked & convinced of their misery and set foot forward to goe on in the way of life, they with the prodigall would be hired servants yet when by the eye of faith, they see the mercie and indulgence of their heavenly Father in Christ running to meete them and embrace them, I would have them with him to talke no more of being hired servants, I would have them so to