A41355:401
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. Do you not remember that our Lord Jesus himself saith, I am the way, 1the truth, and the life: And doth not the Apostle say to the believing Colossians, 2As ye have received Jesus Christ the Lord, so walk in him, that is: As you have received him by faith, so go on in your faith, and by his power walk in his Commandments; so that good works (as I conceive) may rather be called a believers walking in the way to eternal happiness, then the way it self, but however this we may assuredly conclude; that the ⟨p. 182⟩sum and substance both of the way, and walking in the way consist in the receiving of Jesus Christ by faith, and in yielding obedience to his law, according to the measure of that receiving.
Evan. Doe you not remember that our Lord Jesus himself sayth, I am the way, 1the truth, and the life: And doth not the Apostle say to the believing Colossians, 2As ye have received Jesus Christ the Lord, so walk in him, that is: As you have received him by faith, so goe on in your faith, and by his power walk in his Commandements; so that good works (as I conceive) may rather be called a believers walking in the way to eternal happinesse, then the way it self, but however this wee may assuredly conclude; that the ⟨p. 182⟩summe and substance both of the way, and walking in the way consist in the receiving of Jesus Christ by faith, and in yielding obedience to his law, according to the measure of that receiving.