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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.
Neo. Well, Sir, now I do perceive that faith is a most excellent grace, and happy is that man that hath a great measure of it.
Neo. Well, Sir, now I doe perceive that faith is a most excellent grace, and happie is that man that hath a great measure of it.
Evan. The truth is, faith is the chief grace that Christians are to be exhorted to get and exercise, and therefore when the people asked our Lord Christ what they should do to work the work of God, he answered and said, this is the work of ⟨p. 185⟩God, That ye believe on him, 1whom he hath sent speaking, as if there were no other duty at all required but only believing, for indeed, to say as the thing is, believing includeth all other duties in it, and they spring all from it, and therefore, saith one, Preach Faith, and preach all: Whilst I bid man believe saith learned Rollock, I bid him do all good things: for, saith Doctor Preston, 2truth of belief will bring forth truth of holiness: if a man believe, works of sanctification will follow, for faith draws after it, inherent righteousness and sanctification, wherefore (saith he) if a man will go about this great work to change his life to get victory over any sin▪ that it may not have dominion over him,3 to have his conscience purged from dead works, and to be made partaker of the divine nature, let him not go about it as a moral man, that is, let him not consider what Commandments there are, what the rectitude is which the Law requires, and how to bring his heart to it, but let him go about it as a Christian, that is, let him believe the promise of pardon in the blood of Christ, and the very believing the promise, will be able to cleanse his heart from dead works.