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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. But I pray you, Sir, whence hath faith its power and virtue to do all this?
Neo. But I pray you, Sir, whence hath faith its power and vertue to doe all this?
Evan. Even from our Lord Jesus Christ for faith doth ingraft a man, who is by nature a wild olive branch, into Christ as into the natural olive, and fetcheth sap from the root Christ,1 and thereby makes the tree bring forth fruit in its kind, yea, faith fetcheth a supernatural efficacy from the death and life of Christ, by virtue whereof it metamorphoseth the heart of a believer, and creates and infuseth into him new principles of actions, so that what a treasure of all graces Christ hath stored up in him, faith draineth and draweth them out to the use of a believer, being as a conduit cock, that watereth all the herbs in the garden, yea, faith doth apply the blood of Christ to a believers heart, and the blood of Christ hath in it, not only a power to wash from the guilt of sin, but to cleanse and purge likewise from the power and stain of sin, and therefore saith, godly Hooker, if you would have grace, you must first of all get faith, and that will bring all the rest,2 let faith go to Christ and there is meekness, patience, humility and wisdom, and faith will fetch all them to the soul, therefore saith he, you must not look for sanctification,3 till you come to Christ in vocation.
Evan. Even from our Lord Jesus Christ for faith doth ingraft a man, who is by nature a wild olive branch, into Christ as into the naturall olive, and fetcheth sap from the root Christ,1 and thereby makes the tree bring forth fruit in its kind, yea, faith fetcheth a supernaturall efficacie from the death and life of Christ, by vertue whereof it metamorphoseth the heart of a believer, and creates and infuseth into him new principles of actions, so that what a treasure of all graces Christ hath stored up in him, faith dreyneth and draweth them out to the use of a believer, being as a conduite cocke, that watereth all the herbs in the garden, yea, faith doth apply the bloud of Christ to a believers heart, and the bloud of Christ hath in it, not onely a power to wash from the guilt of sin, but to clense and purge likewise from the power and stain of sin, and therefore sayth, godly Hooker, if you would have grace, you must first of all get faith, and that will bring all the rest,