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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. Why, I would say with Doctor Preston, let him if he can, believe truly,1 and do this, but it is impossible, let him believe, and the other will follow, truth of belief will bring forth truth of holiness, for who, if he ponder it well, can fear a fleshly licentiousness, where the believing soul is united and married to Christ, the law as it is the covenant of works, and Christ are set in opposition as two husbands to one wife successively,2 whilst the Law was alive in the conscience, all the fruits were deadly, Rom. 7, 5. but Christ taking the same spouse to himself, the law being dead, by his quickening spirit doth make her fruitful to God, and so raiseth up seed to the former husband, for materially these are the works of the Law, though produced by the Spirit of Christ in the Gospel.
Evan. Why, I would say with Doctor Preston, let him if he can, believe truly,1 and doe this, but it is impossible, let him believe, and the other will follow, truth of beliefe will bring forth truth of holinesse, for who, if he ponder it well, can feare a fleshly licentiousnesse, where the believing soule is united and maryed to Christ, the law as it is the covenant of works, and Christ are set in opposition as two husbands to one wife successively,2 whilst the Law was alive in the conscience, all the fruits were deadly, Rom. 7, 5. but Christ taking the same spouse to himselfe, the law being dead, by his quickning spirit doth make her fruitfull to God, and so raiseth up seed to the former husband, for materially these are the works of the Law, though produced by the Spirit of Christ in the Gospell.
- 1New covenant pag. 361.
- 2Towns Assertion of grace, pag. 142.