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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
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Secondly, the manner, because it is an Irenicum, and tends to an accommodation and a right understanding. Times of Reformation have always been times of division, Satan will cast out a flood after the woman, as knowing that more die by the disagreement of the humours of their own bodies, than by the sword, and that if men be once engaged, they will contend; if not for truth, yet for victory.
Secondly, the manner, because it is an Irenicum, and tends to an accommodation and a right understanding. Times of Reformation have always been times of division, Satan will cast out a floud after the woman, as knowing that more die by the disagreement of the humours of their own bodies, than by the sword, and that if men be once engaged, they will contend; if not for truth, yet for victory.
Now if the difference be in things of lesser consequence, the best way to quench it were silence, this was Luther's counsel given in an Epistle written to the Divines assembled in a Synod at Nuremberg, Meum consilium ⟨image 12⟩fuerit (cum nullum sit Ecclesiae periculum) ut hanc causam sinatis, vel ad tempus sopitam, (utinam extinctam) jacere donec tutiore & meliore tempore, animis in pace firmatis; & charitate aduatis, eam disputetis. I think it were good counsel concerning many of the Disputes of our times.
Now if the difference be in things of lesser consequence, the best way to quench it were silence, this was Luthers counsell given in an Epistle written to the Divines assembled in a Synod at Norimberge, Meum consilium ⟨image 12⟩fuerit (cum nullum sit Ecclesiae periculum) ut hanc causam sinatis, vel ad tempus sopitam, (utinam extinctam) jacere donec tutiore & meliore tempore, animis in pace firmatis; & charitate aduatis, eam disputetis. I think it were good counsell concerning many of the Disputes of our times.