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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.
yea, this will constrain in you to go unto your Father, and humbly to confess your sins with the prodigal, and beseech him to show mercy for the Lords sake, 1with Daniel, and yet not out of a conceit, that till your sin be pardoned, you are liable to be condemned for it, for that is the penalty of the law of works, which you are not now under, but rather out of a true persuasion, that till it be pardoned, your Father is displeased with you for it, yea, and will whip and scourge you for it, for that is the penalty of the Law of Christ, which you are now under; yea, and this will also constrain you to loath your self in your own sight, for your iniquities: 2yea, not only to loath your self for them, but also to leave them, saying with Ephraim, 3what have I to do any more with Idols? and to cast them away as a menstruous cloth, saying unto them, get ye hence, and thus will the goodness of God (being apprehended by faith) lead you to repentance. 4Thirdly, If after you have thus sinned, either through weakness of faith, ⟨p. 203⟩or want of exercising it, ye either do not thus at all, or not so effectually as you should, and so your loving and wise Father see cause to give you some unpleasant potion, to bring your sins to remembrance, as he did Josephs brethren's, Gen▪ 42.21. and as was the saying of the widow of Zarephath, 1 King. 17.18. and to purge it. and take it away, as is the phrase of the Holy Ghost, Isai. 27.9. and to make you partaker of his holiness, as the Apostles phrase is, Heb. 12.10. Then I beseech you, beware you conceit not, that your afflictions are penal, proceeding from hatred or vindictive justice, and so as payments and satisfaction for sins, for that is the penalty of the Covenant of works, the which you are now delivered from: