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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. Truly, Sir, I was thinking of that place of Scripture where the Apostle exhorts us to examine our selves, 1whether we be in the faith or no: whereby it seems to me, that a man may think he is in the faith, when he is not, therefore, Sir, I would gladly hear how ⟨p. 208⟩I may be sure that I am in the faith,
Neo. Truly, Sir, I was thinking of that place of Scripture where the Apostle exhorts us to examine our selves, 1whether we be in the faith or no: whereby it seems to mee, that a man may think he is in the faith, when he is not, therefore, Sir, I would gladly heare how ⟨p. 208⟩I may be sure that I am in the faith,
Evan I would not have you to make any question of it, since you have grounded your faith upon such a firm foundation as will never fail you, for the promise of God in Christ is of a tried truth, and never yet failed any man, nor never will, therefore I would have you to close with Christ in the promise without making any question, whether you are in the faith or no, for there is an assurance which ariseth from the exercise of faith, by a direct act, and that is when a man by faith directly lays hold upon Christ, and concludes assurance from thence.
Evan I would not have you to make any question of it, since you have grounded your faith upon such a firme foundation as will never fail you, for the promise of God in Christ is of a tried truth, and never yet failed any man, nor never will, therefore I would have you to close with Christ in the promise without making any question, whether you are in the faith or no, for there is an assurance which ariseth from the exercise of faith, by a direct act, and that is when a man by faith directly layes hold upon Christ, and concludes assurance from thence.