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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.
Ant. But, Sir, shall he not in so doing ⟨p. 210⟩turn back from the Covenant of grace, to the covenant of works, and from Christ, to himself.
Ant. But, Sir, shall he not in so doing ⟨p. 210⟩turne back from the Covenant of grace, to the covenant of works, and from Christ, to himselfe.
Evan. Indeed if he should look upon these things in himself, and thereupon conclude, that because he hath done thus, God hath accepted of him and justified him, and will save him, and so make them the ground of his believing, this were to turn back from the Covenant of grace to the Covenant of works, and from Christ to himself, But if he look upon these things in himself, and thereupon conclude, that because these things are in his heart, Christ dwells there by faith, and therefore he is accepted of God, and justified, and shall certainly be saved, and so make them an evidence of his believing, or the ground of his believing that he hath believed, this is neither to turn back from the Covenant of grace, to the Covenant of works, nor from Christ to himself, so that these things in his heart being the daughters of faith, and the of-spring of Christ, though they cannot at first produce or bring forth their mother,1 yet may they in time of need nourish her.
Evan. Indeed if he should looke upon these things in himselfe, and thereupon conclude, that because he hath done thus, God hath accepted of him and justified him, and will save him, and so make them the ground of his believing, this were to turn back from the Covenant of grace to the Covenant of works, and from Christ to himselfe, But if he look upon these things in himselfe, and thereupon conclude, that because these things are in his heart, Christ dwels there by faith, and therefore he is accepted of God, and justified, and shall certainly be saved, and so make them an evidence of his believing, or the ground of his believing that he hath believed, this is neither to turn back from the Covenant of grace, to the Covenant of works, nor from Christ to himselfe, so that these things in his heart being the daughters of faith, and the of-spring of Christ, though they cannot at first produce or bring forth their mother,