A41355:451
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. Yea, indeed, besides these inward qualifications that are in the heart, there are outward qualifications in the life, as having respect unto all Christs Commandments, which a man may look upon as an evidence, provided, that he be sure it flow from those within.
Evan. Yea, indeed, besides these inward qualifications that are in the heart, there are outward qualifications in the life, as having respect unto all Christs Commandements, which a man may look upon as an evidence, provided, that hee be sure it flow from those within.
Nom. But, Sir, how should a man know that?
Evan. The sure and best way to know this is, for a man to examine himself whether he did first believe in Christ, and then reform his life, and so made his faith the cause of the change of his life, or whether he did first reform his life, and then believe, and so made his reformation of life the cause of his faith, if he be sure he did the former, then may he be sure that his outward qualifications proceeded from his inward, and so are right and true, but if he did the latter, then may he be sure that they are wrong and false evidences.
Evan. The sure and best way to know this is, for a man to examine himselfe whether he did first believe in Christ, and then reforme his life, and so made his faith the cause of the change of his life, or whether he did first reforme his life, and then believe, and so made his reformation of life the cause of his faith, if he be sure he did the former, then may he be sure that his outward qualifications proceeded from his inward, and so are right and true, but if hee did the latter, then may he be sure that they are wrong and false evidences.