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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.
Evan. Why, so far forth as any man hears and knows that there was a covenant made, betwixt God, and all mankind in Adam, 1and that it was an equal covenant, and that Gods justice must needs enter upon the breach of it, and that all mankind for that cause were liable to eternal death and damnation, so that if God had condemned all mankind, yet had it been but the sentence of an equal and just Judge, seeking rather the execution of his justice then mans ruin and destruction, and thereupon takes it home, and applies it particularly to himself, and so is convinced that he is a miserable lost and helpless man; I say so far forth as a man doth this, CHRIST executes his Prophetical office in him, in teaching him, and revealing unto him the covenant of works. And so far forth as any man hears and knows that God made a covenant with Abraham, and all his believing seed, in Jesus Christ, offering him freely to all, to whom the sound of the Gospel comes, and giving him freely to all; that receive him by faith, and so justifies ⟨p. 215⟩them, and saves them eternally, and thereupon hath his heart opened to receive this truth, not as a man taketh an object, or a theological point into his head, whereby he is only made able to discourse, but as an habitual, and practical point, receiving it into his heart,2 by the faith of the Gospel, and applying it to himself, and laying his eternal state upon it, and so setting to his seal that God is true, I say so far forth as a man doth this, CHRIST executes his prophetical office, in him, in teaching him, and revealing to him the Covenant of grace, and so far forth as any man hears and knows that This is the will of GOD, even his sanctification, 3&c. And thereupon concludes that it is his duty to endeavour after it, I say so far forth as a man doth this, Christ executes his prophetical office in him, in teaching and revealing his law to him, and this I hope, is sufficient for answer to your first question.
Evan. Why, so far forth as any man heares and knows that there was a covenant made, betwixt God, and all mankinde in Adam,