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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. I pray you, Sir, in the second place tell me how a man may know that Christ executes his priestly office in him.
Neo. I pray you, Sir, in the second place tell mee how a man may know that Christ executes his priestly office in him.
Evan. Why so far forth as any man hears and knows that Christ hath given himself as that only absolute and perfect sacrifice, ⟨p. 216⟩1for the sins of believers, and joined them unto himself by faith, and himself unto them by his spirit, and so made them one with him, and is now entered into Heaven it self to appear, 2in the presence of God for them: and hereupon is emboldened to go immediately to God in prayer, as to a father., and meet him in Christ, and present him with Christ himself, as with a Sacrifice without spot or blemish, I say, so far forth as any man doth this, Christ executes his priestly office in him.
Evan. Why so far forth as any man hears and knows that Christ hath given himselfe as that onely absolute and perfect sacrifice, ⟨p. 216⟩1for the sins of believers, and joyned them unto himselfe by faith, and himself unto them by his spirit, and so made them one with him, and is now entred into Heaven it self to appear, 2in the presence of God for them: and hereupon is emboldned to go immediatly to God in prayer, as to a father., and meet him in Christ, and present him with Christ himselfe, as with a Sacrifice without spot or blemish, I say, so far forth as any man doth this, Christ executes his priestly office in him.