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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. But, Sir, would you have a believer to go immediately unto God, how then doth Christ make intercession for us at Gods right hand? as the Apostle saith he doth, Rom. 8.34.
Neo. But, Sir, would you have a believer to goe immediately unto God, how then doth Christ make intercession for us at Gods right hand? as the Apostle sayth hee doth, Rom. 8.34.
Evan. It is true, indeed, Christ as a public person, representing all believers. appears before God his Father,1 and willeth according to both his natures, and desireth as he is man, that God would for his satisfaction sake, grant unto them whatsoever they ask according to his will. But yet you must go immediately to God in prayer, for all that, you must not pitch your prayers upon Christ, and terminate them there, as if he were to take them and present them to his Father, but the very presenting place of your prayers must be God ⟨p. 217⟩himself in Christ, neither must you conceive as though Christ the Son, were more willing to grant your request then God the Father, for whatsoever Christ willeth, the same also the Father, (being well pleased with him willeth) in Christ, then, I say, and nowhere else, must you expect to have your petitions granted, and as in Christ and no place else, so for Christs sake and nothing else; and therefore I beseech you to beware you forget not Christ when you go unto the Father to beg any thing which you desire, either for your self or others, especially when you desire co have any pardon for sin, you are not to think that when you join with your prayers, fasting, weeping, and afflicting of your self, that for so doing you shall prevail with God to hear you and grant your petitions, no, no, you must meet God in Christ, and present him with his sufferings, your eye, your mind, and all your confidence, must be therein, and in that be as confident as possibly you can, yea, expostulate the matter, as it were, with God the Father, and say, lo, here is the person that hath well deserved it, here […] the person that wills and desires it, in whom thou hast said thou art well pleased; yea, here is the person that hath paid the debt, and discharged the bond for all my