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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. Why then, Sir it seems that the place where Christ executes his kingly office, is in the hearts of believers.
Evan. It is true indeed, for Christs Kingdom is not temporal or secular,1 over the natural lives or civill negotiations of men, but his Kingdom is spiritual and heavenly over the souls of men, to awe and over-rule the hearts, to captivate the affections, to bring into obedience the thoughts, and to subdue and pull down strong holds, for when our father Adam transgressed, he, and we all of us forsook God, and chose the devil for ou• lord & king, so that every mothers child of […] ⟨p. 219⟩are by nature under the government of Satan, and he rules over us, till Christ come into our hearts and disposseseth him, according to the saying of Christ himself, Luk. 11.21, 22. When a strong man armed keeps the Palace, his goods are in peace, that is, saith Calvin, 2Satan holdeth them that are in subjection to him in such bonds and quiet possession, that he rules over them without resistance: But when Christ comes to dwell in any mans heart by faith, according to the measure nf faith▪ he dispossesseth him, & seats himself in the heart, and roots out and pulls down all that withstands his government there, and as a valiant Captain he stands upon his guard, & enables the soul to gather together all its forces and powers to resist and withstand all its and his enemies, and to set it self in good earnest against them, when they at any time offer to return again, and he doth especially enable the soul to resist, and set it self against the principal enemy, even that which doth most oppose Christ in his government so that whatsoever lust or corruption is in a believers heart or soul as most predominant, CHRIST doth enable him to take that into his mind, and to have most revengeful thoughts against it, and to make complaints to him against it, and to desire power and strength from