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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. Indeed I am persuaded there are some men that are careful to perform such duties in obedience to the will of God in Christ, as conceiving them to be the way, wherein he is accustomed to meet his people, and give them an extraordinary visit, as also conceiving them to be the means whereby he doth ordinarily beget and increase faith, whereby they are enabled to draw near to God in Christ, and so to have peace and rest in him, and therefore if they do omit any of these duties, when they conceive that God calls them thereunto, they are troubled in their minds, and vexed at themselves for being disobedient to the will of God, and for missing his kind visit, and ⟨p. 232⟩omitting the means of increasing their faith, now such men as these may, and doubtless do find true rest to their souls in God, in the performance of Religious Exercises. But alas, I fear me, that the most part of such men as are so religiously exercised, and are of such dispositions as I have showed, do rather conceive, that as they have offended and displeased God by their former disobedience, so they must pacify and please him by their future obedience, and therefore they are careful to exercise themselves in this way of duty, and that way of worship, and all to that end, yea, and they conceiving that they have corrupted, defiled and polluted themselves by their falling into sin, they must also purge, cleanse and purify themselves by rising out of sin, and walking in new obedience, and so all the good they do, and all the evil they eschew is to pacify God, and appease their own consciences, and if they seek rest to their souls this way, why it is the way of the Covenant of works, where they shall never be able to reach God, nay, it is the way to come to God out of Christ, where they shall never be able to come near him, he being a consuming fire.
Evan. Ineeed I am perswaded there are some men that are carefull to performe such duties in obedience to the will of God in Christ, as conceiving them to be the way, wherein he is accustomed to meete his people, and give them an extraordinary visit, as also conceiving them to be the meanes whereby hee doth ordinarily beget and increase faith, whereby they are enabled to draw neer to God in Christ, and so to have peace and rest in him, and therefore if they doe omit any of these duties, when they conceive that God calls them thereunto, they are troubled in their mindes, and vexed at themselves for being disobedient to the will of God, and for missing his kinde visit, and