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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.
Nom. But stay, Sir, I pray you, would you have our senses to be no longer exercised about any of their objects? would you have us no longer to take comfort in the good things of this life?
Evan. I pray you do not mistake me, I would not have you Stoically to refuse the lawful use of any the Lords good creatures, which he shall be pleased to afford you: for I right well know that the mind of man hath a natural motion towards its own delight and recreation in these things▪ and that this motion still remains in the mind of him that is the most mortified, and hath taken his truest farewell of them, but yet in such a man, that motion which before was violent from the cry of the heart is now restrained▪ so that his appetite is not so forcible, nor so unruly as it was before, the unruliness thereof ⟨p. 239⟩being subdued in the peace of the heart, and and brought into a very comely decorum and order, so that now the sensual appetite can with much more easiness and contentedness be denied the object of its desire; yea, the sensual appetite can in a good measure be content, with what is most repugnant to its desire, as with hunger, cold, nakedness, yea, and with death it self, such is the wonderful working of the hearts quiet and rest in God. So that although such a mans senses be still exercised in and upon their proper objects, yet is not his life sensual, for his heart taketh no contentment from any such exercise, but is still (for the most part) exercised in a more transcendent communion, even with God in Christ; so that he useth the world, and the things of the world, as though he used them not; and receiveth no cordial contentment from any sensual exercise whatsoever, and that, because his heart is withdrawn from them, which withdrawing of the heart is not unaptly pointed at in the speech of the Spouse, Cant. 5.2. I sleep, saith she, but my heart waketh; so, that it may be said, that such a man he is sleeping, looking, hearing, tasting, eating, drinking, feasting, &c. but his heart is withdrawn and is rejoicing in God his Saviour, and his soul is magnifying the Lord, so that in the midst of all sensual