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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
Addendum › Proposition 10 › No manner of works make us righteous.
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No manner of works make us righteous.
We believe that a man is justified by faith without the works of the law, Rom. 3.28. No man is justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, And we believe in Jesus Christ, that we may be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the deeds of the law, for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ dyed in vain, Gal. 2.
We believe that a man is justified by faith without the works of the law, Rom. 3.28. No man is justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, And we believe in Jesus Christ, that wee may be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the deeds of the law, for if righteousnesse come by the law, then Christ dyed in vain, Gal. 2.
No works make us unrighteous.
If any evil works make us unrighteous, then the contrary works should make us righteous, but it is proved that no good