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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 Sir, you said that the Law of the Ten Commandments, or Moral Law, may be said to be the matter of the Law of works: and you have also said, that the Law of works is as much to say as the Covenant of works: whereby it seems to me you hold that the Law of the Ten Commandments was the matter of the Covenant of works which God made with all mankind in Adam before his fall.
Nom. But Sir, you said that the Law of the Ten Commandements, or Morall Law, may be said to be the matter of the Law of works: and you have also said, that the Law of works is as much to say as the Covenant of works: whereby it seems to me you hold that the Law of the Ten Commandements was the matter of the Covenant of works which God made with all mankind in Adam before his fall.
Evan. That's a truth agreed upon by all Authors and Interpreters that I know:1 And indeed, the Law of works (as a learned Author saith) signifies the Moral law; and the Moral law strictly and properly taken, signifies the Covenant of works.
Evan. That's a truth agreed upon by all Authors and Interpreters that I know:1 And indeed, the Law of works (as a learned Author saith) signifies the Morall law; and the Morall law strictly and properly taken, signifies the Covenant of works.
- 1Downham▪ on Just. p. 443.465.
Nom. But Sir, what is the reason you call it but the matter of the covenant of works?