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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74975	A manifest and breife discovery of some of the errours contained in a dialogue called the Marrow of moderne divinity. Wherein is shewen, especially the authors errour in the manner of the iustification of a sinner, and the truth cleared from all the falshoods contained in that booke concerning the same, with some other of his errours.	I. A.	1646 (1646)	Wing A10; Thomason E359_16; ESTC R11271	15,083	24

A MANIFEST AND BREIFE DISCOVERY Of some of the Errours contained in a Dialogue called the Marrow of Moderne Divinity Wherein is shewen especially the Authors errour in the manner of the Iustification of a Sinner and the Truth cleared from all the falshoods contained in that Booke concerning the same with some other of his Errours Iude the 3. Contend for the Faith which was once delivered to the Saints 2. Epistle of John verse 9. whosoever transgresseth and abideth not in the Doctrine of Christ hath not God he that abideth in the Doctrine of Christ he hath both the Father and the Sonne LONDON Printed by T. W. for Joshua Kirton and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the White Horse in Pauls Church-yard 1646. To the Christian Reader that desires to know the wayes of God in the Gospell touching the way that he hath set forth to bring Poore Sinners to Christ to be justifyed by him and desires to walke therein Grace and Peace c. CHristian Reader there came lately to my sight a Booke called the marrow of moderne divinity which when I had read the title page my heart rejoyced within me hoping that now God had stirred up some man to compose the differences that are betweene the legalist and the Antinomist they both erring from the truth which was the thing I exceedingly desired But after I had read it over two or three times and considered well of it I found I was much deceived in my expectation And then I began to wonder that this Booke should come to the third Edition and be received so generally I finding so many mistakes in it especially in the manner of the Iustification of a Sinner wherein be hath gone the direct way with the Antinomist Therefore I could not chuse but set my selfe to worke to vindicate the truth of God seeing others are silent herein and according to my poore ability to set forth the truth which I have beene taught of God I doe not intend to write of all his mistakes for that were too great worke for me but only of some of them and breifly also except one which I cheifly intend I know not the Author but by his Booke nor ever heard so much as his name Therefore I cannot doe this in any spleene towards him nay this I will say for him he hath set downe many excellent truths and hath shewed himselfe a painfull and laborious man in collecting the opinions of so many Divines yet if he erre from the truth I hold my selfe bound to let him and others know his errour and I deale no otherwise by him then I desire to be dealt withall my selfe If I erre from the truth for it is the glory of God and his truth that I seeke above all if my heart deceive me not Christian Reader I beseech the seriously to consider of the exceptions here taken by me and weigh them by the Scriptures and if there be truth in them receive them with meekenes of Spirit I shall be breife in the examination of the Booke for my ability of body will not serve me to be so large as otherwise I would the Lord give thee wisdome to understand his truth and a willing heart to obey and yeild unto it And so now I direct my selfe to the Author of the Booke commending thee to the Grace of God I remaine Thy Poore servant in the Lord Jesus Christ I. A. A manifest and breife discovery of some of the errours contained in a dialogue called the marrow of moderne divinity HAving of late read over your Booke called the marrow of moderne divinity and by often perusall thereof found many things in it which I conceive is not truth I have presumed in the defence of the truth which I have learned out of the Scriptures to examine some things delivered by you in your Booke not doubting but you will be ready to hearken to the truth from any that shall make it appeare unto you I shall take some small exceptions at divers things therein because I intend one speciall thing which is the greatest matter of all and wherein any one being deceived the greatest damage consists But before I come to that which I cheifly intend I take notice of some things in the fourth page of your Booke you say the new Testament mentions a threefold law you might have added more if you had pleased what say you to the law of the Spirit of life Rom. 8.2 It is very necessary for us to consider how you have distinguisht the law of workes and the law of Christ for you say the ten Commandements may be said to be the matter of the law of workes or the matter of the law of Christ You have here made a distinction that neither the Scriptures set forth nor any Authour that ever I heard of But to answer you directly the law of the ten Commandements is all one and the same not differing in it selfe but is a holy just and perfect law proceeding from a holy God and binds all men to the obedience of it and condemns every transgression against it yea the most holyest man and he that is in greatest favour with God if he transgresse it condemns him as justly as the most ungodly wretch living But the difference lyes in this That the one namely true beleevers are justified by Christ from the Curse and penalty of the law and unbeleevers lye under the condemning power penalty and curse of the law But you and I differ only in your distinction for I doe not find throughout all the New Testament that the law of the ten Commandements are called the law of Christ There are other lawes of Christ as the law of grace the law of Faith or beleiving in him and many other Commandements or lawes of Christ which are not contained in the law of the ten Commandements and so are none of the matter thereof As for the text Gallat 6.2 It is set downe by the Apostle as one speciall law of Christ to beare one anothers burden But this will not prove your assertion that the law of the ten Commandements is the matter of the law of Christ I meane as he is the Mediator of the New Covenant Yet doe I not deny but that the law of the ten Commandements may be a rule and direction to true beleivers to walke by yet beleevers doe not worke by any compulsion of that law but after a more free way of love unto God and Christ arising from the love of God in Christ unto them the love of God constraine them to holinesse of life to labour to honour God And the Apostles generally doe urge and presse beleevers to holinesse from the free grace of God and from the mercies of God extended towards them in Iesus Christ as we may see Titus 2.11.12 Romans 12.1 The law of the ten Commandements is an absolute perfect holy and just law yet it setts not forth Christ neither is faith required therein

that which I cheifly intended and without which I had never set upon this worke for there is lesse danger in those I have already taken notice of then in that which followes and the Lord asist me in discovering of the truth in laying open the palpable errour of the Author Indeed it greived my heart to consider how men in these late dayes are fallen into errour and cannot understand the very first principles and beginnings of Christ but they are at the toppe at first before they have laid the first stone of the foundation of the building and indeed it proceeds from an errour in the understanding in the waies of God They conceive that if there should be any preparations to Faith in Christ that it would much derrogate from free grace and therefore will admit of none for saith this Author it is to bring mony in the hand and Christ bids come buy wine and milke without mony that is Grace and salvation without mony or price I confesse it is truth for we must receive all freely even of free grace But yet I pray you call to mind who they are that are called to this feast it is only the thirsty Ho every one that thirsteth come yee c. It is not every one but only the thirsty the broken in heart namely the repentant Soul which thirsts for mercy When I consider the Author in the pages of his booke 135 136. 137. 138. 139. I cannot but wonder at the blindnesse of the man in the waies of God as touching his working upon the hearts of poore Sinners in bringing them to beleive in Christ to be justified by him He seemes not to know what Regeneration is for he hath never mentioned it in all his booke nor what Repentatce is nor how we come to this excellent guift of Faith nor tells us what it is but only that wee must belive in Christ and take Christ but who is the worke of this Faith he tells us not but speakes of it as if it were in our own power to beleive whereas it is not for the Apostle saith to you it is given to beleive c. I shall have occasion to speake of these things more at larg and to let thee Christian Reader understand his great errours and the wrong he hath done the people of God in publishing his booke in these particulars But first I will note some things out of his booke in those pages I have mentioned and I will do it breifly In page 136. he saith That the Lord justifieth his children before they repent or truly humble themselves c. But he hath not set downe any place of Scripture for the proofe thereof we must take his owne word I shall prove the contrary very shortly I mean in their owne fence and feeling God doth never justifie any before they repent and humble themselves in seeking mercy from him Page 137. where it is objected by himselfe that the Scriptures hold forth that the Lord hath appointed Repentance to goe before Faith for it is said Marke 1.15 Repent and beleive the Gospell He answers indeed sometimes the name of repentance is given to those preparatory beginnings which he calls Legall fits and terrours which are both in nature and time before Faith and thus he saith Judas is said to repent and saith that it is all the repentance that goes before Faith in Christ O horrible wickednes how dare this man affirme such a thing that our Saviour Christ in this place should Preach and call for no other repentance before beleiving but such as Iudas had But he goes on and tells you that true and Evangelicall repentance is a fruit of Faith and cannot be before Faith in Christ I shall shew you the contrary very speedily and that it is not a fruit of justifying Faith but a worke of the Spirit to prepare the heart to the beleiving of the promise He saith also that he holds that repentance is a consequent of Faith and that it followes after But why did you not set downe unto us what this repentance is which you meane and say followes Faith I am glad yet that you doe not cast repentance quite away but will let it have a little place in your thoughts God grant you true repentance in your heart for so violating the wayes of God so plainly set downe in the Scriptures Page 138. He confesseth that legall fitts of feare and terrour doe goe before Faith in Christ ordinarily and in some measure in some but not in all and he instanceth in Zacheus and Lidia To which I answer that that which he calls legall fitts of feare and terrour we shall find them to be another thing and to be true repentance towards God And for Zacheus we cannot conceive but that his heart was truly broken and humbled at that very time And there was a manifest signe thereof expressed in his present resolution to make restitution And for Lidia she is said to be a worshipper of God and doubtles one that with Simeon waited for the consolation of Israel her heart being fitted and prepared to receive Christ And to this truth Doctor Gouge gives testimony in his Booke called the whole Armour of God And indeed no sooner did Lidia here Paul Preach Christ come in the flesh dead and risen againe but she received him in her heart Thus farre I have gone in setting downe some of the Authours errours I shall now come the Lord assisting me to discover the truth of the wayes of God laid downe in the Scriptures concerning his working upon poore Sinners in bringing them unto Christ to be justified by him through Faith And I shall shew you what repentance is and what that speciall Faith is and how they are wrought A worke of great worth and very needfull And yet altogether omitted by the Authour of the Booke and I shall further discover his errours by setting forth the truth The Authour hath often alleadged in his Booke that famous and godly Martir Mr. William Tindall And I doe wonder that he could not see his doctrine concerning repentance and Faith He tells us plainly in many places that repentance must of necessity goe before that Faith that justifieth and that the Faith that justifyeth all wayes followes repentance as page 32. and 96. and 146. of Mr. Tindalls workes and in the last page here mentioned he saith repentance goeth before Faith and prepareth the way to Christ and to the promises But the Authour had no mind to take notice of this truth which was so contrary to his opinion for he hath found a nearer way to Heaven then all the Saints and Servants of God did in former times Christian Reader take knowledge of this one thing which may helpe thee in the understanding of the truth of God and may deliver thee from some of the errours of these times namely that there is a twofold administration or dispensation of the Gospell The one generall the other more speciall The