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The Marrow of Modern Divinity

The Marrow of Modern Divinity

by Edward Fisher

Edward Fisher (fl. 1627–1655) was an English writer known chiefly by the initials 'E. F.' attached to his work. He is credited with The Marrow of Modern Divinity (1645), in our library — a dialogue on law and gospel that taught a generation of Puritans and later sparked Scotland's Marrow Controversy. Little else of his life is recorded; his book has far outlived his biography.

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First published
1645
Length
117k words · about 8 hours
Chapters
56
Narration
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About this book

A dialogue on law and gospel by Edward Fisher, first published in 1645. Through conversations among a minister, a legalist, an antinomian, and a young Christian, Fisher distinguishes the covenant of works from the covenant of grace and shows the believer's freedom from the law as a covenant. The book later stood at the center of Scotland's Marrow Controversy.

Contents

  1. Recommendations
  2. Preface
  3. Dedication
  4. To The Reader
  5. Introduction
  6. Part I. · Chapter I
  7. Part I. · Chapter II · Part 1
  8. Part I. · Chapter II · Section I.
  9. Part I. · Chapter II · Chapter II, Section II, 1 🔒
  10. Part I. · Chapter II · Chapter II, Section II, 2 🔒
  11. Part I. · Chapter II · Chapter II, Section II, 3 🔒
  12. Part I. · Chapter II · Chapter II, Section II, 4 🔒
  13. Part I. · Chapter II · Chapter II, Section II, 5 🔒
  14. Part I. · Chapter II · Chapter II, Section II, 6 🔒
  15. Part I. · Chapter II · Chapter II, Section II, 7 🔒
  16. Part I. · Chapter II · Chapter II, Section II, 8 🔒
  17. Part I. · Chapter II · Chapter II, Section III 🔒
  18. Part I. · Chapter II · Chapter II, Section III, 3 🔒
  19. Part I. · Chapter II · Chapter II, Section III, 4 🔒
  20. Part I. · Chapter II · Chapter II, Section III, 5 🔒
  21. Part I. · Chapter II · Chapter II, Section III, 6 🔒
  22. Part I. · Chapter III · Section 1 - The nature of the law of Christ. 🔒
  23. Part I. · Chapter III · Chapter III, Section 2 🔒
  24. Part I. · Chapter III · Chapter III, Section 3 🔒
  25. Part I. · Chapter III · Chapter III, Section 5 🔒
  26. Part I. · Chapter III · Chapter III, Section 6 🔒
  27. Part I. · Chapter III · Chapter III, Section 7 🔒
  28. Part I. · Chapter III · Chapter III, Section 8 🔒
  29. Part I. · Chapter III · Chapter III, Section 9 🔒
  30. Part I. · Chapter III · Chapter III, Section 10 🔒
  31. Part I. · Chapter III · Chapter III, Section 11 🔒
  32. Part I. · Chapter III · Chapter III, Section 12 🔒
  33. Part I. · Chapter III · Chapter III, Section 13 🔒
  34. Part I. · Chapter III · Chapter III, Section, 14 🔒
  35. Part I. · Chapter III · Chapter III, Section 15 🔒
  36. Part I. · Chapter III · Chapter III, Section 16 🔒
  37. Part I. · Chapter IV 🔒
  38. Conclusion 🔒
  39. Dedication 🔒
  40. The Author to the Reader 🔒
  41. The Sum of the first commandment, &c. 🔒
  42. Wherein the first and second commandments differ, &c. 🔒
  43. Wherein the second and third commandments differ, &c. 🔒
  44. The difference between the third and fourth commandments, &c. 🔒
  45. The sum of the fifth commandment. 🔒
  46. The sum of the sixth commandment. 🔒
  47. The sum of the seventh commandment 🔒
  48. The sum of the eighth commandment 🔒
  49. The sum of the ninth commandment 🔒
  50. The sum of the tenth commandment 🔒
  51. The use of the law 🔒
  52. The difference between the law and the gospel 🔒
  53. Appendix · Part 1 🔒
  54. Appendix · Part 2 🔒
  55. Appendix · Part 3 🔒
  56. Appendix · Part 4 🔒

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