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deep and beautiful book about the law and the gospel, how the law drives us to Christ and how we respond to his gospel with the law.
Very helpful in thinking about sanctification, and easily applicable to preaching, counseling, and personal growth in holiness, Full of beautiful prose highly recommended, A devotional elenctic theology from the time of Cromwell, this forgotten book really should not have been forgotten, Cast in the form of a QampA session between a new Christian Neophytus, a legalist Nomista, an antinomian Antinomista and a preacher Evangelista, the work extensively covers the nature of and relationship between the Law and the Gospel.
In short, the Christian is utterly and completely free from the condemning power of the law,
Though the content is great, the edition leaves a lot to be desired, Boston's notes are decent, but can be dull and even distracting at times, Even worse, the modern editors have done an exceptionally poor job of organizing the volume, Though it is fairly easy to read in terms of typeset and font size, the transitions between the text and Boston's notes are awkward and disrupt the flow of the reading.
Even more, the modern editor failed to provide additional notes where they would have been useful explaining obscure words and references, suggesting further reading, etc.

Highly recommended for all Christians who have the ability/desire to read one of the best Puritan works.


"God will have none to have a hand in the justification and salvation of a sinner, but Christ only.
And to say as the thing is, . . Christ Jesus will either be a whole Saviour, or no Saviour he will either save you alone, or not save you at all.
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"All the covenant that believers ar eto have regard to, for life and salvation, is the free and gracious covenant that is betwixt Christ or God in Christ and them.
And in this covenant there is not any condition or law to be performed on man's part, by himself no there is no more for him to do, but only to know and believe that Christ hath done all for him.
. . I beseech you to be persuaded that here you are to work nothing, here you are to do nothing, here you are to render nothing unto God, but only to receive the treasure, which is Jesus Christ, and apprehend him in your heart by faith, although you be never so great a sinner, and so shall you obtain forgiveness of sins, righteousness, and eternal happiness not as an agent but as a patient, not by doing, but by receiving.
Nothing here comes betwixt but faith only, apprehending Christ in the promise, This, then, is perfect righteousness, to hear nothing, to know nothing, to do nothing of the law of works but only to know and believe that Jesus Christ is now gone to the Father, and sitteth at his right hand, not as a judge, but is made unto you of God, wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.
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Surely, if Christ came into the world to seek, and call, and save sinners, and to justify the ungodly, as you have heard and if the more sinful, miserable, and distressed a man judge himself to be, the more willing Christ is to receive him and relieve him then I see no reason why the vilest sinner should be discouraged from believing on the name of Jesus Christ by reason of his sins.
Nay, let me say more the greater any man's sins are, either in number or nature, the more haste he should make to come unto Christ, and to say with David, 'For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity, for it is great!' Ps:.
"Extremely Convicting conversation regarding the covenant of works and grace, and understanding where our only salvation comes from, A Must Read for Every Christian!

A Bunyan like discussion of the nature of grace and the law, essential issues for all.
Enjoyable, challenging and helpful! A wonderful but long read that is helpful in distinguishing how an unbeliever relates to the law vs how a believer relates to the law in Christ.
It also expounds upon the assurance of faith, the free offer of the Gospel to all, and how the Mosaic Covenant fits within the Covenant of WorksCovenant of Grace framework.

This book was Marrow for my soul and a delight to read not only for my spiritual edification but also because it is part of my denominational heritage Associate Reformed Presbyterian as the Marrow men left the Church of Scotland and formed the Associate Presbytery in.

Every believer should read this book and I plan on teaching through it for the benefit of my congregation.
Classic, excellent, awesome. Here is an excellent, careful, and Biblical exposition of justification and sanctification, as well as the Biblical and Reformed doctrine of the free offer of the Gospel.
The copious notes by the Rev, Thomas Boston at least double the value of Fisher's work,

This was a very controversial book in the earlys and, in certain circles, remains so today.
It tackled and demolished legalism, antinomianism, Arminianism, and true "HyperCalvinism" as opposed to real "five point" Calvinism, It got everyone mad!

It's not an easy read, Though the spelling is modernized, the language and style is still mid to lates English in the body, and earlys in the notes.
Nonetheless, it's a valuable read, I don't give too many books five, This book was deeply profound, I had to go through many sections two, .

. even three times to make sure that I was not only catching the theological teachings, but also not missing the historical significance and the role that the book played in the Marrow Controversy of the earlyth century.
This book truly does help to navigate between the two extremes of antinomianism and legalism, This edition includes the explanatory notes by Puritan Thomas Boston which are, in my opinion, absolutely necessary when reading the book.
I will read this again, Perhaps sooner rather than later, Great book but would advise though many say differently that you ignore Boston's marginalia, Simply put: the best volume on Christian theology and living at this length I have ever read, The only other that comes close is Calvin's Institutes, which is substantially longer, A MUST READ FOR ALL CLERGY AND ASTUTE LAYMEN! An absolute treasure, Game changer. I will always remember the Marrow as an incredibly formative read, This book is a must read for a biblical understanding of God's law and the dual purpose it serves for unbelievers and believers.
Legalism and Antinomianism are dealt with and both revealed to stem from a wrong view of the law, The book is a series of conversations between a new convert, a legalist, an Antinomian, and a pastor, I've read this book many times and plan to reread every few years,

This is one of, if not the best book ever written on the Law, Gospel, Legalism, Antinomianism, motivations for Christian living, and assurance of salvation.
I would also add that toward the end, there's also a phenomenal expositions of the Ten Commandents, and a short essay on the importance of distinguishing law and gospel.


As a Baptist, I have a few qualms with the covenant theology in the first half of the book.
But these are minor quibbles because the author's position is far closer to a Particular Baptist expression of CT than he is toward the Westminster Confession of Faith.
If you're not wellversed in this discussion, I'd recommend reading this section alongside Pascal Denault's book "Distinctives of Reformed Baptist Covenant Theology.
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Also note that this is not an easy book to get through if you take the pains to read Thomas Boston's notes alongside the dialogue.
Boston's notes are helpful in expounding and explaining the text at points, but they're not necessary to grasping the main argument.


If you're a minister of the gospel, a counselor, someone who disciples others, or someone who studies theology, this is an absolute mustread.
Lets face it, covenant theology isnt exactly the easiest thing to figure out, There are always those nagging questions, For example: "Was Israel really in some sort of covenant of works What is the exact difference between the law and the gospel Where do works come into the equation of our salvation

These and many other issues are intuitively addressed and ingenuously explained in this masterful volume ofth century English theology.
This is both a work of art and a work of theology, The author Edward Fisher has drawn form a broad spectrum of reformed divinity on covenant theology and then translated it as it were into very laymens terms.
This is both church history and biblical exegesis, wrapped into engaging dialogues between four characters: “Evangelista,” “Antinomista,” “Nomista,” and “Neophytus.
” The following is an excerpt having to do with man's Natural Bias Towards the Covenant of Works:

"Alas! there are thousands in the world that make a Christ of their works and here is their undoing, ampc.
They look for righteousness and acceptation more in the precept than in the promise, in the law than the gospel, in working than in believing and so miscarry.
Many poor ignorant souls amongst us, when we bid them obey and do duties, they can think of nothing but working themselves to life when they are troubled, they must lick themselves whole, when wounded, they must run to the salve of duties, and stream of performances, and neglect Christ.
Nay, it is to be feared that there be divers many who in words are able to distinguish between the law and gospel, and in their judgments hold and maintain, that man is justified by faith without the works of the law and yet in effect and practice, that is to say, in heart and conscience, do otherwise.
And there is some touch of this in us all otherwise we should not be so up and down in our comforts and believing as we are still, and cast down with every weakness as we are.
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Sinclair Ferguson says of this book:

"Anyone who comes to grips with the issues raised in the Marrow of Modern Divinity will almost certainly grow by leaps and bounds in understanding three things: the grace of God, the Christian life, and the very nature of the gospel itself.
I personally owe it a huge debt, "

Need I say more “Pick up and read,” my friend, Pick up and read!.