The ''Marrow of Modern Divinity'' was a book written in 1645 by
Edward Fisher and later reprinted with the notes of
Thomas Boston, the book ignited the
Marrow controversy
The Marrow Controversy was a Scottish ecclesiastical dispute occasioned by the republication in 1718 of '' The Marrow of Modern Divinity'' (originally published in two parts in London in 1645 and 1649 by "E. F.", generally believed to be a pseud ...
. The book is divided into three sections which are called "The Law of Works, The Law of Faith and The Law of Christ" is a dialogue with four characters, which are: an antinomian, a legalist, a minister of the gospel and a new Christian. Fisher attempts by using the dialogue of these characters to describe the gospel from errors. The book is centered around the
law-gospel distinction.
In 1720, the
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the sovereign and highest court of the Church of Scotland, and is thus the Church's governing body.''An Introduction to Practice and Procedure in the Church of Scotland'' by A. Gordon McGillivray, ...
passed the "Act concerning a Book, entitled, The Marrow of Modern Divinity," which concluded:
The General Assembly do hereby strictly prohibit and discharge all the ministers of this Church, either by preaching, writing, or printing, to recommend the said book, or, in discourse, to say any thing in favour of it; but, on the contrary, they are hereby enjoined and required to warn and exhort their people, in whose hands the said book is, or may come, not to read or use the same.
See also
*
Auchterarder Creed
References
External links
* {{librivox book , title=Marrow of Modern Divinity, author=Fisher
1640s books
Christian theology books
Censored books