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The doctrine of the law and grace unfolded, or, A discourse touching the law…
The doctrine of the law and grace unfolded, or, A discourse touching the law and grace the nature of the one and the nature of the other, showing what they are as they are the two covenants ... wherein for the better understanding of the reader there is several questions answered touching the law and grace ... : also several titles set over the several truths contained in this book, for thy sooner finding of them, which are those following the epistle / published by that poor and contemptible creature, John Bunyan of Bedford.The doctrine of the law and grace unfolded, or, A discourse touching the law and grace the nature of the one and the nature of the other, shewing what they are as they are the two covenants ... wherein for the better understanding of the reader there is several questions answered touching the law and grace ... : also several titles set over the several truths contained in this book, for thy sooner finding of them, which are those following the epistle / published by that poor and contemptible creature, John Bunyan of Bedford.
London: printed for Nath. Ponder, 1685
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.
First, Because God is perfectly just, and eternally just, perfectly holy, and eternally holy, perfectly faithful, and eternally faithful; that is without any variableness or shadow of turning: but perfectly continueth the same, and can as well cease to be God, as to alter or change the nature of his God-head. And as he is thus the perfection of all perfections, he gave out his Law to be obeyed, but if any offend it, then they fall into the hands of this his eternal justice, and so must drink of his irrecoverable ⟨p. 35⟩wrath, which is the execution of the same justice. I say, this being thus, the Law being broken, justice takes place, and so faithfulness followeth, to see that execution be done, and also to testify that he is true, and doth denounce his unspeakable, •nsupportable, and unchangeable vengeance on the party offending.
First, Because God is perfectly just, and eternally just, perfectly holy, and etern•lly holy, perfectly faithful, and eternally faithful; that is without any variableness or shadow of turning: but perfectly continueth the same, and can as well cease to be God, as to alter or change the nature of his God-head. And as he is thus the perfection of all perfections, he gave out his Law to be obeyed, but if any offend it, then they fall into the hands of this his eternal justice, and so must drink of his irrecoverable ⟨p. 35⟩wrath, which is the execution of the same justice. I say, this being thus, the Law being broken, justice takes place, and so faithfulness followeth, to see that execution be done, and also to testifie that he is true, and doth denounce his unspeakable, •nsupportable, and unchangeable vengeance on the party offending.
Secondly, Because thou art not as infinite as God, but a poor created weed, that is here to day and gone to morrow; and not able to answer God in his Essence, Being, and Attributes, thou art found to fall under him, for that thy soul or body can do nothing that is infinite in such a way as to satisfy this God, which is an infinite God in all his attributes