A30141:133
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.
3. Again, if the second thing should be objected, saying, But Lord I did not think this had been sin, or the other had been sin; for no body told me so: then also will the giving of the Law take off that, saying, nay, but I was given to thy father Adam before he had sinned, or before thou wast born, and have ever since been in thy soul to convince thee of thy sins, and to control thee for doing the thing that was not right. Did not I secretly ⟨p. 48⟩tell thee at such a time, in such a place, when thou wast doing of such a thing, with such a one, or when thou wast all alone, that this was a sin, and that God did forbid it; therefore if thou didst commit it, God would be displeased with thee for it? And when thou wast thinking to do such a thing, at such a time, did not I say, forbear, do not so? God will smite thee, and punish thee for it, if thou doest do it? And besides God did so order it, that you had me in your Houses, in your Bibles, and also you could speak and talk of me; thus pleading the truth, thou shalt be forced to confess it is so; nay, it shall be so in some sort with the very Gentiles and barbarous People, that fall far short of that light we have in these parts of the world (for saith the Apostle) The Gentiles which have not the Law, these do by nature the things contained in the Law; these having not the Law (that is, not written as we have, yet they) are a Law unto themselves, which showeth the works of the Law is written in their hearts, Rom. 2. 14, 15. that is, they have the Law of works in them by nature, and therefore they shall be left without excuse; for their own consciences shall stand up for the truth of this, where he saith, Their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing, or else excusing one another. I but when? Why, in the day when God ⟨p. 49⟩shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my Gospel, Rom. 2. 15, 16. So this I say is another end, for which the Lord did give the Law, namely, that God might pass a sentence in righteousness, without being charged with any injustice, by those that shall fall under it, in the judgment.