A30141:156
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.
Object. But you will say, then, why did God give the Law, if we cannot have salvation by following of it?
Answ. I told you before, that the Law was given for these following reasons.
First, That thou mightest be convinced by it of thy sins, and that thy sins might indeed appear very sinful unto thee; which is done by the Law these ways. First, By showing of thee what a holy God he is that did give the Law; and secondly, By showing thee thy vileness and wickedness, in that thou contrary to this holy God, hast transgressed against, and broken this his holy Law; therefore saith Paul, The Law was added, that the offence might abound, Rom. 5. 20. that is, by showing the creature the holiness of God, and also its own vileness.
First, That thou mightest be convinced by it of thy sins, and that thy sins might indeed appear very sinful unto thee; which is done by the Law these ways. First, By shewing of thee what a holy God he is that did give the Law; and secondly, By shewing thee thy vileness and wickedness, in that thou contrary to this holy God, hast transgressed against, and broken this his holy Law; therefore saith Paul, The Law was added, that the offence might abound, Rom. 5. 20. that is, by shewing the creature the holiness of God, and also its own vileness.