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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.
Secondly, This Covenant or Bargain was made indeed and in truth, before man was in ⟨p. 112⟩being. Oh! God thought of the salvation of man before there was any transgression of man; for then I say, and not since then, was the Covenant of Grace made with the undertaker thereof; for all the other sayings are to show unto us that glorious plot and contrivance that was concluded on before time between the Father and the Son, which may very well be concluded on for a truth from the Word of God, if you consider; First, That the Scripture doth declare that the price was agreed on by the Son before time; the promise was made to him by the Father, that he should have his Bargain before time, and the choice, who they were that should be saved, was made before time, even before the world began.
Secondly, This Covenant or Bargain was made indeed and in truth, before man was in ⟨p. 112⟩being. Oh! God thought of the salvation of man before there was any transgression of man; for then I say, and not since then, was the Covenant of Grace made with the undertaker thereof; for all the other sayings are to shew unto us that glorious plot and contrivance that was concluded on before time between the Father and the Son, which may very well be concluded on for a truth from the Word of God, if you consider; First, That the Scripture doth declare that the price was agreed on by the Son before time; the promise was made to him by the Father, that he should have his Bargain before time, and the choice, who they were that should be saved, was made before time, even before the world began.
For the First, That the price was agreed upon before the World began; Consider the word which speaketh of the price that was paid for sinners, even The precious Blood of Christ; It saith of him, who verily was fore-ordained before the foundation of the world, but was made manifest in these last times for you, who by him do believe, &c.