A30141:315
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.
Thus have I spoken something concerning Christ, being the messenger of the New Covenant; but because I am not willing to cut too short of what shall come after, I shall pass by these things, not half touched, and come ⟨p. 135⟩to the other which I promised even now; which was to show you, that as there was Levitical Ceremonies, in, or, belonging to the first Covenant, so these Types, or Levitical Ceremonies, did represent the glorious things of the New Covenant. In those Ceremonies, you read of a Sacrifice, of a Priest to offer up the Sacrifice; the place where, and the manner how he was to offer it: of which I shall speak something.
Thus have I spoken something concerning Christ, being the messenger of the New Covenant; but because I am not willing to cut too short of what shall come after, I shall pass by these things, not half touched, and come ⟨p. 135⟩to the other which I promised even now; which was to shew you, that as there was Levitical Ceremonies, in, or, belonging to the first Covenant, so these Types, or Levitical Ceremonies, did represent the glorious things of the New Covenant. In those Ceremonies, you read of a Sacrifice, of a Priest to offer up the Sacrifice; the place where, and the manner how he was to offer it: of which I shall speak something.
First, As touching the Sacrifice, you find that it was not to be offered up of all kind of beasts; as of Lions, Bears, Wolves, Tigers, Dragons, Serpents, or such like. To signify, that not all kind of Creatures that had sinned, as Devils the fallen Angels, should be saved: but the Sacrifice was to be taken out of some kind of Beasts and Birds: to signify, that some of Gods Creatures that had sinned, he would be pleased to reconcile them to himself again; as poor fallen Man and Woman, those miserable Creatures: God, the God of Heaven, had a good look for after their fall: but not for the cursed Devils; though more noble Creatures by Creation than We. Here is grace.