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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
THE DOCTRINE OF THE Law and Grace unfolded: OR, A Discovery of the… › The Second Thing.
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4. Yea, now the soul can look on it self with one eye, and look upon Christ with another; and say indeed it is true, I am an empty soul, but Christ is a full Christ; I am a poor sinner, but Christ is a rich Christ; I am a foolish sinner, but Christ is a wise Christ; I am an unholy, ungodly, unsanctified creature in my self, But Christ is made of God, unto me, wisdom, righteousness, sanctification and redemption, 1 Cor. 1. 30.
5. Now also that fiery Law, that it could not once endure, nor could not once delight in; I say, now it can delight in it after the inward man, now this Law is its delight, it would always be walked in it, and always be delighted in it, being offended with any sin, or any corruption, that would be any ways an hinderance to it, Rom. 7. 24, 25. And yet it will not endure that, even that that Law should offer to take the work of its salvation out of Christs hand: no, if it once comes to do that, then out of doors it shall go, if it was as good again. For that soul that hath the right work of God indeed upon it, cries, not my prayers, not my tears, not my works, not my things, do they come from the work of the spirit of Christ it self within me; yet these shall not have the glory of my salvation: no, it is none but the blood of Christ, the death of Christ, of the man Christ Jesus of Nazareth the Carpenters Son (as they called him) that must have the Crown and Glory of my salvation. None but Christ, none but Christ; and thus the soul labours to give Christ the preeminence, Col. 1. 18.
5. Now also that fiery Law, that it could not once endure, nor could not once delight in; I say, now it can delight in it after the inward man, now this Law is its delighe, it would always be walked in it, and always be delighted in it, being offended with any sin, or any corruption, that would be any ways an hinderance to it,