A30141:642
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.
2. The second thing is, how to apply, or to make application of this Christ to the Soul. And for this there is to be considered the following particulars.
First, that when Jesus Christ did thus appear, being born of Mary, he was looked upon by the Father, as if the sin of the whole World was upon him; •ay further, God did look upon him, and account him the Sin of Man. He hath made him to be Sin for us, 2 Cor. 5. 21. That ••is God made his Son Jesus Christ our Sin, or reckoned him to be, not only a Sinner; but the very bulk of Sin of the whole World, and condemned him so severely as if he had been nothing but Sin. For what the Law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sent forth his Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for Sin condemned Sin in the flesh. That is, for our Sins condemned his Son Jesus Christ: as if he had indeed and in truth been our very Sin, and yet altogether without Sin, 2 Cor. 5. 21. Rom. 8. 3. Therefore, as to the taking away of thy Curse, thou must reckon him to be made Sin for thee. And as to his being thy Justification, thou must reckon him to be thy Righteousness for, saith the Scripture, He (that is God) hath made HIM to be SIN for us, though he knew no Sin, that WE might be made the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God in HIM.
Secondly, Consider for whose sake• all this glorious design of the Father and the Son was brought to pass, and that you shall find to be for Man, for sinful Man,