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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.
Cain sinning against the Ninth Commandment, as in Gen. 4. 9. was therefore cursed to the earth, verse the 11. And Abraham, though the Friend of God, was blamed for false witness by Pharaoh, and sent out of Egypt, Gen. 12. 18, 19, 20. and both he and Sarah reproved by Abimelech, Gen. 20. 9, 10, 16.
Pharaoh sinned against the Tenth Commandment, Gen. 12. 15. and was therefore plagued with great plagues, verse 17. Abimelech, coveted Abraham's Wife, and the Lord threatened death to him and his, except he restored her again; Gen. 20. 3. Yea, though he had not come near her, yet for coveting and taking her, the Lord fast closed up the Wombs of his house, verse 18.
Pharaoh sinned against the Tenth Commandment, Gen. 12. 15. and was therefore plagued with great plagues, verse 17. Abimelech, coveted Abraham's Wife, and the Lord threatned death to him and his, except he restored her again; Gen. 20. 3. Yea, though he had not come near her, yet for coveting and taking her, the Lord fast closed up the Wombs of his house, verse 18.
I could have spoken more fully to this, but that I would not be too tedious, but speak what I have to say with as much brevity as I can. But before I pass it, I will besides this, give you an Argument or two more for the further clearing of this; that the substance of the Law delivered on Mount Sinai, was before that delivered by the Lord to man in the Garden. As first, Death reigned over them that had not sinned, after the similitude of Adam's transgression, (that is, though they did not take the forbidden fruit as Adam did) but had the transgression been no other, or had their sin been laid to the charge of none but those that did eat