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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.
Here I would have thee 1by the way for to take notice, that it is not my intent at this time to enlarge on the several Commands in particular; for that would be very ⟨p. 24⟩me to write, and thee to read: only thus much I would have thee to do at the reading hereof; make a pause, and sit still one quarter of an hour, and muse a little in thy mind thus with thy self, and say; Did I ever break the Law, yea or no? had I ever in all my life time one sinful thought passed thorough my heart since I was born, yea or no? and if thou findest thy self guilty, as I am sure thou canst not otherwise choose but do, unless thou shut thy eyes against thy every days practice; then I say conclude thy self guilty of the breach of the first Covenant. And when that this is done, be sure in the next place, thou do not straightway forget it, and put it out of thy mind, that thou art condemned by the same Covenant; and then do not content thy self until thou do find, that God hath sent thee a pardon from Heaven, through the Merits of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Mediator of the second Covenant. And if God shall but give thee a heart to take this my counsel, I do make no question but these words spoken by me, will prove an instrument for the directing of thy heart, to the right remedy, for the salvation of thy soul.
Here I would have thee 1by the way for to take notice, that it is not my intent at this time to inlarge on the several Commands in particular; for that would be very ⟨p. 24⟩me to write, and thee to read: only thus much I would have thee to do at the reading hereof; make a pause, and sit still one quarter of an hour, and muse a little in thy mind thus with thy self, and say; Did I ever break the Law, yea or no? had I ever in all my life time one sinful thought passed thorough my heart since I was born, yea or no? and if thou findest thy self guilty, as I am sure thou canst not otherwise choose but do, unless thou shut thy eyes against thy every days practice; then I say conclude thy self guilty of the breach of the first Covenant. And when that this is done, be sure in the next place, thou do not straightway forget it, and put it out of thy mind, that thou art condemned by the same Covenant; and then do not content thy self until thou do find, that God hath sent thee a pardon from Heaven, through the Merits of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Mediator of the second Covenant. And if God shall but give thee a heart to take this my counsel, I do make no question but these words spoken by me, will prove an instrument for the directing of thy heart, to the right remedy, for the salvation of thy soul.