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A defence of the doctrine of justification, by faith in Jesus Christ
A defence of the doctrine of justification, by faith in Jesus Christ: showing, true Gospel-holiness flows from thence. Or, Mr. Fowler's pretended design of Christianity, proved to be nothing more then to trample under foot the blood of the Son of God and the idolizing of man's own righteousness. As also, how while he pretends to be a minister of the Church of England, he overthroweth the wholesome doctrine contained in the 10th. 11th. and 13th. of the Thirty Nine Articles of the same, and that he falleth in with the Quaker, and Romanist, against them. By John Bunyan.A defence of the doctrine of justification, by faith in Jesus Christ: shewing, true Gospel-holiness flows from thence. Or, Mr. Fowler's pretended design of Christianity, proved to be nothing more then to trample under foot the blood of the Son of God and the idolizing of man's own righteousness. As also, how while he pretends to be a minister of the Church of England, he overthroweth the wholesom doctrine contained in the 10th. 11th. and 13th. of the Thirty Nine Articles of the same, and that he falleth in with the Quaker, and Romanist, against them. By John Bunyan.
London: printed for Francis Smith, 1673
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.
His Doctrines are these.
1. That the First Principles of Morals, those First Written in Mens hearts, are the Essentials, the Indispensable, and Fundamental Points •r Doctrines of the Gospel, Pag. 8, 281, 282. 2. That these First Principles, are to be followed, Principally, as they are made known to us, by the Dictates of Humane Nature; and that this obedience, is the first, and best sort of obedience, we Christians can perform, Pag. 8, 9, 10. 3. That there is such a thing as a soundness of Soul, and the purity of Humane Nature in the World, Pag. 6. 4. That the Law, in the first Principles of it, is far beyond, and more obliging on the hearts of Christians, then is, That of coming to God by Christ, Pag. 7, 8, 9, 10. 5. That the Precept of coming to God by Christ, &c. is in its own Nature, a thing indifferent, and absolutely considered neither good nor evil, Pag. 7, 8, 9. 6. That Christ's great Errand, in coming into the World, was to put us again in Possession of the Holiness we had lost, P. 12. 7. That John the Baptist, the Angel that was sent to Zecharias, and Mary, Preached this Doctrine; and so also did Malachi the Prophet, Pag. 13. 8. That Christ by saving us from Sin, is meant, not first, his saving us from the punishment, but from the Filth, and from the punishment, as a Consequence of that, Pag. 14, 15. 9. That Christ's Work, when he was come, was to establish ONLY an inward Real Righteousness, Pag. 16. 10. That Christ's fulfilling the Law FOR US, was by giving more perfect, and lighter instances of Moral Duties, then were before expressly given, Pag. 17. 11. That Christ's Doctrine, Life, Actions, Miracles, Death, Resurrection, Ascension, ⟨image 4⟩and coming again to Judgement, is all Preached to establish us in this Righteousness, Chap. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 12. That it is not possible a Wicked man should have God's Pardon, Pag. 119. 13. That it is impossible Christ's Righteousness should be imputed to an Unrighteous Man, Pag. 120. 14. And that if it were, he boldly affirms, it would signify as little to his happiness, while he continueth so, as would a Gorgeous and Splendid Garment, to one that is almost starved, Pag. 120. 15. For God to Justify a Wicked man, &c. would far more disparage his Justice and Holiness, then advance his Grace and Kindness, Pag. 130. 16.