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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
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2. But if the Holiness of which you speak, be not subjected to any thing without us, then it is not of all that fullness which it pleased the Father should dwell in Christ: For the Holiness and Righteousness, even the inward Holiness that is in Saints, it is none other then that which dwelleth in the Person of the Son of God in Heaven: Neither doth any man partake of, or enjoy the least measure thereof, but as he is united by Faith to this Son of God,1 The thing is as true in him, in us; in him as the Head, and without measure; and is originally seated in him,2 not in us. Of his fullness have we all (Saints) received, and grace for grace. Wherefore the holiness that hath its original from us; from the purity of the humane nature (which is the thing you aim at) and that originally, as you term it, is the dictates thereof, is the Religion of the Socinians, Quakers, &c. and not the Religion of Jesus Christ.
2. But if the Holiness of which you speak, be not subjected to any thing without us, then it is not of all that fulness which it pleased the Father should dwell in Christ: For the Holiness and Righteousness, even the inward Holiness that is in Saints, it is none other then that which dwelleth in the Person of the Son of God in Heaven: Neither doth any man partake of, or enjoy the least measure thereof, but as he is united by Faith to this Son of God,1 The thing is as true in him, in us; in him as the Head, and without measure; and is originally seated in him,2 not in us. Of his fulness have we all (Saints) received, and grace for grace. Wherefore the holiness that hath its original from us; from the purity of the humane nature (which is the thing you aim at) and that originally, as you term it, is the dictates thereof, is the Religion of the Socinians, Quakers, &c. and not the Religion of Jesus Christ.
- 11 Joh. 2▪ 8.