A30137:169
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.
I will therefore content my self at present, with gathering up some few Errors, out of those abundance which are in your Book; and so leave you to God, who can either Pardon these grievous Errors, or Damn you for your Pride and Blasphemies.
You pretend in the beginning of your Second Chapter, to prove your Assertion; Viz. That the great Errand that Christ came upon, was to put us again into possession of that Holiness which we had lost. For Proof whereof you bring John the Baptist's Doctrine, and the Angels saying to Zechariah, and the Prophet Malachi (Mat. 3. 12. Luke 1. 16, 17. Mal. 3. 1, 2, 3.) In which Texts there is as much for your purpose, and no more, then there is in a perfect Blank: For which of them speak a Word of the Righteousness or Holiness which we have lost? Or, where is it said, either by these mentioned, or by the whole Scripture, that we are to be restored TO, and put again into Possession of that Holiness? These are but the Dictates of your Humane Nature.
You pretend in the beginning of your Second Chapter, to prove your Assertion; Viz. That the great Errand that Christ came upon, was to put us again into possession of that Holiness which we had lost. For Proof whereof you bring John the Baptist's Doctrine, and the Angels saying to Zacharias, and the Prophet Malachi (Mat. 3. 12. Luke 1. 16, 17. Mal. 3. 1, 2, 3.) In which Texts there is as much for your purpose, and no more, then there is in a perfect Blanck: For which of them speak a Word of the Righteousness or Holiness which we have lost? Or, where is it said, either by these mentioned, or by the whole Scripture, that we are to be restored TO, and put again into Possession of that Holiness? These are but the Dictates of your Humane Nature.