A30137:207
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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First, It was, not to show us what an Excellent Holiness we once had in Adam; But that thereby God, the Eternal Majesty, according to his Promise, might be seen by, and dwell with Mortal Men: For the Godhead being altogether in it's own Nature Invisible, and yet desirous to be seen by, and dwell with the Children of Men; therefore was the Son, who is the self same Substance with the Father, closed with, or Tabernacled in our Flesh; that in that Flesh the Nature, and Glory of the Godhead, might be seen by, and dwell with us: The Word was made Flesh, and dwelt among us, 1(and we beheld his glory: What Glory? The Glory, as of the only Begotten of the Father) full of Grace and Truth. Again,2 The Life (that is, the Life of God, in the Works and Conversation of Christ) was Manifest; 3and we have seen it, and bear Witness, and show unto you that Eternal Life which was with the Father, and was Manifested unto us. And hence he is called ⟨p. 45⟩the Image of the Invisible God; or he by whom the Invisible God is most perfectly presented to the Sons of Men. Did I say before that the God of Glory is desirous to be seen of us? Even so also, have the Pure in Heart, 4a desire that it should be so: Lord, say they, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us: And therefore the promise is for their comfort,5 that they shall see God: But how then must they see him? Why, in the Person, and by the Life, and Works of Jesus. When Philip under a mistake, thought of seeing God some other way, then in and by this Lord Jesus Christ; What is the Answer? Have I been so long time with you, saith Christ, and hast thou not known me Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father, and how sayest thou then, show us the Father; Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The Words that I speak unto you, I speak not of my self, but the Father, that dwelleth in me, he doth the Works. Believe me, that I am in the Father, and the Father in me; or else Believe me for the very Works sake.