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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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one would think that better then to live by looking up only: No, only looking up did it; when death swallowed up them that looked not. This then is the Doctrine, Christ came into the World to save Sinners: according to the Proclamation of Paul, Be it known unto you therefore, Men and Brethren, that through this Man is Preached unto you the forgiveness of Sins; and by him, all that believe are Justified from all things, from which they could not be Justified by the Law of Moses. The forgiveness of Sins: But what is meant by forgiveness? Forgiveness doth strictly respect the Debt, or Punishment that by Sin we have brought upon our selves. But how are we by this Man forgiven this? Because by his Blood he hath answered the Justice of the Law, & so made amends to an offended Majesty. Besides, this Man's Righteousness is made over to him, that looks up to him for Life: Yea, that man is made the Righteousness of God in him. This is the Doctrine, that the Miracles were wrought to confirm, and that both by Christ, and his Apostles; and not that Holiness, and Righteousness, that is the fruit of a feigned Purity of our Nature.
one would think that better then to live by looking up onely: No, onely looking up did it; when death swallowed up them that looked not. This then is the Doctrine, Christ came into the World to save Sinners: according to the Proclamation of Paul, Be it known unto you therefore, Men and Brethren, that through this Man is Preached unto you the forgiveness of Sins; and by him, all that believe are Justified from all things, from which they could not be Justified by the Law of Moses. The forgiveness of Sins: But what is meant by forgiveness? Forgiveness doth strictly respect the Debt, or Punishment that by Sin we have brought upon our selves. But how are we by this Man forgiven this? Because by his Blood he hath answered the Justice of the Law, & so made amends to an offended Majesty. Besides, this Man's Righteousness is made over to him, that looks up to him for Life: Yea, that man is made the Righteousness of God in him. This is the Doctrine, that the Miracles were wrought to confirm, and that both by Christ, and his Apostles; and not that Holiness, and Righteousness, that is the fruit of a feigned Purity of our Nature.
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