A30137:224
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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Secondly, Go into all the World, and Preach the Gospel unto every Creature; He that Believeth and is Baptized shall be saved; and he that Believeth not shall be Damned. And these signs shall follow them that Believe: In my Name shall they cast out Devils, they shall speak with New Tongues, they shall take up Serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them, &c. Mark. 16. 16, 17, 18.
Mark you here, it is Believing, Believing; It is, I say, Believing that is here required by Christ. Believing what? The Gospel; even good Tidings to Sinners by Jesus Christ; good Tidings of Good, glad Tidings of good things. Mark how the Apostle hath it: the glad Tidings is, that through Jesus is Preached 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. Acts 13. 33—39.
Mark you here, it is Believing, Believing; It is, I say, Believing that is here required by Christ. Believing what? The Gospel; even good Tydings to Sinners by Jesus Christ; good Tydings of Good, glad Tydings of good things. Mark how the Apostle hath it: the glad Tydings is, that through Jesus is Preached 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. Acts 13. 33—39.
These Signs shall follow them that Believe: Mark, Signs before, and Signs after; and all to Exit to, and Confirm the weight of Believing. And they went forth and Preached every where; the Lord working with them, and Confirming the Word with Signs following, Amen.