A30137:231
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. This Salvation is set in Opposition to that which was Propounded before, by the Ministration of Angels, which Consisted in a Law of Works; that which Moses received to give to the Children of Israel. For the Law (a command to Works and Duties) was given by Moses; but Grace and Truth came by Jesus Christ. 1To live by doing Works is the Doctrine of the Law, and Moses: but to live by Faith, and Grace, is the Doctrine of Christ, and the Gospel.
Besides, the threatening being pressed with an HOW shall we escape? Respects still a Better, a Freer, a more Gracious Way of Life, then either the Moral, or Ceremonial Law; for both these were long before; but here comes in another Way, not that Propounded by Moses, or the Angels, but since by the Lord himself. How shall we escape if we neglect so great Salvation? which at First began to be spoken by the Lord, and was Confirmed to us by then that heard him.
Besides, the threatning being pressed with an HOW shall we escape? Respects still a Better, a Freer, a more Gracious Way of Life, then either the Morral, or Ceremonial Law; for both these were long before; but here comes in another Way, not that Propounded by Moses, or the Angels, but since by the Lord himself. How shall we escape if we neglect so great Salvation? which at First began to be spoken by the Lord, and was Confirmed to us by then that heard him.
Now Mark, It is this Salvation, this SO great, and Eternal Salvation, that was obtained by the Blood of the Lord himself: It was this, even to Confirm Faith in this, that the God of Heaven himself came down, to Confirm by Signs and Wonders; God bearing them Witness, both with Signs and Wonders, and with divers Miracles, and Gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own Will.