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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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Your Eighth Chapter tell us, That it is only the Promoting of the Design of making Men Holy, that is Aimed at by the Apostles, Insisting on the Doctrines of Christ's Resurrection, Ascension, and coming again to Judgement.
Your Eighth Chapter tell us, That it is onely the Promoting of the Design of making Men Holy, that is Aimed at by the Apostles, Insisting on the Doctrines of Christ's Resurrection, Assention, and coming again to Judgement.
Though this should be granted, as indeed it ought not; yet there is not one Syllable in all their Doctrines, that tendeth in the least to drive Men back to the Possession of the Holiness we had lost; which is still the thing Asserted by you, and that, for the Proof of which you make this noise, and ado. Neither did Christ at all Design the Promoting of Holiness, by such Principles as you have Asserted in your Book; neither doth the Holy Spirit of God, either help us in, or excite us to our Duty, Simply from such Natural Principles.
Though this should be granted, as indeed it ought not; yet there is not one Sillable in all their Doctrines, that tendeth in the least to drive Men back to the Possession of the Holiness we had lost; which is still the thing Asserted by you, and that, for the Proof of which you make this noise, and adoe. Neither did Christ at all Design the Promoting of Holiness, by such Principles as you have Asserted in your Book; neither doth the Holy Spirit of God, either help us in, or excite us to our Duty, Simply from such Natural Principles.
But the Apostles in these Doctrines you mention, had far other Glorious Designs; such as were truly Gospel, and tended to strengthen our Faith yet farther: As,