A30137:348
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Answ. But what these opinions are, we hear not; nor how to shun them you tell us here nothing at all. This I am sure, there are no Men in this day have more opposed the Light, Glory, and Lustre of the Gospel of Christ, then those (as the Quakers and others) that have set up themselves, and their own Humanity, as the Essential parts of it.
You in Answer to other things add many other Reasons to prove they are mistaken that count the Gospel a thing of but mean Operation to work Holiness in the heart: at which you ought your self to tremble, seeing the Son himself, who is the Lord of Gospel, is of so little esteem with you, as to make coming to God by him so trivial a business as you have done.
Your large Transcript of other mens sayings, to prove the good success of the Gospel of Old, did better become that People and age, then you & yours; they being a people that lived in the power thereof, but you such Bats as cannot see it. That Saying, you mention of Rigaltias, doth better become you and yours: Those now adays do retain the Name, and the Society of Christians, which live altogether Antichristian Lives: For take away Publicans, and a wretched Rabble, &c. And your Christian Churches, will be lamentable, weak, small, and insignificant things.
Your large Transcript of other mens sayings, to prove the good success of the Gospel of Old, did better become that People and age, then you & yours; they being a people that lived in the power thereof, but you such Bats as cannot see it. That Saying, you mention of Rigaltias, doth better become you and yours: Those now adays do retain the Name, and the Society of Christians, which live altogether Antichristian Lives: For take away Publicans, and a wretched Rable, &c. And your Christian Churches, will be la•entable, weak, small, and insignifieant things.