A30137:363
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.
But you add, The Faith that Entaileth the Sinner to SO High a Privilege as that of Justification, must needs be such as complieth with all the purposes of Christ's coming into the World, &c.
But you add, The Faith that Intaileth the Sinner to SO High a Priviledge as that of Justification, must needs be such as complyeth with all the purposes of Christ's coming into the World, &c.
Answ. By this supposition, Faith Justifieth, not by receiving of the Righteousness that Christ by himself accomplished for Sinners; but by falling in with all good Works, which because they cannot be known, much less done, by the Soul at first, his Faith being then, as to the perfection of knowledge of Duties, weak, he standeth still before God unjustified, and so must stand until ⟨p. 76⟩he doth comply with all those purposes of Christ's coming into the World.
But yet again you recall your self, and distinguish one purpose from the rest, as a grand one, Pag. 222. And that is to receive Christ as Lord, as well as a Saviour.