A30137:378
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.
1. Because God doth hold it forth, yea, hath set it forth to be received by us, as such, Rom. 3. 23. to 27.
2. Because God hath Commanded us by Faith to receive it as such, Act. 16.
And I add, If the Jailer was altogether ignorant of what he must do to be saved; and Paul yet bids him then, before he knew any thing else, Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and he should be ⟨p. 79⟩saved, that then Believing (even Believing on Christ for a Righteousness to justify, and save him) must go first, and may, nay ought to be pressed, even then, when the Soul stands ignorant of what else he ought to do, Act. 16. 30, 31, 32.
And I add, If the Jaylor was altogether ignorant of what he must do to be saved; and Paul yet bids him then, before he knew any thing else, Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and he should be ⟨p. 79⟩saved, that then Believing (even Believing on Christ for a Righteousness to justifie, and save him) must go first, and may, nay ought to be pressed, even then, when the Soul stands ignorant of what else he ought to do, Act. 16. 30, 31, 32.