A30137:402
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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4. This Concludeth that a Man may be brought from under the Curse of the Law in God's sight, before he have Faith in the Righteousness of Christ, yea, before it be imputed to him: For he that in God's account is reckoned sincerely Righteous, is beloved of his God.
5. This Concludeth that a Man may be from under the Curse ⟨p. 82⟩of God, without the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ: For if a Man must be sincerely Righteous in God's account without it, then he is from under the Curse of God without it.
6. This Doctrine teacheth farther, that Christ came to call, and Justify the Righteous, contrary to his express Word. In short, By this account of things, first, we must be healed, and then the Plaster comes.
6. This Doctrine teacheth farther, that Christ came to call, and Justifie the Righteous, contrary to his express Word. In short, By this account of things, first, we must be healed, and then the Plaister comes.
Yea, so Confident is this Man in this his Assertion, that he saith, it is not possible any other notion of this Doctrine should have truth in it, Pag. 226. O this Jesus! this Rock of offence! But he that believeth on him shall not be Confounded.