A30137:430
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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3. And were it not, but that you are loath to be counted stark naught in the eyes of Men, so far as I can discern, you would not at all make profession of them, with pretence as unto God▪ For, say you, We must take notice here, that all such Points (viz. these Fundamentals) are not of equal necessity to be received by all Christians, because that in regard of the Diversity of their Capacities, Education, and other means and advantages, some of them may be most plainly perceived by some to be delivered in the Scriptures, which cannot be so by others, with the like ease.
3. And were it not, but that you are loath to be counted stark naught in the eyes of Men, so far as I can descern, you would not at all make profession of them, with pretence as unto God▪ For, say you, We must take notice here, that all such Points (viz. these Fundamentals) are not of equal necessity to be received by all Christians, because that in regard of the Diversity of their Capacities, Education, and other means and advantages, some of them may be most plainly perceived by some to be delivered in the Scriptures, which cannot be so by others, with the like ease.
Answ. From these words I take notice of four things.
1. That by this Universal (all Christians) is Comprehended the Heathen, and Pagan People, that give heed to, and mind to follow that light, that Originally, and Naturally stirreth them to Moral Duties. These be they that want the Education, and Vantages of other, and are not in such a Capacity, as they to whom these things are delivered by the Scriptures.
1. That by this Universal (all Christians) is Comprehended the Heathen, and Pagan People, that give heed to, and mind to follow that light, that Originally, and Naturally stirreth them to Morral Duties. These be they that want the Education, and Vantages of other, and are not in such a Capacity, as they to whom these things are delivered by the Scriptures.