A30137:497
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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Again, when the Jews asketh Jesus Christ what they should do, that they might work the works of God, he did not send them first to the Moral Precept, or to it's first Principles in the hearts of Men, by obeying that, to fit themselves for Faith; but immediately he tells them, This is the Work of God, that ye believe in him whom he hath sent, John 6. 29. This is the Work of God; that is, this is his Commandment, that we believe in the Name of his Son Jesus Christ, &c. and love one another as he gave us Commandment. 1 John 3. 23. If any Man will do his will, he shall know of the Doctrine, that is, (as I have said) he shall feel, and have the Authority of this Faith in his heart, both to give Peace, and Joy in his heart, and assurance, and the Sealing of his Soul to Glory. For all these things come in upon believing, First in Christ.
Again, when the Jews asketh Jesus Christ what they should do, that they might work the works of God, he did not send them first to the Morral Precept, or to it's first Principles in the hearts of Men, by obeying that, to fit themselves for Faith; but immediately he tells them, This is the Work of God, that ye believe in him whom he hath sent, John 6. 29. This is the Work of God; that is, this is his Commandement, that we believe in the Name of his Son Jesus Christ, &c. and love one another as he gave us Commandement. 1 John 3. 23. If any Man will do his will, he shall know of the Doctrine, that is, (as I have said) he shall feel, and have the Authourity of this Faith in his heart, both to give Peace, and Joy in his heart, and assurance, and the Sealing of his Soul to Glory. For all these things come in upon believing, First in Christ.
1. By Faith we have Peace with God, Rom. 5. 1.