A30137:517
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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It is such a habit of mind, such a frame▪ and temper of Soul, as esteemeth God as the chiefest good, and preferreth him and his Son Jesus Christ before all the World; and that prizeth above all things an interest in the Divine Perfections, &c.
Answ. 1. God must needs be esteemed the chiefest good, by all that have but, and are ruled by the light of Nature; because they see him by his Works, to be Almighty; Merciful,1 and Eternal; but this may be where the Knowledge of the Man, the Mediator is not, therefore this, in this, and in your sense, cannot be of the Essence of Christianity, for that it is common to all the World. That estimation of God, which is common to Natural Men, cannot be of the Essence of Christianity, because they want that knowledge of him, that comes by Jesus Christ, and so are not capable to esteem of him under a Christian consideration.
Answ. 1. God must needs be esteemed the chiefest good, by all that have but, and are ruled by the light of Nature; because they see him by his Works, to be Almighty; Merciful,1 and Eternal; but this may be where the Knowledge of the Man, the Mediator is not, therefore this, in this, and in your sence, cannot be of the Essence of Christianity, for that it is common to all the World. That estimation of God, which is common to Natural Men, cannot be of the Essence of Christianity, because they want that knowledge of him, that comes by Jesus Christ, and so are not capable to esteem of him under a Christian consideration.