A30137:521
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.
You add; It is such a temper as prizeth above all things; an interest in the Divine Perfections; such as Justice▪ and Righteousness, Universal Charity, Goodness, Mercy, Patience, and all kind of Purity.
You add; It is such a temp•r as prizeth above all things; an interest in the Divine Perfections; such as Justice▪ and Righteousness, Vniversal Charity, Goodness, Mercy, Patience, and all kind of Purity.
Answ. Seeing by these expressions you only intend Moral Virtues, and those that are inherent in you, and originally operations of Humanity, it is evident that you have but Impiously, and Idolatrously Attributed to your own goodness, so high, and blessed a Title. For whatsoever is in your Nature, and Originally the Dictates thereof, and whatsoever proficiency you make therein, by Humane Principles, and helps of Natural Endowments; these things are but of your self, your own Justice, your own Righteousness, your own Charity, Goodness, Mercy, Patience, Kindness, &c. Now to call these the Divine Perfections, when they are only your own Humane Virtues, bespeaks you, I say, Fond, Impious, and Idolatrous, and shows you, in the midst of all your pretended design to Glorify God, such an one, who have set up your own goodness with him, yea, and given it the Title of his blessed Grace and Favour.
Answ. Seeing by these expressions you onely intend Morral Vertues, and those that are inherent in you, and originally operations of Humanity, it is evident that you have but Impiously, and Idolatrously Attributed to your own goodness, so high, and blessed a Title. For whatsoever is in your Nature, and Originally the Dictates thereof, and whatsoever proficiency you make therein, by Humane Principles, and helps of Natural Indowments; these things are but of your self, your own Justice, your own Righteousness, your own Charity, Goodness, Mercy, Patience, Kindness, &c. Now to call these the Divine Perfections, when they are onely your own Humane Vertues, bespeaks you, I say, Fond, Impious, and Idolatrous, and shews you, in the midst of all your prentended design to Glorifie God, such an one, who have set up your own goodness with him, yea, and given it the Title of his blessed Grace and Favour.