A30137:536
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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I conclude therefore, that the way of Salvation, or the design of Christianity as prescribed by you, is none other then the Errors of your own brain, the way of Death, the Sum and Heart of Papistical Quakerism, and is quite denied by the Lord Jesus, and by his blessed Testament: And now go your ⟨p. 110⟩ways, and imitate the Lord Jesus, and take the whole History of his life for your example, and walk in his steps, and be such as much as you can, yet without Faith in his Blood, first; yea, and if you stand not Just before God through the imputation of his Righteousness, your imitating will be found no better then rebellion, because by that, instead of Faith in his Blood, you hope to obtain remission of Sins, thrusting him thereby from his Office, and Work, and setting your dunghill Righteousness up, in his stead.
I conclude therefore, that the way of Salvation, or the design of Christianity as prescribed by you, is none other then the Errors of your own brain, the way of Death, the Sum and Heart of Papistical Quakerism, and is quite denyed by the Lord Jesus, and by his blessed Testament: And now go your ⟨p. 110⟩ways, and imitate the Lord Jesus, and take the whole History of his life for your example, and walk in his steps, and be such as much as you can, yet without Faith in his Blood, first; yea, and if you stand not Just before God through the imputation of his Righteousness, your imitating will be found no better then rebellion, because by that, instead of Faith in his Blood, you hope to obtain remission of Sins, thrusting him thereby from his Office, and Work, and setting your dunghil Righteousness up, in his stead.
I come now to Your Conclusion. First, in Page 198. You pr•se men to betake themselves to find (that which you call) the design of Christianity, accomplished in their hearts and lives.