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Some gospel-truths opened according to the Scriptures, or, The divine and humane nature of…
Some gospel-truths opened according to the Scriptures, or, The divine and humane nature of Christ Jesus, his coming into the world, his righteousness, death, resurrection, ascension, intercession, and second coming to judgment, plainly demonstrated and proved and also answers to several questions, with profitable directions to stand fast in the doctrine of Jesus the son of Mary, against those blustering storms of the Devils temptations, which do at this day, like so many scorpions, break loose from the bottomless pit, to bite and torment those that have not tasted the virtue of Jesus by the revelation of the spirit of God / published for the good of Gods chosen ones by that unworthy servant of Christ John Bunyan ...Some gospel-truths opened according to the Scriptures, or, The divine and humane nature of Christ Jesus, his coming into the world, his righteousness, death, resurrection, ascension, intercession, and second comming to judgment, plainly demonstrated and proved and also answers to severall questions, with profitable directions to stand fast in the doctrine of Jesus the son of Mary, against those blustring storms of the Devils temptations, which do at this day, like so many scorpions, break loose from the bottomless pit, to bite and torment those that have not tasted the vertue of Jesus by the revelation of the spirit of God / published for the good of Gods chosen ones by that unworthy servant of Christ John Bunnyan ...
London: printed for J. Wright the younger, 1656
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.
Again, that the Devil might be sure to carry on his design, he now begins to counterfeit ⟨p. 76⟩the work of grace: Hence he is very subtle, and doth transform himself into an Angel of light, 2 Cor. 11. 14. Now he makes the soul believe that he is its friend, and that he is a Gospel-Minister; and if the soul will but be led by what shall be made known unto it by the light (or conscience) within, it shall not need to fear, but it shall do well.
Again, that the Devil might be sure to carry on his design, he now begins to counterfeit ⟨p. 76⟩the work of grace: Hence he is very subtil, and doth transforme himselfe into an Angel of light, 2 Cor. 11. 14. Now he makes the soule beleeve that he is its friend, and that he is a Gospel-Minister; and if the soule will but be led by what shall be made known unto it by the light (or conscience) within, it shall not need to fear, but it shall do well.
Now he counterfeits the new Birth, persuading them that it is wrought by following the light that they brought into the world with them. Now he begins also to make them run through difficulties; and now like Baals Priests, they must lance themselves with knives, &c. Now they must wear no hatbands; now they must live with bread and water; now they must give heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of Devils, which bids them abstain from marriage, and commands ⟨p. 77⟩them to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving, of them which love and know the truth, as in 1 Tim. 4. 1, 2, 3. Now they must not speak, except their spirit moves them, (I do not say the spirit of Christ) though when it moves, they will speak such sad blasphemies, and vent such horrible Doctrines, that it makes me wonder to see the patience of God, in that he doth not command, either the ground to open her mouth, and swallow them up, or else suffer the Devil to fetch them away alive, to the astonishment of the whole world.