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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.
But,1 perhaps thou wilt say, I am not only convinced of my ⟨p. 81⟩sins against the law, I have also some power against my sins so that I do in some considerable measure, abstain from those things that are forbidden in the Law.
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This thou mayest have, and do, as thou thinkest perfectly, as those blind Pharisees called Quakers, do think that they also do, and yet be but a natural man: And therefore I pray consider that place in Rom. 2. 14. the Apostle there speaks on this wise, concerning the Gentiles obedience to the law, For when the Gentiles which have not the law, do by Nature the things contained in the law, these having not the law are a law unto themselves; which show the work of the Law written in their hearts. Which work of the law, Christ as he is God, hath enlightened every one withal, that cometh into the world, Joh. 1. 19. which as the Quakers say, doth convince of Sin, yet of no other ⟨p. 82⟩than sins against the Law: and therefore must needs be all one light, or law; for the law is light, Prov. 6. 23. and gives the knowledge of Sin, Rom. 3. 20. And therefore as I said before, so say I now again, If thy convictions are not other then for the sins against the Law, though thy obedience be the strictest that ever was wrought by any man (except the Lord Jesus, the son of Mary) thou art at the best but under the Law, and so consequently under the Curse, and under the wrath of God,