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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.
Now, that thou mayst the more clearly understand my faith in the doctrine of Gods dear son, I have thought good to hold forth again the doctrine in the former Treatise by way of Question and Answer, as followeth.
Qu. Seeing there are many […] Christs gone out into the ⟨p. 185⟩world, according as was prophesied of in former times (Mat. 24. 5, 23.) by the Lord himself; And seeing (if we be saved) we must be saved by a Christ; for he that misses of him (saith the Scriptures) cannot be saved, because there is no way to come to the father but by him, as it is written Joh. 14. 6. Acts 4. 12. How therefore, is the knowledge of the true Christ to be attained unto, that we may be saved by him?
Qu. Seeing there are many 〈…〉 Christs gone out into the ⟨p. 185⟩world, according as was prophesied of in former times (Mat. 24. 5, 23.) by the Lord himself; And seeing (if we be saved) we must be saved by a Christ; for he that misses of him (saith the Scriptures) cannot be saved, because there is no way to come to the father but by him, as it is written Joh. 14. 6. Acts 4. 12. How therefore, is the knowledge of the true Christ to be attained unto, that we may be saved by him?