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A vindication of the book called, Some Gospel-truths opened; according to the Scriptures, and…
A vindication of the book called, Some Gospel-truths opened; according to the Scriptures, and the opposition made against it by Edward Borough, a professed Quaker, (but proved an enemy to the truth) examined and confuted by the word of God. And also, the things that were then laid down, and declared to the world by me, are a second-time born witness to, according to truth: with the answer of Edward Borough to the queries then laid down in my book reproved. And also, a plain answer to his queries, given in simplicity of soul; and is now also presented to the world, or who else may read, or hear them; to the end (if God will) that truth may be discovered thereby. / by John Bunyan ...A vindication of the book called, Some Gospel-truths opened; according to the Scriptures, and the opposition made against it by Edward Borrough, a professed Quaker, (but proved an enemie to the truth) examined and confuted by the word of God. And also, the things that were then laid down, and declared to the world by me, are a second-time born witness to, according to truth: with the answer of Edward Burrough to the quæries then laid down in my book reproved. And also, a plain answer to his quæries, given in simplicitie of soul; and is now also presented to the world, or who else may read, or hear them; to the end (if God will) that truth may be discovered thereby. / by John Bunyan ...
London: printed by Matthias Cowley, 1657
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Then thou goest on pag. 12. and quotest the place where I say, p. 37. How horribly are those deceived, who look on Jesus (but thou leavest out those words, the Son of Mary) to be but a type; which thing you say, you know none that do. And again thou sayest, that I say, he is of something afterwards to be revealed My words thou corruptest; thou wouldst fain gather thus much out of my words by corrupting them.1 That though I denied Christ Jesus the Son of Mary to be a type, yet I my self say, He was a type of something afterward to be revealed▪ Which thing, as there in my book, so here again I do most positively deny, and I quote the same words again, for a second confirmation of the same, saying as then I did; How horribly are those deceived, who look on Jesus the Son of Mary to be but a shadow, or type of something that was afterwards to be revealed. Whereas the Scriptures most lively hold him forth, to be the Christ of God; and not a type or shadow of a spirit, or body afterwards to be revealed, but himself was the very substance of all things that did any way hold forth, or type out Christ to come: And when he was indeed come, then was an end put to the Law for righteousness or justification to every one that believeth, Rom. •0.4 And therefore friend, though thou hast, or wouldest corrupt my words, yet have a care of corrupting Christs words; least thou doest even heap up wrath against the day of wrath, and revelation of the righteous judgment of God. And whereas thou sayest, Thou deniest not but Jesus is the substance. Answ. I doubt thou dost not speak thine heart plainly, but hidest thy self with so saying, as with an apron; if we enquire into what it is to hold forth Jesus the son of Mary to be the substance. Therefore he that holds forth Jesus the Son of Mary to be indeed the substance, and not a type; holds forth and believes, that that Jesus that was born of the Virgin Mary, did in his own body of flesh fulfil the Law, and impute the righteousness of his obedience unto them that he accomplished, then without them; and that his blood that was shed without on the Cross doth and hath washed away all sin past, present, and to come, from him that believeth this; as it is written, For what the Law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, that is through our flesh;
Then thou goest on pag. 12. and quotest the place where I say, p. 37. How horribly are those deceived, who look on Jesus (but thou leavest out those words, the Son of Mary) to be but a type; which thing you say, you know none that do. And again thou saiest, that I say, he is of something afterwards to be revealed My words thou corruptest; thou wouldst fain gather thus much out of my words by corrupting them.