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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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But again, pa e 12. thou seemest offended, because I say, They are deceived, who think to obtain salvation by following the Law, which they call Christ, though falsely. Why shouldst thou be offended at this, when the Scripture saith plainly, That by the works of the Law shall no flesh living be justified in his sight; for by the Law is the knowledge of sin, Rom▪ 3.20 But this is thy frothy argument, The Law convinceth, and is our Schoolmaster to bring us to Christ; therefore the Law is not taken away, sayest thou. Friend, what is this to the purpose? Must we seek for Justification by the works of the Law, because the Law convinceth; you may as well say, ⟨p. 17⟩we must seek for justification from our consciences, because they do convince: Now where the Scripture saith, the Law was our Schoolmaster to bring us to Christ; do you think it means, we must be first fitted by purification of our selves by, or according to the Law, before we can be saved by Christ from the curse of the Law? If you s•y, yea. Then doth not this f•llow, that Christ Jesus did not come to save sinners, but to save the righteous; and if so, then you must say, that Christ, Peter, Paul, and all the servants of the Lord are liars, who have testified that Christ died not for the godly, but for the ungodly and sinners.
But again, pa e 12. thou seemest offended, because I say, They are deeeived, who think to obtain salvation by following the Law, which they call Christ, though falsly. Why shouldst thou be offended at this, when the Scripture saith plainly, That by the works of the Law shall no flesh living be justified in his sight; for by the Law is the knowledge of sin, Rom▪ 3.20 But this is thy frothie argument, The Law convinceth, and is our Schoolmaster to bring us to Christ; therefore the Law is not taken away, saiest thou. Friend, what is this to the purpose? Must wee seek fot Justification by the works of the Law, because the Law convinceth; you may as well say, ⟨p. 17⟩we must seek for justification from our consciences, because they do convince: Now where the Scripure saith, the Law was our Schoolmaster to bring us to Christ; do you think it means, we must be first fitted by purification of our selvs by, or according to the Law, before we can be saved by Christ from the curse of the Law? If you sy, yea. Then doth not this fllow, that Christ Jesus did not come to save sinners, but to save the righteous; and if so, then you must say, that Christ, Peter, Paul, and all the servants of the Lord are liers, who have testified that Christ died not for the godly, but for the ungodly and sinners.