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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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In the next place, thou art offended because I said, It is not of works, least any man should boast, as those fond hypocrites, called Quakers would do.
In the next place, thou art offended because I said, It is not of works, least any man should boast, as those fond hypccrites, called Quakers would do.
Thou art offended, it seems, because I call you boasters. You need not, for I do not know your fellows for boasting under heaven, In that you, (Pharisees like) do cry up your selves to be the men, and condemn all others; when you are the men that are the greatest enemies to the Christ of GOD without ⟨p. 16⟩(who is the Saviour) of any man under heaven. And in that you pretend you are perfect, when you are the notablest liars and corrupters of the sayings of the people of God, yea, and of the Scriptures also, that ever I came near in all the days of my life; And I doubt not but before I have done with you, I shall make it appear to them that read or hear my lines aright. Thy Query in page. 13. runs thus. Will that Faith which is without works justify? I answ. No, Neither will those works which are without faith sanctify. What then, Is it faith and works together that doth justify? No, it is only faith in the blood of the man Christ, that did hang on the Cross on mount Calvary, that doth justify in the sight of God and the soul, and it is the fruits of faith, good works, which do justify in the sight of men. So that when it is said, we are justified by works; It is not meant that works will justify in the sight of God. No, but show me (or show men) thy faith, or justify thy faith to be true and right before men by thy works. Show men thy faith by thy works, it is in the sight of men. So that we conclude a man is justified by faith without the works of the Law in the sight of God, and so his own soul also, and his faith is justified, or made manifest, to be indeed that which is right, both to believers and to the world by it's works. Though I must confess, that both Paul and Peter, and the rest of the Saints may sometimes be deceived in the truth of the faith of others by their works.