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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
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 farther thou art offended that I should say, They are deceived who own Christ no otherwaies then as he was before the world began. This Question I briefly ask thee. Had Christ a body of flesh, before the World began? If you say no, as you must, if you say true. Then, do not I say true? when I say, they are deceived who own, Christ no otherwise then as he was before the world began; because they own him not with that body of flesh which he took of the Virgin Mary, and so are Antichrists, as the Scripture saith. And how say you? Do you believe, that the same Christ who was before the World, without a body, did in time come into the world, and t•ke a body from the Virgin, and in that body did obtain everlasting redemption for sinnesr, and is gone with that very body into the presence of his Father above the clouds into heaven from his Saints on earth, though in them by his spirit. A plain answer to this, would unlock your double meanings. Again, thou sayest the Saints drank of the spiritual Rock that followed them
But farther thou art offended that I should say, They are deceived who owne Christ no otherwaies then as he was before the world began. This Question I briefely aske thee. Had Christ a body of flesh, before the World began? If you say no, as you must, if you say true. Then, do not I say true? when I say, they are deceived who own, Christ no otherwise then as he was before the world began; because they owne him not with that body of flesh which he took of the Virgin Mary, and so are Antichrists, as the Scripture saith. And how say you? Do you believe, that the same Christ who was •efore the World, without a body, did in time come into the world, and t•ke a bodie from the Virgin, and in that bodie did obtain everlasting redemption for sinnesr, and is gone with that very body into the presence of his Father above the clouds into heaven from his Saints on earth, though in them by his spirit. A plain answer to this, would unlock your double meanings. Again, thou saiest the Saints drank of the spiritual Rcck that followed them
Friend, I confess, that that spiritual Rock that did follow the Fathers, and long after, was from the same loins with them, even from the loins of Abraham, and the rest of the children of the promise, according to the promise, was the meat and drink of Saints