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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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Other lame arguments thou tumblest over, like a blind man in a thicket of bushes, which I pass by; But one thing more thou hast, and that is this; Thou askest me, Whether I do know this light which God and Christ hath given to every man? First, I deny that Christ as he is Mediator, hath given to every man his Spirit;1 And secondly I deny, that Christ as he is God hath given to every one his Spirit; but this I say, as I have often said, it is Conscience, or Nature it self that every one hath, take it in either of these Scripture terms, as I have proved at large. And whereas thou askest me, Whether that light, which Christ as he is God hath lightened every one with that comes into the ⟨p. 21⟩world, be sufficient in it self for life and salvation. I answer plainly, No, for then Christ Jesus needed not to have come into the world to die for sinners▪ for every one had that light before Christ did come into the world.
Other lame arguments thou tumblest over, like a blind man in a thicket of bushes, which I passe by; But one thing more thou hast, and that is this; Thou askest me, Whether I do know this light which God and Christ hath given to every man? First, I deny that Christ as he is Mediatour, hath given to every man his Spirit;1 And secondly I deny, that Christ as he is God hath given to every one his Spirit; but this I say, as I have often said, it is Conscience, or Nature it self that every one hath, take it in either of these Scripture terms, as I have proved at l•rge. And whereas thou askest me, Whether that light, which Christ as he is God hath lightned every one with that comes into the ⟨p. 21⟩world, be sufficient in it self for life and salvation. I answer plainly, No, for then Christ Jesus needed not to have come into the world to die for sinners▪ for every one had that light before Christ did come into the world.
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