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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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And secondly I answer, it is not able, for then it would have been a needless thing for Christ to tell his Disciples of sending them his Spirit, to lead them into all truth. They might have said, Why doest thou talk of sending us thy Spirit, who have that that can do the deed already, if that could have done it.
And secondly I answer, it is not able, for then it would have been a needlesse thing for Christ to tell his Disciples of sending them his Spirit, to lead them into all truth. They might have said, Why doest thou talk of sending us thy Spirit, who have that that can do the deed already, if that could have done it.
3. Because the Scripture saith, Some are sensual, having not the Spirit. Now a man cannot lay hold on Christ, nor believe in him savingly without the Spirit, because faith is the work of the Spirit.
And 4ly. Because then it had been in vain for the Lord to have given the Scriptures to teach men out of, either concerning himself, or themselves: Why? Because without it they had a sufficient light to guide them: that thing must not be so.
And 4ly. Because then it had been in vain for the Lord to have given the Scriptures to teach men out of, either concerning himself, or themselvs: Why? Because without it they had a sufficient light to guide them: that thing must not be so.