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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 whereas thou askest, whether the fault be then in God, or in that thou callest his light, or in the Creature? I answer; What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction; and that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore (before the world was, Eph. 1.4.) ordained unto glory? And secondly, O vain man! what is that to thee if God should make some vessels to dishonour: hath not the Potter power over the clay, of the same lump to do therewith as he please, Rom. 9. from ver. 16. to ver. 22.
And whereas thou askest, whether the fault be then in God, or in that thou callest his light, or in the Creature? I answer; What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, indured with much patience the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction; and that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore (before the world was, Eph. 1.4.) ordained unto glory? And secondly, O vain man! what is that to thee if God should make some vessels to dishonour: hath not the Potter power over the clay, of the same lump to do therewith as he please, Rom. 9. from ver. 16. to ver. 22.
And where I say, Christ as he is God hath lightened every one that cometh into the world: To it thou givest a glavering answer; but having touched on this before, I pass it by.
And where I say, Christ as he is God hath lightened every one that cometh into the world: To it thou givest a glavering answer; but having touched on this before, I passe it by.