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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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Again, thou art offended in that I said. Now the poor soul finding this to be so (that it is convinced of sin) all in haste (if it be willing to profess) through ignorance of the Gospel,1 claps in with the motions of it's own conscience, with doth command to abstain from this evil, & to practice that good. ⟨p. 26⟩Which words of mine thou corruptest, and wrestest, and layest down in another form, as are to be seen in thy book p. 18. But now friend; is not he ignorant of the Gospel, which thinks his own conscience will lead him to eternal life, by commanding to abstain from this evil, and practise that good? Surely, if salvation comes by our conscience, or by the convictions or commands thereof, Christ Jesus died for nothing, Gal. 2. last ver.
Again, thou art offended in that I said. Now the poor soule finding this to be so (that it is convinced of sin) all in haste (if it be willing to professe) through ignorance of the Gospel,1 claps in with the motions of it's owne conscience, wich doth command to abstain from this evill, & to practice that good. ⟨p. 26⟩Which words of mine thou corruptest, and wrestest, and layest down in another form, as are to be seen in thy book p. 18. But now friend; is not he ignorant of the Gospel, which thinks his own conscience will lead him to eternall life, by commanding to abstain from this evill, and practise that good? Surely, if salvation coms by our conscience, or by the convictions or commands thereof, Christ Jesus died for nothing, Gal. 2. last ver.
- 1Here my words are corrupted.