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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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Then thou art offended because I said, I wonder that the Lord doth not either cause the ground to open her mouth, and swallow you up; or else suffer the Devil to fetch you away, to the astonishing of the whole world. Certainly, Cora••, Dathan, and Abiram did not so horribly transgress, as you have done. Yet his hand on them (no question) was as it were the astonishment of the world. Therefore, I may well wonder that you are not served so. Only this I consider, it may be you have not yet filled up the measure of your wickedness, therefore is not the hand of God, as yet upon you.
Then thou art offended because I said, I wonder that the Lord doth not either cause the ground to open her mouth, and swallow you up; or else suffer the Devill to fetch you away, to the astonishing of the whole world. Certainly, Cora••, Dathan, and Abiram did not so horribly transgress, as you have done. Yet his hand on them (no question) was as it were the astonishment of the world. Therefore, I may well wonder that you are not served so. Onely this I consider, it may be you have not yet filled up the measure of your wickednesse, therefore is not the hand of God, as yet upon you.
The next thing I take notice of, is, that thou findest fault with mine answer to this question. But doth not the Scripture say, that it is the Spirit of Christ that doth convince of sin? Thou sayest, it is a good question, but I have ⟨p. 29⟩confounded it in the answer, and not answered plainly. Wherefore I shall not at all stick at the pains to give the reader in brief, some of the heads of the answer I then gave to it, word for word; or to the same purpose. The answer was. Yes, the Spirit doth convince of sin; but for the better understanding of this place, I shall lay down this (said I). That there are two things spoken of in Scripture, that do manifest, or convince of sin. First, the law, Rom. 3.20. For by the law is the knowledge of sin. Secondly the Spirit of Christ doth also the same, as it is written; And when he is come, he will convince the world of sin,