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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 sayest I said, That as he is God, Christ lighteneth every man that comes into the world; which thing again I say. What then? Then say you, I will mind you of one Scripture which you your self have quoted, which saith, The Law is light, Prov. 4.23. Therefore sayest thou, The light is the ⟨p. 31⟩Law. Give me leave here to t•ke thy words in twain: First, if when thou sayest, then the law is light, thou mean, the light of the law is the light of the law, and no more, thou sayest right. But if thou mean, the light of the law is the light of the Gospel, or the Spirit of Christ, I must needs reprove thee. For I tell thee again, the law is not of faith, the law makes nothing perfect, Hebrews 7. ver. 19. The law is but a weak and unprofitable thing, as to justification, Hebrews 7. ver. 17. though as I said before, it is good if it be used lawfully; which is, not to seek or look for justification thereby, nor yet to say, it is the Spirit of Christ.
Again, thou saiest I said, That as he is God, Christ lightnetb every man that coms into the world; which thing again I say. What then? Then say you, I will mind you of one Scripture which you your self have quoted, which saith, The Law is light, Prov. 4.23. Therefore saiest thou, The light is the ⟨p. 31⟩Law. Give me leave here to t•ke thy words in twain: First, if when thou saiest, then the law is light, thou mean, the light of the law is the light of the law, and no more, thou saiest right. But if thou mean, the light of the law is the light of the Gospel, or the Spirit of Christ, I must needs reprove thee. For I tell thee again, the law is not of faith, the law makes nothing perfect, Hebrews 7. ver. 19. The law is but a weak and unprofitable thing, as to justification,