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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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But if you speak doubtfully, or covertly in answer thereunto; I doubt not but God will help me to find you our, and lay open your folly; if I shall live till another cavil by you be put forth against the truth.
But if you speak doubtfully, or covertly in answer thereunto; I doubt not but God will help me to find you our, and lay open your folly; if I shall live till another cavill by you be put forth against the truth.
The next thing thou cavillest at is, that Query raised from Eph. 4.10. and thou sayest I have not answered it. You should have answered it better, or else have confuted that answer I gave unto it, and then you had done something: but the great thing that troubles thee is, because I say (further in my book) he that ascended from his Disciples, was a very man, For handle me and see, saith Christ, a Spirit hath not flesh and bones as you see me have. Now let the adversary show by the Scripture (said I), that there is in them any place called heaven, which is able to contain a man of some four or five foot long (or a competent man of flesh and bones) for the space of fifteen or sixteen hundred years, but that above the clouds, which troubles thee so, that it makes thy tongue run thou canst not tell how. But know, that when the Son of man shall come from heaven to judge the world in righteousness, that which thou callest foolishness now, thou wilt find a truth then to thy own wrong, if thou close not in with him, who said, handle me and see, for a Spirit hath not flesh and bones as you see me have, Luk. 24.38, 39, 40.
The next thing thou cavillest at is, that Quaery raised from Eph. 4.10. and thou sayest I have not answered it. You should have answered it better, or else have confuted that answer I gave unto it, and then you had done somthing: but the great thing that troubles thee is, because I say (further in my book) he that ascended from his Disciples, was a very man, For handle me and see, saith Christ, a Spirit hath not flesh and bones as you see me have. Now let the adversary shew by the Scripture (said I), that there is in them any place called heaven, which is able to contain a man of some four or five foot long (or a competent man of flesh and bones) for the space of fifteen or sixteen hundred years, but that above the clouds, which troubles thee so, that it makes thy tongue run thou canst not tell how. But know, that when the Son of man shal come from heaven to judge the world in righteousness, that which thou callest foolishness now, thou wilt finde a truth then to thy own wrong, if thou close not in with him, who said, handle me and see, for a Spirit hath not flesh and bones as you see me have,