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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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To which I answer; Yes, and he that hath it not, is none of his. But to lay open thy folly at last thou sayest, doth not the Scripture say, Christ is within you, except you be reprobates? and is not this thus much, are not all they reprobates (say you) but they in whom Christ is within?
To which I answer; Yes, and he that hath it not, is none of his. But to lay open thy folly at last thou sai'st, doth not the Scripture say, Christ is within you, except you be reprobates? and is not this thus much, are not all they reprobates (say you) but they in whom Christ is within?
Answ. They are indeed reprobates who have not Christ within them; but now, how is thy folly manifest? that in one place thou shouldest confess some are reprobates, who have not Christ within; And yet in page 18. of thy book thou sayest, it is given to every man. And in page 26. of thy book, thou sayest, that a measure of the Spirit is given to every man, and is given within him too, though the Scripture declareth the contrary, and thy self also now at last. It is well thou doest recant so much, as to eat thy first words at the last, or at least to show thy self unstable in judgment. Friend, thou mayest see, the more thou doest fight against the truth, the more thou foilest thy self: Partly by helping of it, and partly by contradicting thy self.
Answ. They are indeed reprobates who have not Christ within them; but now, how is thy folly manifest? that in one place thou shouldest confesse some are reprobates, who have not Christ within; And yet in page 18. of thy book thou sai'st, it is given to every man. And in page 26. of thy book, thou saiest, that a measure of the Spirit is given to every man, and is given within him too, though the Scripture declareth the contrary, and thy self also now at last. It is well thou doest recant so much, as to eat thy first words at the last, or at least to shew thy self unstable in judgment. Friend, thou maist see, the more thou doest fight against the truth, the more thou foilest thy self: Partly by helping of it, and partly by contradicting thy self.