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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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Fourthly, that that very man who did go away from his Disciples into heaven, will come again personally the same man the second time, and before him shall be gathered all Nations, and he shall judge them for their sins; and take his to himself, who shall soul and body be with him to all eternity; these things, (I say) thou couldest not own, though they are the truth of God. But leaving thee to the great God, who will give the according thy works, in this as in other things: I shall come to thy Answers to my Queries.
Fourthly, that that very man who did go away from his Disciples into heaven, will come again personally the same man the second time, and before him shall be gathered all Nations, and he shall judge them for their sins; and take his to himself, who shall soul and body be with him to all eternity; these things, (I say) thou couldest not owne, though they are the truth of God. But leaving thee to the great God, who will give the according thy works, in this as in other things: I shall come to thy Answers to my Quaeries.
The first Query that I propounded is, if thou say that every man hath a measure of the Spirit of Christ within him, why say the Scriptures, some are sensual, having not the Spirit. And when Christ telleth his Disciples, of sending ⟨p. 35⟩them the Spirit, he saith, the world cannot receive it. Here in the first place thou hast not only answered deceitfully, but hast also corrupted my words, in laying down the Query, in that thou didst leave out some words; for thou didst lay it down thus: If thou sayest that every man hath a measure of the Spirit of Christ within him, why say the Scriptures, Some are sensual, having not the Spirit, and Christ saith, the world cannot receive it. (Reader, compare them both together).
The first Quaery that I propounded is, if thou say that every man hath a measure of the Spirit of Christ within him, why say the Scriptures, some are sensuall, having not the Spirit. And when Christ telleth his Disciples, of sending ⟨p. 35⟩