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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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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⟩them the Spirit, he saith, the world cannot receive it. Here in the first place thou hast not onely answered deceitfully, but hast also corrupted my words, in laying down the Quaery, in that thou didst leave out some words; for thou didst lay it down thus: If thou saiest 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).
Now thy answer is, Some are sensual, having not the Spirit, because they receive it not, and some cannot receive it, because they believe not on him from whence it comes. Yet sayest thou, The measure of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal, as the Scriptures say: When there is no Scripture saith, a measure of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. But again, see here thy strange confusion. 1. To say, some have it not. 2. To say, every man hath it. But you would make a difference between having and receiving: but I tell thee, he that hath it hath received it,