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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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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, Gal. 3.2. and he that hath not received it, hath it not, Jude 19.
Now thy answer is, Some are sensual, having not tbe Spirit, because they receive it not, and some cannot receive it, because they believe not on him from whence it comes. Yet saiest thou, The measure of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withall, as the Scriptures say: When there is no Scripture saith, a measure of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withall. 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, Gal. 3.2. and he that hath not received it, hath it not, Jude 19.
My second Query was, What is the Church of God redeemed by from the curse of the law? Is it by something done within them, or by something done without them? If you say, it is redeemed by something that worketh in them, then why did the man Christ Jesus hang on the Cross on mount Calvary, without the gate of Jerusalem, for the sins of his children? and why do the Scriptures say, That through this man is preached to us the forgiveness of sins?