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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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And secondly, in thy saying it is redeemed by Christ within, by being within; when the work of the Spirit of Christ in believers, is to make known to the soul by dwelling within; which way and how they were redeemed by the man Christ Jesus on the Cross. And this I prove farther, because, when thou art forced to answer to these words. Why did the man Christ Jesus hang on the Cross on mount Calvary, for the sins of his Children?
And secondly, in thy saying it is redeemed by Christ within, by being within; when the work of the Spirit of Christ in believers, is to make known to the soul by dwelling within; which way and how they were redeemed by the man Christ Jesus on the Crosse. And this I prove farther, because, when thou art forced to answer to these words. Why did the man Christ Jesus hang on the Crosse on mount Calvary, for the sins of his Children?
Thou sayest, because they wickedly judged him to be a blasphemer. Friend, I did not ask thee why the Jews did put him to death? but why was he crucified there for the sins of his Children? But thou willing to cover over thine error, goest on cunningly saying, and through their envy they persecuted him to death, for an evil doer, This is one ground at least, &c.
Thou saiest, because they wickedly judged him to be a blasphemer. Friend, I did not ask thee why the Jews did put him to death? but why was he crucified there for the sins of his Children? But thou willing to cover over thine errour, goest on cunningly saying, and through their envy they persecuted him to death, for an evill doer, This is one ground at least, &c.
Friend, but that thou art ashamed to own the Gospel of Jesus Christ, thou wouldest have said, he was crucified there for the sin of the world, and by his offering up of himself upon the Cross, he did for ever perfect them that are sanctified. Nay, thou wouldest have studied to exalt his dying there; first, by showing what a sad condition we were in without it; secondly, by holding forth the manifold and great privileges that we have by his dying for us there. But thou art at enmity against the things of God, as is clearly seen by those that have indeed the Spirit of God in them, and are enabled thereby to discern you. And though you say, there is no other that can forgive sin, nor the blood of any other that can take away sin, but the blood of God. Yet thou deniest, that the blood of him, who was, and is truly God as well as man, Christ Jesus: I say, thou deniest that his blood that was shed without Jerusalems gates, doth wash away sin from the Saints of God: and cunningly (though not at this time uttered) concluding that the blood of God was shed for sin on a Cross within. If it be not so, then call me liar; but it will clearly appear so to be in your answer to my third Query.