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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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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.
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 Crosse, he did for ever perfect them that are sanctified. Nay, thou wouldest have studied to exalt his dying there; first, by shewing what a sad condition we were in without it; secondly, by holding forth the manifold and great priviledges that we have by his dying for us there. But thou art at enmity against the things of God, as is cleerly 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 Crosse within. If it be not so, then call me lyar; but it will cleerly appear so to be in your answer to my third Quaery.