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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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Thy Answer is; What the Scriptures speaks of Christ, we own to be truth, and own him to be what the Scriptures speaks of him; and all men's imaginations of him we deny, and their false interpretations of the Scripture concerning him. And let the fond dreamers, who err in their thoughts, be reproved: for we dare own nothing, but what the Spirit of the Lord bears witness of according to the Scriptures. And thus far I answer in the behalf of the Quakers: And let them that are led with a spirit of delusion answer the rest, which concerns themselves.
Thy Answer is; What the Scriptures speaks of Christ, we own to be truth, and own him to be what the Scriptures speaks of him; and all men's imaginations of him we deny, and their false interpretations of the Scripture concerning him. And let the fond dreamers, who err in their thoughts, be reproved: for we dare own nothing, but what the Spirit of the Lord bears witnesse of according to the Scriptures. And thus far I answer in the behalf of the Quakers: And let them that are led with a spirit of delusion answer the rest, which concerns themselvs.
This answer hath some pretended fairness in it. But yet we know you, that you can wrest the Scriptures to your own destruction; and that is clear, in that though you say you own him as the Scriptures speak of him, yet you deny him as the Scriptures spe•k of him in part. And if at any time you plead one truth, it is that you might by your corrupt dealing with that, clash again another; as for instance:
This answer hath some pretended fairnesse in it. But yet we know you, that you can wrest the Scriptures to your own destruction; and that is clear, in that though you say you own him as the Scriptures speak of him, yet you deny him as the Scriptures spe•k of him in part. And if at any time you plead one truth, it is that you might by your corrupt dealing with that, clash again another; as for instance: