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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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2. Another ground why the Lord doth suffer such errors to come into the World is, because, those that are Christians indeed, might be approved and appear. 1 Cor. 11.19. For there must be heresies among you, that th•se that are approved may be made manifest. Should not the Lord go this way to work (sometimes) there would be many that would make people believe that they are Christians, and yet are not. And again that he might make it appear, that though there be heretics, yet he hath a people, enabled by his Spirit, to contradict, and oppose them, and plead to the truth of our Lord Jesus Christ, and his glorious Gospel against them.
2. Another ground why the Lord doth suffer such errours to come into the World is, because, those that are Christians indeed, might be approved and appear. 1 Cor. 11.19. For there must be heresies among you, that th•se that are approved may be made manifest. Should not the Lord goe this way to worke (sometimes) there would be many that would make people beleeve that they are Christians, and yet are not. And again that he might make it appe•r, that though there be heretickes, yet he hath a people, inabled by his Spirit, to contradict, and oppose them, and plead to the truth of our Lord Jesus Christ, and his glorious Gospell against them.
3. Another ground why the Lord doth suffer, yea, even send delusions among the people, is, That those who were so idle and slothful, as not to seek after the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity, might be taken away, and violently possessed with error, and be made to run greedily after the same; That they might smart the more for their neglect of the truth. For always, those who were lazy in seeking after the truth when it was proffered, and afterward hasty after the Doctrine of Devils, when that is declared to them, shall be sure to have their latter behaviour to rie up in judgment against them, in that when the truth was proffered to them