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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. You do use that truth of the resurrection of Saints from a state of nature, to a state of grace, to fight against that truth, of the resurrection of the bodies of saints out of their graves; together with other things that I might add, as your holding forth the intercession of the Spirit of Christ within, in opposition to the intercession of Christ in his person without in the heavens. Which things being thus done, they show forth a great deal either of ignorance, or presumption, knowingly to fight against the truth. And in this that thou answerest so generally, and not particularly to the question, it is evident, that thou doest not plainly declare thy mind, but doest keep that in thy bosom which thou darest not manifest to the world.
2. You do use that truth of the resurrection of Saints from a state of nature, to a state of grace, to fight against that truth, of the resurrection of the bodies of saints out of their graves; together with other things that I might add, as your holding forth the intercession of the Spirit of Christ within, in opposition to the intercession of Christ in his person without in the heavens. Which things being thus done, they shew forth a great deal either of ignorance, or presumption, knowingly to fight against the truth. And in this that thou answerest so generally, and not particularly to the question, it is evident, that thou doest not plainly declare thy minde, but doest keep that in thy bosome which thou darest not manifest to the world.
My 7. Query was; Hath that Christ, that was with God the Father before the world was, no other body but his Church? If you say, No; as it is your wonted ⟨p. 39⟩course: Then again I ask you, What was that in which he did bear the sins of his children? If you say, in his own body on the tree. Then I ask, Whether that body n which he did bear our sins, was, or is the Church of God, yea, or no? Again, if you say he hath no other body but his Church; then I ask, What that was, that was taken down from the Cross? But here thou puttest a stop to the rest of my words, with an &c.