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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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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 ri•e up in judgment against them, in that when the truth was proffered to them ⟨image 4⟩they were Idle and did not receive it, and yet when delusion did proffer it self, they were industrious, and labouring. Now mark, that they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness: because they received not the truth in the love of it, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusions, that they might believe a lye, and be damned. 2 Thes. 2. ver. 10, 11, 12.
3. Another ground why the Lord doth suffer, yea, even send delusions among the people, is, That those who were so idle and slothfull, as not to seek after the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity, might be taken away, and violently possessed with errour, and be made to run greedily after the same; That they might smart the more for their neglect of the truth. For alwaies, those who were lazy in seeking after the truth when it was profered, and afterward hasty after the Doctrine of Divels, when that is declared to them, shall be sure to have their latter behavi•ur to ri•e up in judgment against them, in that when the truth was profered to them ⟨image 4⟩they were Idle and did not receive it, and yet when delusion did profer it selfe, they were industrious, and labouring. Now mark, that they all might be damned who beleeved not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousnesse: because they received not the truth in the love of it, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusions, that they might beleeve a lye, and be damned.