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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Answ. First, that Scripture quoted in Joh 3. Light is come into the world, &c. is not meant of that light, or conscience, that every man hath; but the man Christ Jesus is speaking there of himself, as God-man, come into t•e world, born of the Virgin, if thou compare ver. 19, 20, 21. with ver. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. of the same Chapter, it is clear, for they all do speak of the same thing; namely, the son of Mary, And again, saith he, I am the light of the world. Now the man Christ, though he was then in the world, and walked up and down in the same, yet he was not within any man in the world as man, (though he calls himself the light thereof) though he was in some; I say, in some, as God by his Spirit. Now the light, which was the man Christ, was the very same, whether loved by some, or hated by others; but if you conclude every man hath Christ, or that light spoken of there, Joh. 3. within him; That I deny, having proved the contrary. But secondly, Whether is there a difference in the light? Answ. First, there are more lights than one; there is a light that may be suspected to be darkness, where he saith, If the light that is in thee be darkness, &c. Again, there is the light of the Law, Prov. 6.23. Again, conscience also will convince of sin. Now there is none of these that can save a sinner from the evil of his ways. Take the best of them, which is the righteous law of God, that cannot. For had there been a Law given, which might have given life, then verily righteousness had come by the Law: But if you conclude that righteousness, or everlasting life cometh by the Law, you must conclude this again, that Christ did die in vain, Gal. 2.21. So then these things being not able to save the soul, the next thing is, the Son of God, the son of righteousness, arising with healing under his wings, he is also a light, and indeed the saving light, far surpassing all the other mentioned.
Answ. First, that Scripture quoted in Joh 3. Light is come into the world, &c. is not meant of that light, or conscience, that every man hath; but the man Christ Jesus is speaking there of himself, as God-man, come into t•e world, born of the Virgin, if thou compare ver. 19, 20, 21. with ver. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. of the same Chapter, it is clear, for they all do speak of the same thing; namely, the son of Mary, And again, saith he, I am the light of the world. Now the man Christ, though he was then in the world, and walked up and down in the same, yet he was not within any man in the world as man, (though he calls himself the light thereof) though he was in some; I say, in some, as God by his Spirit. Now the light, which was the man Christ, was the very same, whether loved by some, or hated by others; but if you conclude every man hath Christ, or that light spoken of there,