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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 reason why so many are carried away with delusions, is, those differences that are among the Children of God about smaller matters. O friends! how is the hand of the enemy strengthened by our carnality; while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollo; many a poor soul is carried away with delusion. And why so? They are not satisfied that this is the truth, because the Children are at difference among themselves, about some outward things. And again, it makes those that are not so desperately possessed with a spirit of delusion, as are others, but are mere moral men, I say it makes them to say within themselves, and one to another; There are so many sects and judgments in the World, that we cannot tell which way to take. And therefore you that have the spirit, pray that these things may cease, least you blush for your folly, at the appearing of Jesus our Lord.
2. Another reason why so many are carried away with delusions, is, those differences that are among the Children of God about smaller matters. O friends! how is the hand of the enemy strengthened by our carnality; while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollo; many apoor soule is carried away with delusion. And why so? They are not satified that this is the truth, because the Children are at disfference among themselves, about some outward things. And againe, it makes those that are not so desperatly possessed with a spirit of delusion, as are others, but are meere morall men, I say it makes them to say within themselves, and one to another; There are so many sects and judgments in the World, that we cannot tell which way to take. And therefore you that have the spirit, pray that these things may cease, least you blush for your folly, at the appearing of Jesus our Lord.
3. The pride, covetousness, and impiety of hypocrites, and carnal professors, are great stumbling-blocks to the poor World: And the cause ⟨image 4⟩why many at this day do drink down so greedily a deluding Doctrine, and especially if it come with a garment of pretended holiness: But as for these, they shall go to their place in their time, with the curse of the Almighty power ed out upon them, for their casting of stumbling-blocks before the simple by their loose conversations, if they do not hastily repent of their wickedness, and close in reality with our blessed Lord Jesus.