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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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The former words were spoken at a meeting in Bedford, some Quakers ⟨p. 48⟩being present contradicting and blaspheming: And now they could not be content with that; but they must make up all with a lie, and publish it in print. Quaker there and I had some discourse concerning Christ's second coming, and he would affirm, that his coming in Spirit was his second coming, spoken of in Scripture. Then I asked him, which was his first coming? He answered, when he was born of rhe Virgin, and took flesh upon him from her. Then said I, I shall easily prove, that his coming in the Spirit is not his second coming, for I will prove that his coming in the Spirit was before that which the Scripture and you also do call his first coming; and proved it by that plain Scripture, where Peter speaking of the Prophets, saith, searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them (the Prophets) did signify, when it testified before hand of the suffering of Christ, and the glory that should follow, 1 Pet. 1.10, 11. and 3, 18, 19. where speaking of Christ's being put to death in the fl•sh, but quickened in the Spirit. By which Spirit he preached to the spy its (now) in p•ison; but when was this, only when once the long suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, ver. 20. Which was long before the first coming of Christ, so called in Scripture, for that was, as I said, when he took a body from the Virgin Mary.
The former words were spoken at a meeting in Bedford, some Quakers ⟨p. 48⟩being present contradicting and blaspheming: And now they could not be content with that; but they must make up all with a lie, and publish it in print. Quaker there and I had some discourse concerning Christ's second coming, and he would affirm, that his coming in Spirit was his second coming, spoken of in Scripture. Then I asked him, which was his first coming? He answered, when he was born of rhe Virgin, and took flesh upon him from her. Then said I, I shall easily prove, that his coming in the Spirit is not his second coming, for I will prove that his coming in the Spirit was before that which the Scripture and you also do call his first coming; and proved it by that plain Scripture, where Peter speaking of the Prophets, saitb, searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them (the Prophets) did signifie, when it testified before hand of the suffering of Christ, and the glory that should follow,