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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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And now friend to thee, who hast taken in hand to answer my Queries laid down in the end of my book; I say, thou hast only wrangled and quarrelled at them; but hast not given one plain and right answer to any one of them. Therefore I shall leave them still to be answered by you, or others of your spirit. You shall find them at the end of this discourse: And I beseech you to answer them in all plainness of heart, and with as moderate a spirit as you may. It is like there may be some addition to them: but as I have dealt plainly and sincerely with yours, so do you deal uprightly and plainly with mine, for the satisfaction of those who shall read them. And here I shall draw towards a conclusion, only speak some words to those who unawares to themselves may be carried away with the doctrines of the Quakers: And I shall be brief in speaking to it. The way that I shall take, shall be very plain to be understood: for I shall not lay down any doubtful sentence in my speech to them, nor others.
And now friend to thee, who hast taken in hand to answer my Quaeries laid down in the end of my book; I say, thou hast onely wrangled and quarrelled at them; but hast not given one plain and right answer to any one of them. Therefore I shal leave them stil to be answered by you, or others of your spirit. You shall finde them at the end of this discourse: And I beseech you to answer them in all plainnesse of heart, and with as moderate a spirit as you may. It is like there may be some addition to them: but as I have dealt plainly and sincerely with yours, so do you deal uprightly and plainly with mine, for the satisfaction of those who shall read them. And here I shall draw towards a conclusion, onely speak some words to those who unawares to themselves may be carried away with the doctrines of the Quakers: And I shall be briefe in speaking to it. The way that I shall take, shall be very plain to be understood: for I shall not lay down any doubtful sentence in my speech to them, nor others.
And first I shall show you that the doctrine of the Quakers is an error, and how.
And first I shall shew you that the doctrine of the Quakers is an errour, and how.