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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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Again, if you say, he hath no body but the Church, the Saints; then I ask, what that was that was taken down from the Cross, and laid into Josephs sepulchre, Luk. 23.51.52.
Again, if you say, he hath no body but the Church, the Saints; then I ask, what that was that was taken down from the Crosse, and laid into Josephs sepulcher, Luk. 23.51.52.
Now I know that as Christ is the head of his Church, so the Church is the body of the head, which is Christ; but as Christ is Mediator between God and men; I say, as he is a Mediator, so he is a man, 1 Tim. 2.5. Is absent from his Saints in the world, as is clear, 2 Cor. 5.6.
Now I know that as Christ is the head of his Church, so the Church is the body of the head, which is Christ; but as Christ is Mediator between God and men; I say, as he is a Mediatour, so he is a man, 1 Tim. 2.5. Is absent from his Saints in the world, as is cleer, 2 Cor. 5.6.
1Therefore as he is Mediator, and a man, so he hath a body that is absent from his Church, which is ascended from his Disciples above the clouds into heaven. If you say, no; then I ask you, did he leave the body behind him which was born of the Virgin Mary, which he walked up and down in the world with his Disciples, was afterward hanged upon the Cross, buried, rose again from the dead; with which body he did eat, drink, and likewise walk up and down with his Disciples, after his resurrection from the dead: and did bid his Disciples see, if he were not flesh and bones: I sa, did he leave that body of flesh and bones behind him, when he went away from his Disciples, yea, or no?