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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 again, we are so far from being against the doctrine of the Spirit of Christ in his saints, we bless God that we say, it is the distinguishing Character of a true believer, from others: All which things do I also affirm in my Book, and hold forth, as doth also my Brother in his Epistle. Therefore, I marvel, that you should be so overseen, as to utter so many false things together in less than four sides of paper. I wonder what will be the end, of your discourse.
And again, we are so far from being against the doctrine of the Spirit of Christ in his saints, we blesse God that we say, it is the distinguishing Character of a true beleever, from others: All which things do I also affirme in my Book, and hold forth, as doth also my Brother in his Epistle. Therefore, I marvell, that you should be so overseene, as to utter so many false things together in lesse than four sides of paper. I wonder what will be the end, of your discourse.
Well, now thou doest come and fall a wrangling with some of the words of my Brother Burton, which are to this purpose (he speaking before of the Doctrine of Jesus) And this is quite contrary (saith he) to those commonly called Familists, Ranters, Quakers and others, who on the other hand either deny Christ to be a real man without them, blasphemously fancying him to be only God manifest in their flesh, or else make his humane nature, with the fullness of the God-head in it, to be but a type of God to be manifested in the Saints. Now first of all, the great offence thou takest of some of these words, is, because he doth join in his discourse Fami ists, Ranters, and Quakers, together. Friend, what harm is it to join a Dog and a Woolf together? a fawning Dog, and a Woolf in sheep's clothing; they differ a little in outward appearance, but they can both agree to worry Christs Lambs But again, Friend, let us a little ⟨p. 4⟩compare the principles of a Ranter and a Quaker together, and it will clearly appear, that in many of their Principles (at least) they agree, or jump in one: As first, the Ranters will own Christ no other ways, then only within: and, this is also the principle of the Quakers, they will not own Christ without them. 2. The Ranters, they cry down all teaching, but the teaching within: and so do the Quakers, (witness Thousands) and yet condemn their principles by their practise, as the Ranters also did and do. Now the Apostle saith, the contrary saying, He that knoweth God heareth us, (meaning himself, with the rest of the Apostles & servants of Christ). He that is not of God heareth not us.