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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Again, 3. The Ranters are neither for the Ordinance of Baptism with Water, nor breaking of bread. And are not you the same? 4. The Ranters would profess that they were without sin; And how far short of this opinion are the Quakers. 5. The Ranters would not own the resurrection of the bodies of the Saints after they were laid in the graves; And how say you, do you believe that the very bodies of the Saints, as the very body of Abraham, and the body of Isaac, with the bodies of all the Saints, notwithstanding some of them have been in the graves thousands of years, others hundreds, some less: I say, do you believe the Resurrection of these very bodies again, which were buried so long since; or do you hold as the Ranters do, nothing but the Resurrection from a sinful to an holy state in this life.
Again, 3. The Ranters are neither for the Ordinance of Baptisme with Water, nor breaking of bread. And are not you the same? 4. The Ranters would professe that they were without sin; And how far short of this opinion are the Quakers. 5. The Ranters would not owne the resurrection of the bodies of the Saints after they were laid in the graves; And how say you, do you beleeve that the very bodies of the Saints, as the very bodie of Abraham, and the body of Isaac, with the bodyes of all the Saints, notwithstanding some of them have been in the graves thousands of yeares, others hundreds, some lesse: I say, do you beleeve the Resurrection of these very bodies again, which were buried so long since; or do you hold as the Ranters do, nothing but the Resurrection from a sinful to an holy state in this life.
And really I tell thee (Reader) plainly, that for the generality, the very opinions that are held at this day by the Quakers, are the same that long ago were held by the Ranters. Only the Ranters had made them thread-bare at an Ale-House, and the Quakers have set a new gloss upon them again, by an outward legal holiness, or righteousness. But again, why should you be so angry with my Brother, for joining of a Sinner and a Liar together? Is there any great harm in that? Surely no. And the joining Ranters and Quakers together, is but so. The Quakers themselves confess, the Ranters ate to be disowned, page, 4. Nay if they would not, yet God hath disowned them in the open view of the Nations. Now that the Quakers are liars I shall prove from their own mouth. As first, from the several things that I did oppose even now, page. 1. 2. 3. 4. Of his Book called, The true saith of the Gospel of peace. &c. Now least they should be slighted and set at naught, I shall show you clearly this mans lies manifestly laid down in his book against me. As first, he saith of me in his book, p, 11. 12. That I said positively, the blood of Christ was shed before the World began. Whereas I said only this. That in the account of God (mark it, in the account of God) his blood was shed before the World was, according to that Scripture,