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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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3. If you have laid Christ that man aright for your foundation, then you do believe, that when he was raised out of the Sepulchre into which Joseph had laid him, then at that time was accomplished your justification, Rom. 4.25. How say you to these things, do you make an open profession of them without dissembling? or do you not (notwithstanding your talk of Christ) in very deed deny the virtue of the death and blood of Christ without, as for Justification and Life; if so, you have not laid him for your foundation.
3. If you have laid Christ that man aright for your foundation, then you do believ, that when he was raised out of the Sepulchre into which Joseph had laid him, then at that time was accomplished your justification, Rom. 4.25. How say you to these things, do you make an open profession of them without dissembling? or do you not (notwithstanding your talke of Christ) in very deed deny the vertue of the death and blood of Christ without, as for Justification and Life; if so, you have not laid him for your foundation.
4. If you have indeed laid Christ God-man for your foundation, then you do lay the hope of your felicity and joy on this, That the Son of Mary is now absent from his Children in his person and humanity, making intercession for them and for thee, in the presence of his Father, (2 Cor. 5.6.) And the reason that thou canst rejoice hereat is, because, thou hast not only heard of it with thine ear only, but doest enjoy the sweet hope and faith of them in thy heart; which hope and faith, is begotten by the Spirit of Christ, which spirit dwelleth in thee (if thou be a believer) and showeth those things to thee to be the only things. And God having shown thee these things, thus without thee by the spirit that dwelleth in thee, thou hast mighty encouragement to hope for the glory that shall be revealed at the coming again of the man