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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.
And as for thy saying, that salvation is, Christ within; if thou mean in opposition to Christ without; in stead of pleading for Christ, thou wilt plead against him; for Christ God-man without on the Cross, did bring in salvation for sinners: And the right believing of that, doth justify the soul. Therefore Christ within, or the Spirit of him who did give himself a ransom, doth not work out justification for the soul in the soul; But doth lead the soul out of it self, and out of that can be done within it self, to look for salvation in that man that is now absent from his Saints on earth. 2 Cor. 5.6. Why so? For it knoweth that there is Salvation in none other, Acts. 4.12. And therefore I would wish thee to have a care what thou doest, For I tell thee, That man who is now jeered by some, because he is preached to be without them, will ⟨p. 7⟩very suddenly come the second time, to the great overthrow of those, who have spoken, and shall still speak against him, Jude. 14, 15.
And as for thy saying, that salvation is, Christ within; if thou mean in opposition to Christ without; in stead of pleading for Christ, thou wilt plead against him; for Christ God-man without on the Crosse, did bring in salvation for sinners: And the right believing of that, doth justifie the soul. Therefore Christ within, or the Spirit of him who did give himself a ransome, doth not work out justification for the soul in the soul; But doth lead the soul out of it selfe, and out of that can be done within it selfe, to look for salvation in that man that is now absent from his Saints on earth. 2 Cor. 5.6. Why so? For it knoweth that there is Salvation in none other, Acts. 4.12. And therefore I would wish thee to have a care what thou doest, For I tell thee, That man who is now jeared by some, because he is preached to be without them, will ⟨p. 7⟩very suddenly come the second time, to the great overthrow of those, who have spoken, and shall still speak against him,