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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 thou sayest, That I and my generation would leap over the Law. Answ. For Justification we look beyond it to the Son of Mary; yet we know that the Law is good, if it be used lawfully; but if it be used unlawfully, as those do use it, who seek to be justified by their obedience to it, it is made an Idol of, and a Saviour, though it were given to no such purpose: For if there had been a Law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have come by (thy obedience to) the Law, Gal. 3.21. Now at thy conclusions, sometimes thou doest utter thy self in this wise, Learn what this means. Answ. Indeed thy words are dark, and enough to deceive the hearts of the simple; but blessed be God, he hath given me to understand, that thou doest all along in the drift of thy discourse, disown Christ without, by pretending to a Christ within; whereas hadst thou indeed the Spirit of Christ within thee, It would be thy great business to extol and magnify the Son of Mary, the Christ of God without thee, because it is the nature of the same spirit so to do, even to glorify Christ without, who went away from his Disciples into heaven, Luke 24.50, 51. to prepare a place for them.
Again thou saiest, That I and my generation would leap over the Law. Answ. For Justification we look beyond it to the Son of Mary; yet we know that the Law is good, if it be used lawfully; but if it be used unlawfully, as those do use it, who seek to be justified by their obedience to it, it is made an Idol of, and a Saviour, though it were given to no such purpose: For if there had been a Law given which could have given life, verily righteousnesse should have come by (thy obedience to) the Law, Gal. 3.21. Now at thy conclusions, somtimes thou doest utter thy self in this wise, Learn what this means. Answ. Indeed thy words are dark, and enough to deceive the hearts of the simple; but blessed be God, he hath given me to understand, that thou doest all along in the drist of thy discourse, disown Christ without, by pretending to a Christ within; whereas hadst thou indeed the Spirit of Christ within thee, It would be thy great businesse to extoll and magnifie the Son of Mary, the Christ of God without thee, because it is the nature of the same spirit so to do, even to glorifie Christ without, who went away from his Disciples into heaven,