Vindication of the Book Some Gospel-Truths Opened, Title page – To the reader 1
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 Borrough to the Quaeries then laid down in my Book reproved. And alſo, a plain Anſwer to his Quaeries, 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, Preacher of the Goſpel of CHRIST.
I have found David a man after mine own heart (ſaith God, Act. 13.22.)
Of this man's ſeed hath God, according to his promiſe raiſed up to Iſrael a Saviour, Jeſus (ſaith the Apoſtle) ver. 23.
And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a ſepulchre.
But God raiſed him from the dead. ver. 29. 30.
And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promiſe which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the ſame to us their children, in that hee hath raiſed up Jeſus again. ver. 32. 33.
Be it known unto you therefore, men, and brethren; that though this man is preached unto you the forgiveneſs of ſins. ver. 38.
And by him all that believe are juſtified from all things, from which they could not be juſtified by the law of Moſes. ver. 39.
LONDON, Printed for Matthias Cowley, Book-ſeller in Newport, Anno Dom. 1657.
READER;
WEe, whoſe names are here under-written, having (through grace) ſome bleſſed Faith and experience of the Truths declared in this Book, and knowing them ſo to be; having tried them by the Scriptures in the light of the Spirit, thought it our duty to bear witneſſe thereunto, together with our Brother, deſiring the bleſſing of God may go along with theſe endeavours of his, for the doing good to our Chriſtian brethren, or any other who may read it. Farewell.
Yours in the Faith of our Lord Jeſus Chriſt, for which Faith we deſire to contend;
Richard Spencly.
John Burton.
John Child.