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A30208	Some gospel-truths opened according to the Scriptures, or, The divine and humane nature of Christ Jesus, his coming into the world, his righteousness, death, resurrection, ascension, intercession, and second comming to judgment, plainly demonstrated and proved and also answers to severall questions, with profitable directions to stand fast in the doctrine of Jesus the son of Mary, against those blustring storms of the Devils temptations, which do at this day, like so many scorpions, break loose from the bottomless pit, to bite and torment those that have not tasted the vertue of Jesus by the revelation of the spirit of God / published for the good of Gods chosen ones by that unworthy servant of Christ John Bunnyan ...	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1656 (1656)	Wing B5598; ESTC R34771	92,539	312

then thou art one of those that will fall in the judgement except thou art born again and made a new creature 2 Cor. 5. 17. But secondly thou thinkest that thou hast been born again 't is well if thou hast but least thou shouldst deceive thy poor soul I pray thee consider when did the spirit of the Lord Jesus shew thee that thou hadst no faith in thee by nature and when did the spirit of Christ convince thee of sin because thou didst not believe in him It may be thou hast been convinced of sins against the Law by the Law and thy own conscience as the Pharisees were Joh. 8. 9. and Rom. 3. 20. I but when didst thou see thy self a lost creature for want of faith in the son of Mary if not thou hast not yet been savingly convinced by the spirit of Christ for that when it convinceth effectually of sin it convinceth of unbeliefe though thou hast been never so much convinced of sins against the Law if thou hast not seen thy self under the power and dominion guilt and punishment of ●in because thou didst not believe in Christ thou hast not yet been savingly convinced for that 's one work of the spirit to convince of sin because they believe not on me saith Jesus the Son of Mary who was espoused to Joseph the Carpenter But on the contrary dost thou not say in thy heart thou never hadst thy faith to seek but hast alway believed with as good a faith as any one alive If so then know for certain that thou hast no faith of the operation of God in thee according to Gods ordinary working and if so then know that if the Son of man should come to judge the world at this moment of time that thou with all thy faith thou thinkest thou hast wouldst fall in the judgement 2 Thes. 2. 12. 3. Art thou born again then thou seest that thy great sin was want of faith in the Son of Mary Then thou seest that it is he that was sent of God to die for the sins of the world J●h ● 19 Jo. 3. 16 17 18 19. Act 13 38 39. and that thou art compleat in him without any works of the Law Rom. 4. 4. the● thou rejoycest in Christ Jesus and puttest no confidence in the flesh Phil. 3. 3. yet thou rejoycest in the flesh and blood of the son of Mary knowing that his flesh is meat indeed and his blood is drink indeed Joh. 6. 55. out of which thou wouldst very willingly make thy life all thy daies out of his birth obedience death resurrection ascension and glorious intercession now at the right hand of his father Heb. 7. 24 25. but if thou art wavering in these things know that thou art but a babe at the best and for ought thou knowest God maycut thee off in thy unbelief and cast thee into utter darkness where there shall be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth 4. Art thou born again then thou seest all true peace and joy comes through the blood of the son of Mary and his righteousnesse as in Rom. 7. 24. 1 Cor. 15. 57. there are many poor souls that are taken with raptures of joy and false conceited consolation Joh. 16 20. which doth come from the Divel and their own deceitful hearts but their joy shall be turned into mourning and sorrow of heart Luke 6. 24 25. but thou that art a Christian indeed and not in word onely rejoycest in Christ Jesus the son of Ma●y yea though now you see him not yet believing you rejoyce with joy unspeakable and full of glory 1 Pet. 1. 8. And these two things are the fruits of thy faith and of thy joy 1. The Lord Jesus Christ is very precious unto thee 1 Pet. 2. ver 7. 2. Thou dost purifie thine heart by this faith and the power of the spirit of Christ which thou hast received into thy soul Rom. 8. 13. Acts 15. 9. and 1 Joh. 3. 3. but if thy guilt of sin goes off and convictions go off any other way then by the blood and righteousness of the man Christ Jesus thy guilt goes off not right but wrong and thy latter end will be a very bitter end without faith and repentance for it is his blood through which all true peace comes Col. 1. 20. and there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we should be saved but by the Lord Jesus of Nazareth Acts 4. ver 10 11 12. compared together 5. Art thou borne againe Then thou canst not be quiet till thou doest see God lift up the light of his Countenance upon thee yea thou hast such a desire after the light of Gods countenance that all the glory riches honour pleasure profits c. of this world will not satisfie till thou doest see God to be a reconciled father to thee in the Lord Jesus Christ as it is Psal. 4. 6. Joh. 14. 8. Ps. 35. 3. then thou wilt not be quiet till thou doest hear from the son of Mary which is the Lord of glory 1 Cor 2. 8. such a voice as this Son be of good cheer thy sins are forgiven thee and My grace is sufficient for thee But if thou canst content thy selfe with any thing below this thou wilt when all comes to all be found but a rotten-hearted professor who wilt have thy portion among the slothfull ones who will fall in the judgement of the son of Man when he comes in flaming fire with his mighty Angels 2 Thes. 1. 8. 6. Art thou borne againe Then thou knowest that God hath given thee thy faith that thou hast in his son then thou art able to say through grace there was a time in which I had no faith there was a time in which I could not believe in the son of God for eternal life But G●d who is rich in mercy for his great love wherewith he loved me even when I was dead in sins and unbelief which is the greatest hath quickned me together with Christ by grace I am saved Eph. 2. 4 5. through faith v. 8. 7. Art thou borne againe Then thou knowest that the doctrine of the Son of God the son of Mary is a right doctrine which is this First that the Son of God which was with his Father before the world was Joh. 1. 1. John 17. 5. came into the world in the fulnesse of time and was made in the likenesse of Men Phil. 2. 7. being made of a woman or virgin made under the Law to redeem them that were under the Law Gal. 4. 4. And that was done in this wise What the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh that is through our flesh God sending his own Son in the likenesse of sinful flesh and for sin condemned sin in the flesh that is condemned him in the flesh for the sins of poor sinners For this compare Rom. 8. 3. and 2 Cor. 5. 21. with Gal. 3. 13. and it will appeare

bones as ye see me have And when he had spoken these things he shewed them his hand● and his feet As if he had said Come my Disciples take special notice of me do not be daunted nor affrighted but consider that it is I my selfe Well they could n●t beli●ve as yet but wondered that such a thing as this should be And while they were thus wondering he did give them another infallible proof And he said unto them have you here any meat v 41. As if the Lord had said Come my Disciples I see that you are very full of unbelief if you have here any meat you shall see me eat before you all And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish and of an honey combe and he did eat before them Againe v. 42. the Lord strives with another infallible proofe against their doubting saying My Disciples doe you not remember what discourse you and I had before I was crucified how that I told you that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and in the Prophets concerning me Another infallible proof was that appearance of his at the Sea of Tiberias where he came to them on the shore and called them and provided for them a dinner and wrought a notable miracle while he was there with them at that time Namely the catching of 153. great fishes and yet their net brake not Which as it was a great miracle so it did also shew his power and authority over his creatures Besides his eating and drinking with his Disciples after his resurrection And also his preaching to them Acts 1. 3. This is not the lead viz. that he was with his Disciples on earth 40 daies which was almost six weeks speaking to them the things concerning his kingdome which was a mighty confirmation of their faith in his resurrection I shall now briefly touch two or three Scriptures which hold forth the Disciples testimony of his resurrection And the first is in Acts 10. 40 41. In which place the Apostle speaking of the Lord Jesus saith ●im 〈◊〉 raised ●y the third day and shewed him openly yet not to all the people but to witnesses chosen before of God even to us saith the Apostle who did eat and drink w●●h him after he was risen from the dead Again Acts 4. 10. And Acts 13. 29. 30 31. The words run thus the Apostle speaking of Jesus saith And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him they took him 〈…〉 the tree and laid him in a Sepulchre But God raised him from the dead and he was seen many d●yes of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem who are his witnesses unto the people And thus far to●ching his resurrection from the dead In the next place I am to prove that this very man Christ Jesus the Son of the Virgin in his very body the same body that was crucified is above the clouds and the heavens And though this is made light of by those men called Quakers and other in●idels of this generation Yet I am sure that it will prove true to their cost who re●ect it as erroneous and vain But to prove it First I shall prove that he is ascended Secondly that he is ascended above the clo●ds and the heaven For the first that he is as●e●d●d see Ephes. 4. 8. 9 10. Whereore saith the Apostle when he ascended up on high he led captivitie captive and gaue g●fts unto men Now that he ascended what is it but that he descended first into the lower parts of the earth he that descended is the same that also ascended againe up far above all heavens Againe read Joh. 20. 17. where Christ after his resurrection from the dead saith to Mary Magdalene Touch me not for I am not yet ascended to my Father That is I have not yet ascended with this my body wherewith I was crucified on the cross But go to my brethren and ●ell them meaning his Disciples that I doe asc●nd to my father and your father to my God and your God Object But in that place may some say Ephes. 4. 10. he that descended is said to be the same that ascended Now there was no humane nature with God in heaven before the world was Therefore if he be but the same that was with the father from all eternity then the humanity of the Son of Mary is not ascended into heaven Answ. First for answer It is cleer from Joh. 1. 1. that the word or Son of God as he was a Spirit was with the Father before the world was But now in the fulness of time that is when that time that the Father and he had concluded on was come God sent forth his sonne which was with him before the world was Joh. 7. 5. made of a woman that is born of a woman And he took on him the form of a servant and was made in the likenesse of men Phil. 2. 6 7 Now as he was borne of a woman as he was in the likeness of men ●o he ascended to the right hand of his Father in our nature And for this I pray turne to Act. 1. and there you shall find that he is the same that was born of the Virgin that very man that was crucified if you compare v. 3 with v. 9 10 11. you will find it so to be Now in the v. 9. after he had spoken many things while they beheld that is while his disciples looked on him he was taken up that is he was taken up from them into heaven as in v. 11. and a cloud received him out of their sight And while they looked up stedfastly towards heaven as he went up which heaven was not within them if it had they needed not to have looked toward the clouds and the heaven without them behold two men stood by them not in them in white apparrel which also said that is the two men or Angels which stood by them said Ye men of Galilee why stand ye gazing up into heaven Here again they did not look within them but stood gazing or looking after the Lord Jesus the son of Mary who was carried away from them in a cloud v. 9. But why say the Angels do you stand gazing so much into heaven your Master will come againe after a certain time For This same Jesus Namely which was crucified which rose again and ha●h been with you these 40 dayes which also you see go into heaven shall so come namely in a cloud as ye have seen him go into heaven But shall be not lose his body before he come again No say the Angels h● shall so come that is as ye have seen him go in like manner that is with the same body Or else I am sure he cannot come in the same manner if he lose his body before he comes again for he went thither with that body But th●t same Jesus that was crucified is he that

Disciples above the clouds into heaven If you say no Then I ask you Did he leave the body behind him which was born of the Virgin Mary which walked up and down with his disciples in the world was afterward hanged upon the Cross buried rose again from the dead with which body he did eat drink and likewise walk with his Disciples after his resurrection from the dead and did bid his Disciple see if he were not flesh and bones yea or no Finis J. Bunyan a Heb. 13. 12. Jo 16. 20 b Jo. 19. 38 39 40 41. c Jo. 20. 1. 12. d Mar 16. 7. e Luke 24 16. f Luke 24 39 40. h Act. 1. 3. i Act. 1. 9 10 11. k Heb. 7. 24. 25. Act. 10. 42 17. 31. 2 Pet. 3. 10 11. m Act. 13. 37 38 39. Rom. 3. 25 Eph. 1. 7. Rev. 1. 5. Heb. 1. 2. 9. 14. Though I shall goe seemingly about in answer to this question yet it will be very profitable to them who shal weigh and consider the severall sentences hereof * The Spirit of Christ is the earnest of that ●heritance that Christ as he was God and man did obtain Col. 1 2● Ephes 1. 13. 14. * The objection answered Joh. 8. 9. It is the spirit of the divel that doth tender the Scriptures contemptible and low Gal. 2. 20. Rev. 22. 17. Nothing ●an make us accepted with God but the merits of Jesus Christ. The Ranters doctrine is false The doctrine is true and of God whatever the man be a 1 Tim. 1. 13. b Mat. 20. 6 7. c Rev. 3. 17 18 19. d Exek 18. 21 22. Tit. 1. 2. When these words were spoken the Covenant was not actually sealed for that was done when the blood of Christ was let out upon the cross * To be holy and without blame is that which God intended for us in that glorious Covenant and by it alone we are holy and without blame before him in love for we are compleat in him alone with whom the Covenant was made Col. 2. 10. Tit. 1. 2. God hath a Christ own distinct from all other things whatsoever that is called Christ whether they be Spirit or body or both spirit and body and this is signified where he saith the Lord Christ. Gal. 3. 13. * They that are redeemed must have redemption wrought out for them thorow their natures for except that nature that sinned do bring in recovery from the curse that is due to it for its sin that nature that sinned must suffer for its own sin Gen. 49. 8 * Joh. 9. 37. Joh. 17. 5. A believer hath no law to fulfill for justification only believe on what the man Christ Jesus hath done and be saved a That is borne of the virgin See Heb. 9. 22. and Compare it with Heb. 8. v. 3. where he saith it is of necessity that this man hath somwhat also to offer which man was Jesus ch● 7. 22. Gal. 2. 10. John 10. 15. Heb. 9. 12 Gal. 3. 10. ●al 4. 4. Compare Rev. 1. 1. If all the Quakers and Ranters in the world were but under the guilt of one sinful thought it would make them to cry out with Cain my punishment is greater then I can bear Gen. 4. 13. Mat. 3. 17. Rom. 3. 25. Rom. 5. 9. Heb. 9. 12. 1. Tim. 1. 10. Heb. 1. 2 * If works would do it what need as there of Faith But it is evident that works will not ●●ve becau●● there must be 〈◊〉 in the blo●d of Jesus the Son of Mary Rom. 8. 10 Jude 6. Mat. 8. 26. Rom. 5. 15. Mat. 27. 3 4 5. He hanged himselfe immediately after * Gal. 3. 10 * For a proo● here of take the carriage of the Pharisees towards our Saviour who while they trusted in Moses crucified Jesus 〈◊〉 Cor. 2. 8. Objection Answ. 2. * Phil. 3. 8. Because faith is the gift of God Eph. 2. 8. Phil. 1. 29. * Col. 2. 12. * Acts 24. 25. Acts 1. 11 Act. 17. 31 Heb. 9. 14. John 16. 5 7. 1 Tim. 2. 5. Heb. 7. 24 25. Gal. 1. 8. Rom. 1. 20. Joh. 6. 44. Joh. 16. 24 Mat. 3. 17. Heb. 1. 9. 1 John 5. 20. Object Gal. 4. 4. Joh. 1. 1. Joh. 17. 5 Joh. 10. 3 Gal. 3. 1● 13. Rom. 10. 4 Rom. 3. 22 Gal. 3. 27. * Phil. 3. 6 * Rom. 3. 22. 1 Joh. 3. 16. Acts 20. 28. ● Zac. 12. 10 ● Pet. 2. 24 ● Heb. 1. 3. ●ol 1. 19 ●o 21 22. John 19. 22 30. * See Heb. 9. 14. and read that verse with under standing Isa. 63. 3. Dan. 9. 26. Rom. 6 10 Col. 1. 22. * They are they that had need to fear and tremble for they deny faith of the son of God * O how doth the Lord condescend to the end he might strengthen the faith of one that is weak Mark 8. 31 Mark 14. 21. John 21. read that whole chapter Act. 10. 4. See 1 Cor. 15. 1 2 3 4. 5 6 7. 8. Joh. 20. 17. Tit. 1. 2. Gal. 4. 4. Acts 1. 10 11. See Mat. 25 19. Ma● 13 34 Acts 1. 3. Act. 2. 30. 31. Joh 15. ● 1 Cor. 9. 24. 25. Mat. 25. 19 Eph. 6. 9. 1 Pet. 3. 22. Heb. 9. 24. 1 Pet. 3. 2. ●eb 9. 24. ●ev 1. 17 8. ●ev 2. 8. The Scripture speaking of highest implies a lower John 14. 2 3. Joh. 16. 7. Acts 1. 9 10 11. Job 22. 12 13 14. Heb. 12. 22. 1 Tim. 2. 5 Joh. 16. 6 7. Joh. 14. 1 2 3. Phil. 3. 20. 1 Thes 1. 10. 1 Tim. 2. 5. P●●v ● 8. P●●v 17. ●8 Mat. 25. 1 2 3 4 5. 6 7. These thinges I doe but hint in though I could inlarge upon them Luke 18 8. * lay 1 Jo. 3. 3. to thy heart and compare thy condition with it thou wilt find this a glorious truth Mat. 24. 24. Mar. 13. 22. ● Pet. 3 3. 1 Thes. 1. 10. P●l 3. 20. 2 Tim. 3. 16. 17. * Though sinners will be unwilling to come to judgement yet this will be their misery God will bring them Mal. 4. 1 2. Men seeking to get encouragement from their ignorance doe more harden themselves in sin and ●●are in greater danger of eternal damnation This 27 of Isaiah and the 11 verse is a notable confutation of the ignorants hypocriticall hope where he saith He that made them will have no me●cy on them and he that formed them will shew them no favour 2 Cor 4. ● 〈◊〉 5. 12 * 2 Cor. 12 9. Heb. 11. 6. Rom. 14. 23. 2 Cor. 11. 14. Rom. 5. 12 b Eph. 2. 8 c Gal. 5. 22. d 2 Thes. ● 21. Act. 2. 24. 1 Cor. 25. 50. Col. 1 27. * Act. 17. 21 Gal. 3. 3. Act. 13. 38 Pet. 2 24 Col. 1. 20. c. Luk. 24. 51 Act. 1 9 10 11 Luk. 23. 26 33. 53. Luke 24 v 3 6. 15. 41 42. 39 50. Act. 10. 41