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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

are Priests that offer according to the Law which law was the law of Moses Chap. 9. from 19. to 23. where also he is speaking of the Priesthood of the Priests under the law and their offering of the blood of Bulls and ●oats verse 12. compared with verse 19 20 21. And of the Lord Jesus the high Priest of Saints and of his blood verse 14. compared with verse 24. Now as men under the Law did offer up the blood of B●lls and Goats so the man Christ Jesus did offer up his own blood to his father and this you may clearly see if you compare Heb. 9. 14. where he saith How much more shall the blood of Christ who through the eternal spirit offered himselfe without spot to God purge your consciences from dead works to serve the living God with Heb 10. 12. where he s●i●h But 〈◊〉 man meaning the s●n of the Virgin Cha● 2. 14. compared with Mat. 1. 21. a●ter he had offered one sacrifice f●r s●ns for ever sate down at the right hard of God Again Heb. 7 the 〈◊〉 I mentioned before you shall find his intercession plainly held forth if you read verse 22. and so on where the Scripture saith By so much was Jesus made the surety of a better testament And truly they were many Priests meaning the Priests under the Law because they were not 〈◊〉 to continue by reas●n of death That is the high Priests under the Law could not live ever in this world because it was appointed to all men once to die But when he speaks of Christ Jesus he saith on this wise But this man because he continueth ever hath an unchangeable Priesthood wherefore he this man is able to save to the uttermost them that come to God by him seeing he this man ever liveth to make intercession for them And thus in brief have I proved through the assistance of the Lord the intercession of the son of Mary which is also the son of God And this concerning Christs Priestly office might serve also for a proof of his being in the heaven without above the Stars But all men may see unlesse they be blind that these are the truths of our Lord Jesus Christ and of God his father and that those men that oppose them as the Quakers do are very violently possessed of the Divel and beside themselves and have neither the truth of God non his spirit in them 2 Joh. vers 9 10 Joh. 5. 38. 42. And now through the assistance of the Lord I shall come to the last that I promised and that is to prove That this very man Christ will come to judge the quick and the dead And first I shall prove the truth it self viz. that that man shall come again to judge the world quick and dead Secondly I shal shew you that his coming will be very shortly Thirdly What shall be done a● his coming Fourthly Who shall stand when he shall come and who not For the first That that man that was ●orn of the Virgin Mary shall come again to judge the quick and the dead read 2 Tim. 4. 1. l saith Paul charge thee therefore before God speaking to him even to Timothy and so to all believers and the Lord Jesus Christ who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and Kingdom Now if you would know who this Lord Jesus is look into Acts 10. 38. and you shall see it was Jesus of Nazareth would you know who that was read Mat. 2 toward the end and you shall see it was the son of Mary the Virgin who was espoused to Joseph the Carpenter But read Acts 10. v. 38 39 40. 41 42. you shall find these words God annointed Jesus of Nazareth with the holy Ghost and with power who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the Divel for God was with him And we are witnesses of all things that he did both in Jerusalem and in the land of the Jews whom they sl●w and hanged on a tree even Jesus of Nazareth him God raised up the third day and shewed him openly not to all the people but unto witnesses chosen before of God even to us who did 〈◊〉 and drink with him after he rose from the dead And he commanded us to preach unto the people that is God commanded us and to testifie that is to be bold in our preaching that it is he namely Jesus of Nazareth whom the Jews did thus crucifie which was ordained of God to be judge of quick and dead This is he also that is spoken of in Acts 17. 30 31. The times of this ignorance God winked at meaning mens being without the Gospel but now commandeth all men every where to repent because he hath appointed a day which day is the day of judgement Mat. 12. 36. in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man namely Jesus of Nazareth whom he hath ordained compare this with that in Acts 10. 38 39 40 41 42. whereof he hath given assurance to all men that is hath given a sure sign unto all men in that he hath raised him that is in that he hath raised Jesus of Nazareth from the dead This also is Christs own meaning Mat. 24. where speaking of his second coming he styleth himself the son of man saying And then shall appear the sign of the son of man and so shall the coming of the son of man be v. 27. So shall also the coming of the son of man be v. 37. So shall also the coming of the son of man be v. 39. Where by the way it is observable to see how the Lord of life and glory doth in this Chapter where he speaketh of his second coming for the most part style himself the son of man Surely he doth it to this end because he would not have his humanity and the doctrine thereof to be rased out from under heaven For he knew that in the last daies there would come mockers walking after their own lusts and saying where is the promise of his coming 2 Pet. 3. 3. I could multiply Scriptures to prove this doctrine of his second coming as Heb. 9. v. last 2 Pet. 3. 2 Thes. 1. 6 7 8. Luke 21. Mat. 24. Mat. 25. Rev. 22. 7 12. and the last 2 Cor. 5. 10. Rom. 14. 10. Acts 24. 25. But Secondly I will shew you that his coming will be shortly It is true no man can tel neither the day nor the hour yet so far as the Scriptures will give us light into the neernest of his coming so far we may go And therefore I shall shew that his coming draws nigh by those signs that he himself said should be forerunners of his coming And if you read Mat. 24. you shall see many signs of his coming spoken of First there is a falling away from the faith spoken of And that hath been fulfilled and is fulfilling every day 2. Wars and rumors of wars ●s another

or con●ent with any thing below the blood of the sonne of God to purge thy conscience withall even that blood that was shed without the gates Heb. 13. 12. Also thou canst not be at quiet till thou doest see by true faith that the righteousnesse of the son of Mary is imputed unto thee and put upon thee Rom. 3. 21 22 23. Then also thou canst not be at quiet till thou hast power over thy lusts and corruptions till thou hast brought them into Subjection to the Lord Jesus Christ. Then thou wilt never think that thou hast enough faith No thou wilt be often crying out Lord give me more precious faith Lord more faith in thy righteousnesse more faith in thy blood and death more faith in thy resurrection And Lord more faith in this that thou art now at the right hand of thy Father in thy humane Nat●r making intercession for me a ●iserable sinner And then O poor Soul if thou comme●h but hither thou wilt never have an itch●ng eare after another Gospel Nay thou wilt say If a Preshyter or Anabap●●st or Independent or Ranter or Qu●ker or Papist or Pope or an Angel from heaven preach anyother Gospel let him be accu●s●d again and again And thus have I briefly shewed you First how Christ as he is God doth enlighten every man that comes into the world Secondly what this light will doe vi●● shew them that there is a God by the things that are made and that this God must be worshipped Thirdly I have shewed you the difference between that light and the Spirit of Christ the Saviour Fourthly I have also shewed you how you should know the one from the other by their several effects As first the first light convinces of sins but of none other then sins against the Law neither doth it shew the soul a Saviour or deliver for that is the work of the Spirit from the curse vvherevvith it doth curse it But I shevved you that vvhen the Spirit of Christ comes and vvorkes effectually it doth not only shevv men their sinnes against the Lavv but also shevvs them their lost condition if they believe not in the righteousness blood death resurrection and intercession of Jesus Christ the Son of Mary the Son of God And thus much I thought necessary to be spoken at this time touching the nature of Conviction Now in the third place Though I have spoken something thing to this thing already namely concerning our Lord the Saviour yet again in few words through grace I shall shew that he was made that is born of a woman and made under the Law to redeem them that are under the Law My meaning is That God is our Saviour And for this see Isa. 45 15. where you have these words Verily thou art a God that hidest thy self O God of Israel the Saviour and ver 21. 22 you have these words Who hath told it from ancient times have not ● the Lord and there is no God besides me a just God and a Saviour and there is none besides me Look unto me and be ye saved all the ends of the earth Why who art thou for I am God and there is none else Also in Isa. 54. 5. For thy maker is thine husband the Lord of hosts is his name and thy redeemer the holy one of Israel the God of the whole earth shall he be called read also vers 6 7 8. of that Chapter I could abundantly multiply Scriptures to prove this to be a truth but I shall only m●nd you of two or three and so pass on The first is in Jude ver 25. To the only wise God our Saviour be glory and Acts 20 28. Joh. 3. 16. But you will say How is God a Saviour of Sinners seeing his eyes are so pure that he cannot behold iniquity Habak 1. 13. For answer hereunto First when the fulnesse of time was come wherein the salvation of Sinners should be actually wrought out God sent forth his Sonne which Son is equal with the Father made of a woman made under the Law that is he was subject to the power and curse of the Law to this end to redeeme them that are or were under the Law that is to deliver us from the Curse of the Law being made a Curse for us From whence take notice that when the salvation of Sinners was to be actually wrought out then God sent forth the everlasting son of his love into the world cloathed with the humane nature according to that in Joh. 1. 14. Heb. 2. 14. And 1 Tim. 3 16. which saith God was manifested in the flesh that is took flesh upon him 2. This Sonne of God which is equal with the Father did in that Flesh which he took upon him compleatly fulfill the whole Law So that the Apostle saith Christ is the very end of the law for righteousnesse to every one that believes This righteousness which this Christ did accomplish is called the righteousnesse of God Rom. 3. 22. This righteousnesse of God is by the faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe my meaning is it is imputed to so many as shall by faith lay hold on it This is also part of the meaning of that speech of the Apostle As many as were baptized into Christ have put on Ch●ist That is by faith have put on the righteousnesse of Christ with the rest of that which Christ hath bestowed upon you having accomplished it for you This is also the meaning of the Apostle Col 2. 9 10. where he saith For in him that is the sonne of Mary chap. 1. 13 14. dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily And ye are compleat in him That is in his obedience and righteousness Which also the Apostle himselfe doth so hard presse after Phil. 3. 6 7 8. saying Doub●lesse I count all things but losse for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord which Lord was crucified by the Jews as it is 1 Cor 2. 8. for whom that is for Christ I have suffered the loss of all things as well the righteousness of the Law in which I was blameless as all other things and doe count them but dung that I may win Christ And be found in him not having on mine owne righteousness which is of the Law but that which is through the faith of Christ the righteousness which is of God by faith which is unto all and upon all them that believe That place also in the ninth of Daniel v. 24 25. holdeth forth as much where prophecying of the Messias he saith that it is he that came to finish transgression and to make an end of sin and to make reconciliation for iniqui●y and to bring in everlasting righteousness Now that the righteousnesse of the Sonne of Mary is it mind the 26. verse where he saith thus And after Threescore and

Spirit of the Lord Jesus upon my Conscience Answ. Unto this I answer First when the Law doth convince by its own power without the help of the spirit of Christ it doth only convince of sins against the Law as of swearing lying stealing murdering adultery covetousness and the like I say it doth only make manifest sins against the Law pronouncing an horrible curse against thee if thou fulfill it not and so leaves thee but it gives thee no strength to fulfill it compleatly and continually which thou must do if tho● wilt be saved thereby Now thy own strenth being insufficient for these things having lost it in Adam thou art a breaker of the Law Here the Law finds thee in the Sins and condemns thee for thy sins but gives thee no power to come wholly out of them neither doth it shew thee thy right Saviour to save thee from them which is the son of the Virgin Mary the Man Christ Jesus but commands thee upon pai● of eternal d●mnation to continue in all things that are written in the book of the Law to do them Gal. 3. 10. And therefore if thou hast been convinced of no other Sins but wh●t are against the Law for all thy convictions and horrour of Conscience thou mayest be but a Natural●man at the best and so unde●●he curse Gal. 3. 10. But perhaps thou wilt say I am not only convinced of my sins against the law I have also some power against my sins so that I do in some considerable measure abstain from those things that are forbidden in the Law This thou mayest have and do as thou thinkest perfectly as those blinde Pharises called Quakers do think that they also do and yet be but a natural man And therefore I pray consider that place in Rom. 2. 14. the Apostle there speaks on this wise concerning the Gentiles obedience to the law For when the Gentiles which have not the law do by N●ture the things contained in the law these having not the law are a law unto themselves which shew the work of the Law written in their hearts Which work of the law Christ as he is God hath enlightned every one withall that cometh into the world Joh. 1. 19. which as the Quakers say doth convince of Sin yet of no other than sins against the Law and therefore must needs be all one light or law for the law is light Prov. 6. 23. and gives the knowledge of Sin Rom. 3. 20. And therefore as I said before so say I now again If thy convictions are not other then for the sins against the Law though thy obedience be the strictest that ever was wrought by any man except the Lord Jesus the son of Mary thou art at the best but under the Law and so consequently under the Curse and under the wrath of God Gal. 3. 10. Joh. 3. 36. whether thou believest it or not But now the second thing how thou shouldest know whether the Spirit of Christ doth effectually set home the law upon thy Conscience or not And therefore to speak directly to it If the Spirit of the Lord Jesus the Son of God doth set home the Law effectually then the same Spirit of Christ shewes thee more sin then the Sinnes against the Law For first it shews thee That all thy righteousnesse is but as filthy-rags Isa. 64. 6. Thou seest all thy praying meditation hearing reading almes-deeds fasting reformation and whatsoever else thou hast done doest or canst doe being an unbeliever deserves at the hands of God his curse and condemnation and that for ever And therefore thou art so far from trusting to it that in some measure thou even loathest it and art ashamed of it as being a thing abominable both in Gods sight and thine own Thou countest thy own performances when at best and thine own righteousnesse a bed too short to stretch thy selfe upon and a covering 109 narrow to wrap thy selfe in Isa. 28. 20. And these things thou seest not overly or slightly and as at a great distance but realy and seriously and the sense of them sticks close unto thee Secondly it shews thee that thou hast no faith in the man Christ Jesus by nature and that though thou hadst no other sins yet thou art in a perishing state because o● unbelief according to that 16. of John v. 9. of Sin because they believe not on me If therefore thou hast been convinced arigh● by the Spirit thou hast seen that thou hadst no faith in Christ the Sonne of Mary the Sonne of God before conversion It shews thee also that thou canst not believe in thine owne strength though thou wouldst never so willingly yea though thou wouldst give all the world if thou hadst it to believe thou couldst not In the next place It will shew thee that if thou doest not believe in the Man Christ Jesus And that with the faith of the operation of God thou wilt surely perish and that without remedy Also it shews thee that if thou hast not that righteousnesse which the Man Christ Jesus accomplished in his own person for sinners I say if thou be not clo thed with that in stead of thine owne thou art gone for ever and therefore saith Christ speaking of the Spirit when he is come he shall reprove the world of Sir and of righteousness too That is The Spirit shall convince men and women of the sufficiencie of that righteousness that Christ in his humane nature hath fulfilled So that they need not run to the law for righteousness for Christ is the end of the law for righteousnesse to every one that believeth Rom. 10. 4. Again if the Spirit of Jesus set eth home the Law upon thy conscience thou wilt freely confesse that although the law curseth condemneth thee for thy sins and gives thee no power either to fulfill it or to come out of thy sins yet God is just in giving that law And the Law is ●oly and the Commandment hol and just and good Rom. 7. 12. Lastly it also convinceth of Judgement to come He viz. the Spirit shall reprove the world of Sin of Righteousnesse yea and of Judgement too Then doth the soul see that that very Man that was borne of the Virgin Mary crucified upon the crosse without the gates of Jerusalem shall so come againe even ●hat same Jesus in like manner as he was seen to go up from his Disciples Yea they that are thus convinced by the Spirit of Christ know that God hath appointed a day in which he will Judge the world in righteousnesse by that Man whom he hath ordained which is the Man Christ Jesus for it is he that is ordained of God to be the Judge of quicke and dead Acts 10. 42. And now O man or woman who ever thou art that art savingly convinced by the Spirit of Christ thou hast such an endless desire after the Lord Jesus Christ that thou canst not be satisfied