"The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream, by John Bunyan"
{361} IGNOR. Do you think that I am such a fool as to think God can see no further than I? or, that I would come to God in the best of my performances? CHR. Why, how dost thou think in this matter? IGNOR. Why, to be short, I think I must believe in Christ for justification. CHR. How! think thou must believe in Christ, when thou seest not thy need of him! Thou neither seest thy original nor actual infirmities; but hast such an opinion of thyself, and of what thou dost, as plainly renders thee to be one that did never see a necessity of Christ's personal righteousness to justify thee before God. How, then, dost thou say, I believe in Christ? {362} IGNOR. I believe well enough for all that. CHR. How dost thou believe? IGNOR. I believe that Christ died for sinners, and that I shall be justified before God from the curse, through his gracious acceptance of my obedience to his law. Or thus, Christ makes my duties, that are religious, acceptable to his Father, by virtue of his merits; and so shall I be justified. {363} CHR. Let me give an answer to this confession of thy faith: -- 1. Thou believest with a fantastical faith; for this faith is nowhere described in the Word.