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The barren fig tree, or, The doom and downfall of the fruitless professor showing…The barren fig tree, or, The doom and downfall of the fruitless professor shewing…
The barren fig tree, or, The doom and downfall of the fruitless professor showing that the day of grace may be past with him long before his life is ended : the signs also by which such miserable mortals may be known / by John Bunyan ; to which is added his Exhortation to peace and unity among all that fear God.The barren fig tree, or, The doom and downfall of the fruitless professor shewing that the day of grace may be past with him long before his life is ended : the signs also by which such miserable mortals may be known / by John Bunyan ; to which is added his Exhortation to peace and unity among all that fear God.
London: printed for J. Robinson, 1688
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Fifthly, The Lord expects Fruit be coming the Vineyard of God. The Vineyard, saith he, Isa. 5. 1. is a very fruitful Hill; witness the Fruit brought forth in all Ages▪ The most barren Trees that ever grew in the Wood of this World; ⟨p. 39⟩when planted in this Vineyard by the God of Heaven, what Fruit to Godward have they brought forth? Abel offered the more excellent Sacrifice, Heb. 11. 4. Enoch walked with God three hundred Years, vers. 5. Noah▪ by his Life of Faith, condemned the World, and became Heir of the Righteousness which is by Faith, vers. 7. Abraham left his Country, and went out after God, not knowing whither he went, vers. 8. […] left a Kingdom, and ran the hazard of the Wrath of the King, for the Love he had to God and Christ. What shall I say of them who had Tri•l•, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better Resurrection? Heb. […] 35, 36, 37. They were stoned, they were […]; were tempted▪ […] They wandered […] and Goat-skins, being destitute, […] left his Father ▪ Ship and Nets, Mat. 4. •8, 19▪ Paul turned off from the feet of Gamalie•• Men brought their Goods and Possessions (the price of them) and cast it down at the Apostle's Feet, Acts 19. 18, 19, •0. […] others brought their Books together, and burnt them, […] Books, though they were worth fifty thousand ⟨p. 40⟩pieces of Silver. I could add, how many willingly offered themselves in all Ages, and their all, for the worthy. Name of the Lord Jesus, to be racked, starved, hanged, burned, drowned, pulled in pieces, and […] thousand. Cal mities. Barren Fig-tree, the Vineyard of God hath been a fruitful Place, What dost thou there? What dost thou bear? God expects Fruit, according to, or becoming the Soil of the Vineyard.