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…

Name: The barren fig tree, or, The doom and downfall of the fruitless professor showing…
Author: John Bunyan

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.

John Bunyan 1628–1688London: printed for J. Robinson, 1688

[4], 118, 64 p. · 36k words · Wing B5485 · ESTC R29145

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The Barren Fig-tree: OR, The Doom and Downfall of the fruitless Prof… › Until I shall dig about it, and [dung] it.The Barren Fig-tree: OR, The Doom and Downfal of the fruitless Prof… › Vntil I shall dig about it, and [dung] it.

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.

[ Earlier:202–215 of 416

:202p. 69

Until I shall dig about it, and [dung] it.

Vntil I shall dig about it, and [dung] it.

:203p. 69

As the Earth, by binding the Roots too closely, may hinder the Tree's being fruitful; so the want of better Means may be also a Cause thereof. And this is more than intimated by the Dresser of the Vineyard, until I shall dig about it, and dung it, I will supply it with a more fruitful Ministry, with a warmer Word. I will give them Pastors after mine own Heart, I will dung them; You know Dung is a more warm, more fat, more hearty, and succouring Matter, than is commonly the place in which Trees are planted.

:204p. 69–70

I will dig about it, and dung it, I will bring it under an heart-awakening Ministry, the Means of Grace shall be fat, and good. I will also visit it with Heart-awakening, Heart-warming, Heart-encouraging Considerations; I will apply warm Dung to his Roots, I will strive with him by my Spirit, and give him some tastes of the heavenly Gift, and the Power of the World to come. I am loth to lose him for want of digging; ⟨p. 70⟩Lord, let it alone this Year also, until I shall dig about it, and dung it.

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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…

Until I shall dig about it, and [dung] it.

Vntil I shall dig about it, and [dung] it.

And if it bear Fruit, well.]

And if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.]

And if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.]

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Until I shall dig about it, and [dung] it.

Vntil I shall dig about it, and [dung] it.

And if it bear Fruit, well.]

And if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.]

And if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.]

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