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… › And if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.]The Barren Fig-tree: OR, The Doom and Downfal of the fruitless Prof… › And if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.]

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:209–221 of 416

:209p. 71

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

:210p. 71–72

And if not, &c. The Lord Jesus by this, If, giveth us to understand, that there is a Generation of Professors in the World, that are incurable, that will not, that cannot repent, nor be profited by the means of Grace: A Generation, I say, that will retain a Profession, but will not bring forth Fruit: A Generation that will wear out the Patience of God, Time and Tide, Threatenings and Intercessions, ⟨p. 72⟩Judgments and Mercies, And after all will be unfruitful.

And if not, &c. The Lord Jesus by this, If, giveth us to understand, that there is a Generation of Professors in the World, that are incureable, that will not, that cannot repent, nor be profited by the means of Grace: A Generation, I say, that will retain a Profession, but will not bring forth Fruit: A Generation that will wear out the Patience of God, Time and Tide, Threatnings and Intercessions, ⟨p. 72⟩Judgments and Mercies, And after all will be unfruitful.

:211p. 72

O the desperate Wickedness that is in thy Heart! Barren Professor, Dost thou hear, the Lord Jesus stands yet in doubt about thee! There is an [if] stands yet in the way. I say, the Lord Jesus stands yet in doubt about thee, whether or no at last thou wilt be good; whether he may not labour in vain; whether his digging and dunging will come to more than last labour. I gave her space to repent, and she repented not,

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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…

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

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

After that, thou shalt cut it down.]

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

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

After that, thou shalt cut it down.]

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