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

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The Barren Fig-tree: OR, The Doom and Downfall of the fruitless Prof… › After that, thou shalt cut it down.]The Barren Fig-tree: OR, The Doom and Downfal of the fruitless Prof… › After that, thou shalt cut it down.]

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:219p. 75–76

First, That even then when the Justice of God cries out, I cannot endure to wait on this barren Professor any longer: Then Jesus Christ intercedes for a little more Patience, and a little more striving with this Professor, if possible he may make ⟨p. 76⟩him a fruitful Professor. Lord, let it alone this Year also, until I shall dig about it and dung it, and if it bear Fruit, well, &c.

:220p. 76

Secondly, There are some Professors whose Day of Grace will end with, cut it down, with Judgment; when Christ, by his means, hath been used for their Salvation.

:221p. 76

The First of these Observations I shall pass, and not meddle at all therewith; But shall briefly speak to the Second, to wit,

:222p. 76

That there are some Professors, whose Day of Grace will end with, cut it down, with Judgment, when Christ by his means hath been used for their Salvation.

That there are some Professors, whose Day of Grace will end with, cut it down, with Judgmeut, when Christ by his means hath been used for their Salvation.

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