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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.
And then returns to his place, till this Professor more unfeignedly acknowledgeth his offence, Hos. 5. 14, 15.
And then returns to his place, till this Professor more unfeignedly acknowlegeth his offence, Hos. 5. 14, 15.
At this the poor creature is afflicted and distressed, Rents his Clothes, and begins to call the breaking of his Promise ⟨p. 94⟩and Vows to mind, he mourns and Prays, and like Ahab, a while walks softly, at the remembrance of the justness of the hand of God upon him. And now he renews his Promises; Lord, try me this one time more, take off thy hand and see; They go far that never turn. Well, God spareth him again, sets down his Axe again; Many times He did deliver them, but they provoked him with their Counsels, and were brought low for their Iniquities, Psal. 106. 43. Now they seem to be thankful again, and are as if they were resolved to be Godly indeed. Now they Read, they Pray, they go to Meetings, and seem to be serious a pretty while, but at last they forget. Their Lusts prick them, suitable Temptations present themselves: wherefore they turn to their own crooked ways again. Psal. 78. 34, 36. When he slew them, then they sought him, and returned early after God, nevertheless they did flatter him with mouth, and lied unto him with their tongue.
At this the poor creature is afflicted and distressed, Rents his Cloaths, and begins to call the breaking of his Promise ⟨p. 94⟩and Vows to mind, he mourns and Prays, and like Ahab, a while walks softly, at the remembrance of the justness of the hand of God upon him. And now he renews his Promises; Lord, try me this one time more, take off thy hand and see; They go far that never turn. Well, God spareth him again, sets down his Ax again; Many times He did deliver them, but they provoked him with their Counsels, and were brought low for their Iniquities,