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… › Signs of being past Grace.The Barren Fig-tree: OR, The Doom and Downfal of the fruitless Prof… › Signs of being past Grace.

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[ Earlier:278–293 of 416

:278p. 108–109

He shall separate him unto Evil; He shall give him up, he shall leave him to his Heart; he shall separate him to that, ⟨p. 109⟩or those that will assuredly be too hard for him.

:279p. 109

Now this Judgment is much effected, when God hath given a Man up unto Satan, and hath given Satan leave, without fail, to complete his destruction. I say, When God hath given Satan leave effectually to complete his destruction: For all that are delivered up unto Satan, have not, nor do not come to this End. But that is the Man, whom God shall separate to Evil, and shall leave in the Hands of Satan, to complete, without fall, his Destruction.

Now this Judgment is much effected, when God hath given a Man up unto Satan, and hath given Satan leave, without fail, to compleat his destruction. I say, When God hath given Satan leave effectually to compleat his destruction: For all that are delivered up unto Satan, have not, nor do not come to this End. But that is the Man, whom God shall separate to Evil, and shall leave in the Hands of Satan, to compleat, without fall, his Destruction.

:280p. 109–110

Thus he served Ahab, a Man, that fold himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord, 1 Kin. 21. 25. And the Lord said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up, and fall at Ramoth-Gilead? And on said on this manner, and another said on that manner: And there came forth a Spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him. 1 Kin. 22. 20, 21, 22. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and be a lying Spirit in the mouth of all his Prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also, go forth, and do so. Thou shalt persuade him and

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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…

After that thou shalt out it down.]

Thou cut ent it down.]

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After that thou shalt out it down.]

Thou cut ent it down.]

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