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Christian behaviour, or, The fruits of true Christianity showing the ground from whence they…Christian behaviour, or, The fruits of true Christianity shewing the ground from whence they…
Christian behaviour, or, The fruits of true Christianity showing the ground from whence they flow in their godlike order in the duty of relations, as husbands, wives, parents, children, masters, servants &c. : with a word of direction to all backsliders / by John Bunyan.Christian behaviour, or, The fruits of true Christianity shewing the ground from whence they flow in their godlike order in the duty of relations, as husbands, wives, parents, children, masters, servants &c. : with a word of direction to all backsliders / by John Bunyan.
London: printed for F. Smith, 1663
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.
First, to take away those Aspersions that the Adversaries cast upon our Doctrine (Rom. 3. 8. as also in the days of Paul) that because we preach ⟨image 5⟩Justification without the Works of the Law; therefore they pretend we plead for looseness of life, whose damnati•s just.
First, to take away those Aspersions that the Adversaries cast upon our Doctrine (Rom. 3. 8. as also in the dayes of Paul) that because we preach ⟨image 5⟩Justification without the Works of the Law; therefore they pretend we plead for loosness of life, whose damnati•s just.
Secondly, Because though there be much discourse about Works in general; yet a particular Discourse of them, as afore is touched, is too much neglected, and by this means every one too much left at uncertainties (as from them) of their several works under their particular Relations, which I think is one reason of that disorder in Families and Places, where God's People live, to their shame, and the dishonour of their God.
Thirdly, Because these few Books that do particularly treat thus of Good Works, are, I think, now so scarce, or so big, that but few have them, and few buy them, if they may be had, especially our new Converts; for whose ⟨image 5⟩