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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.
Christian Behaviour; OR, The Fruits of true Christianity. › Of Neighbours each to other.
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.
Fourthly, It argueth covetousness when men will deprive themselves, and those under them, of the privileges of the Gospel, for more of this world, and is condemned by Christ, Luk. 14. 18, 19, 20.
Fourthly, It argueth covetousness when men will deprive themselves, and those under them, of the priviledges of the Gospel, for more of this world, and is condemned by Christ, Luk. 14. 18, 19, 20.
Fifthly, It argueth covetousness, when men that have it, can go by, or hear of the poor, and shut up their bowels and compassions from them, 1 John 3. 17.
Sixthly, Also when men are convinced it is their duty to communicate to such and such that have need, yet they defer it, and if not quite forget it ⟨p. 99⟩yet linger away the time, as being loth to distribute to the necessities of those in want. This is forbidden by the holy Ghost; Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it. Now, it is due from thee to the poor by the Commandment of God; if they want, and thou hast it, Say not then to thy Neighbour, Go, and come again to morrow, and I will give, when thou hast it by thee, Prov. 3. 27, 28.