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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.
This was Israels Idolatry of old, and the original of all her idolatrous practices, Hos. 2. 5. For their Mother hath played the Harlot (that is, committed idolatry) she that conceived them, hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers that gave me my bread, and my waters, my wool, and my flax, my oil, and my drink.
This was Israels Idolatry of old, and the original of all her idolatrous practices, Hos. 2. 5. For their Mother hath played the Harlot (that is, committed idolatry) she that conceived them, hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers that gave me my bread, and my waters, my wool, and my flax, my oyl, and my drink.
3. It disalloweth of God's way of disposing his Creatures, and would have them ordered and disposed of otherwise then his heavenly Wisdom seeth meet: and hence ariseth all those discontents about God's dealing with us. Covetousness, never yet said, It is the lord, let him do what he pleaseth; but is ever objecting, like God, against every thing that goeth against it; and it is that which, like a god, draweth away the heart and soul from the true God, and his Son Jesus Christ: And he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions, Mat. 19. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22.
Now then, that which engageth the heart, that rejecteth the providence of God, and that is for ordering and disposing of things contrary to God; and for breaking with God upon these terms, is Idolatry: and all these do Covetousness. The wicked boasteth of his hearts desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth,