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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. › The Third Observation.
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.
Secondly, As they should be thus do•ing, so they should live in the power of i• themselves; they should by Faith suc• and drink in this Doctrine, as the goo• ground receiveth the Rain; which being done, forthwith there is proclaimed G•• Works. Paul to the Colossians saith th•• We give thanks to God, and the Father our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always f•• you, since we heard of your Faith in the L•• Jesus, and love to all the Saints: […] the hope which is laid up in Heaven for y•• whereof ye heard before in the Word of […] Truth of the Gospel, which is come un•• you, as it is also in all the World, and brin••eth forth fruit as it doth also in you. […] how long ago? Why, since the day ye h•• it, saith he, and knew the Grace of God Truth, Col. 1. 3, 4, 5, 6.
Secondly, As they should be thus do•ing, so they should live in the power of i• themselves; they should by Faith suc• and drink in this Doctrine, as the goo• ground receiveth the Rain; which bein• done, forthwith there is proclaimed G•• Works. Paul to the Colossians saith th•• We give thanks to God, and the Father our Lord Jesus Christ, praying alwayes f•• you, since we heard of your Faith in the L•• Jesus, and love to all the Saints: 〈…〉 the hope which is laid up in Heaven for y whereof ye heard before in the Word of Truth of the Gospel, which is come un you, as it is also in all the World, and brineth forth fruit as it doth also in you. how long ago? Why, since the day ye h it, saith he, and knew the Grace of God Truth,