A30128:74
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.
Thus you see how both Wise men and Fools, Saints and Sinners, Christians and Heathens, have erred in the business of Good Works; Wherefore every one should be careful to see that their works be good.
Now, then to prevent, if God will, miscarriage in this matter, I shall propound unto you what it is for a Work to be rightly Good.
First, A Good Work must have, The Word for its authority.
Secondly, It must, as afore was said, flow from Faith.
Thirdly, It must be, both rightly timed, and rightly placed.