A30128:8
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.
Courteous Reader,
Having formerly writ some small matter, touching the Doctrine of Faith; as Justification by Grace through the Faith of Christs Blood, &c. I do here, as the second to that Doctrine, present thee with a few lines, touching Good Works, that I might, as at first I showed thee the Good and Glory of the one, so now show thee the Beauty and Excellency of the other: ⟨image 4⟩For though we are justified, Rom. 3. 24, &c. freely by Grace through Christ before God; yet we are justified before Men, Jam. 2. 18. by our Works: Nay, a life of Holiness flowing from Faith in us that are saved by Grace, it doth justify that Grace before the World that justifies us before God, 2 Cor. 6. 1, 3. 2 Cor. 9. 12, 13, 1 Pet. 2. 11, 12.
HAving formerly writ some small matter, touching the Doctrine of Faith; as Justification by Grace through the Faith of Christs Blood, &c. I do here, as the second to that Doctrine, present thee with a few lines, touching Good Works, that I might, as at first I shewed thee the Good and Glory of the one, so now shew thee the Beauty and Excellency of the other: ⟨image 4⟩For though we are justified, Rom. 3. 24, &c. freely by Grace through Christ before God; yet we are justified before Men, Jam. 2. 18. by our Works: Nay, a life of Holiness flowing from Faith in us that are saved by Grace, it doth justifie that Grace before the World that justifies us before God,