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A discourse of the building, nature, excellency, and government of the house of God…
A discourse of the building, nature, excellency, and government of the house of God With counsels and directions to the inhabitants thereof. By John Bunyan of Bedford.
London : printed, and are to be sold by George Larkin, at the Two Swans without Bishopsgate, 1688
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.
But 'tis not thus with such as swerve in Faith, With them, who, as our wise Apostle saith, Entangled are at un-a-wares, with those Cunning to trap, to snare, and to impose By falcifyings, their prevarications: No, these are slyly taken from their stations, Unknown to Nature; yea, in judgment they Think they have well done to forsake the wa•• Their Understanding, and their Judgment too Doth like, or well approve of what they do. These are (poor souls) beyond their Art an• Skil•• Ta'en Captive by the Devil, at his will.1
Here therefore you must patience exercise, And suffer long, ye must not tyrannize It over such, but must all meekness show; Still dropping of good Doctrine as the Dew, Against their Error; so its churlishness You Conquer will, and may their fault redress.1
Here therefore you must patience exercise, And suffer long, ye must not tyranize It over such, but must all meekness shew; Still droping of good Doctrine as the Dew, Against their Error; so its churlishness You Conquer will, and may their fault redress.1