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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.
Well, thou hast turned away, return again; Bethink thy self, thy foot from Sin refrain; Hark! thou art called upon, stop not thine ear: Return backsliding Children, come, draw near Unto your God; repent, and he will heal Your base backslidings, to you will reveal That Grace and Peace which with him doth remain, For them that turn away, and turn again.1
Well, thou hast turn'd away, return again; Bethink thy self, thy foot from Sin refrain; Heark! thou art call'd upon, stop not thine ear: Return backslding Children, come, draw near Unto your God; repent, and he will heal Your base backslidings, to you will reveal That Grace and Peace which with him doth remain, For them that turn away, and turn again.1
Take with thee words, come to the Throne of Grace, There supplicate thy God, and seek his Face; Like to the Prodigal, confess thy Sin, Tell him where, and how vicious thou hast been: ☞ Suppose he shall against thee shut thee door, Knock thou the louder, and cry out the more; What if he makes thee there to stand a while? Or makes as if he would not reconcile To thee again? Yet take thee no denial, Count all such carriages but as a trial, ⟨p. 62⟩Whether thou art in earnest in thy suit, As one truly forlorn and destitute; But hide thou nought of all that thou hast done, Open thy Bosom, make confession Of all thy Wickedness, tell every whit; Hast thou a secret Sin? don't cover it; Confess, thy self judge, if thou wouldst not die; Who doth himself judge; God doth Justify.1