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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.
Dark Riddles he doth here to us unfold, Yea makes us things Invisible behold.
He sheds abroad God's Love in every Heart, Where he doth dwell, yea to them doth impart Such tokens of a future Happiness, That's past the Tongue of Angels to express.
'Tis he which helpeth us, that to perform, Whether Becalmed, or whether in a Storm, Which God commands: without him we do nought. That's Good, either in Deed, or Word, or Thought.1 'Tis he that doth with Jewels us bedeck, 'Tis he puts chains of Gold about our Neck; 'Tis he that doth us with fine Linen gird, That maketh us oft times live as a Bird. ⟨p. 18⟩That cureth us of all our doubts and fears, Puts Bracelets on our Hands, Rings on our Ears;
'Tis he which helpeth us, that to perform, Whether Becalm'd, or whether in a Storm, Which God commands: without him we do nought. That's Good, either in Deed, or Word, or Thought.1 'Tis he that doth with Jewels us bedeck, 'Tis he puts chains of Gold about our Neck; 'Tis he that doth us with fine Linnen gird, That maketh us oft times live as a Bird. ⟨p. 18⟩That cureth us of all our doubts and fears, Puts Bracelets on our Hands, Rings on our Ears;