A30139:86
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.
•hall God Love, shall he keep his Faith to me? And shall not I? shall I unfaithful be? Shall God love me a Sinner? and shall I Not love a Saint? Yea shall my JESUS dye To reconcile me to my God? and shall • hate his Child, nor hear his wants that call For my little Assisting of him? fie On such a spirit, on such cruelty; Fie on the thought that would me alienate, Or tempt me my worst Enemy to hate.1
•hall God Love, shall he keep his Faith to me? And shall not I? shall I unfaithful be? Shall God love me a Sinner? and shall I Not love a Saint? Yea shall my JESUS dye To reconcile me to my God? and shall • hate his Child, nor hear his wants that call For my little Assisting of him? sie On such a spirit, on such cruelty; Fie on the thought that would me alienate, Or tempt me my worst Enemy to hate.1
2. He that dwells here, must also be a sharer In others griefs; must be a burden-bearer Among his Brethren, or he cannot do That which the blessed Gospel calls him to. In order hereunto, Humility Must be put on (it is our Livery) We must be clothed with it, if we will The Law Obey, our Masters mind fulfil. If this be so, then what should they do here, Who in their Antic pranks of Pride appear.