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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.
If any has a quarrel against any, (As quarrels we have oft against a many) Why then, as God, for Christs sake pardons you, For Christs sake, pardon thou thy Brother too. We say, What freely comes, doth freely go; Then let all our forgivenesses be so. •'m sure God heartily forgiveth thee, My loving Brother, prithee forgive me;
If any has a quarrel against any, (As quarrels we have oft against a many) Why then, as God, for Christs sake pardons you, For Christs sake, pardon thou thy Brother too. We say, What freely comes, doth freely go; Then let all our forgivenesses be so. •'m sure God heartily forgiveth thee, My loving Brother, prethee forgive me;
4. As we forgive, so we must watch and pray For Enemies we have, that night and day, Should we not watch, would soon our Grace spoile Should we not pray, would our poor Souls defile