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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.
5. Sincerity, to that we are enjoined; For I do in our blessed Law-book find, That Duties, how well done so e'er they seem, With our great God, are but of small esteem, If not sincerely done; then have a care, For Hypocrites are hateful every where.
5. Sincerity, to that we are enjoyn'd; For I do in our blessed Law-book find, That Duties, how well done so e'er they seem, With our great God, are but of small esteem, If not sincerely done; then have a care, For Hypocrites are hateful every where.
Things we may do, yea, and may let men see Us do them too, design but honestly; Vain-gloriously let us not seek for praise, Vain-glory's nothing worth in Gospel days.
Sincerity seeks not an open place To do, tho it does all with open face; It loves no guises, nor disfigurations, 'Tis plain, 'tis simple, hates Equivocations.
Sincerity's that Grace by which we poise, And keep our Duties even: nor but toys Are all we do, if no Sincerity Attend our works, lift it up ne'er so high. ⟨p. 38⟩