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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.
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⟩Sincerity makes Heaven upon us smile, Lo, here's a man in whom there is no guile! Nathaniel, an Israelite indeed! With Duties he sincerely doth proceed; Under the Fig-tree Heaven saw him at Prayer, There is but few do their Devotions there.
Sincerity's that Grace by which we poyse, 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⟩Sincerity makes Heav'n upon us smile, Lo, here's a man in whom there is no guile! Nathaniel, an Israelite indeed! With Duties he sincerely doth proceed; Under the Figg-tree Heav'n saw him at Prayer, There is but few do their Devotions there.