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A holy life, the beauty of Christianity, or, An exhortation to Christians to be…
A holy life, the beauty of Christianity, or, An exhortation to Christians to be holy by John Bunyan.
London: printed by B.W. for Benj. Alsop, 1684
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
2. As it plucks many a professor from Christ; so it keeps many a one from an effectual closing with him. How many are there that religiously profess and make mention of the name of Christ, that yet of love to, ⟨p. 9⟩and by the interest that iniquity hath in their affections, never close with him unto salvation, but are like to them of whom you read in Paul to Timothy, 1that they are ever learning and never come to the knowledge of the truth.
2. As it plucks many a professor from Christ; so it keeps many a one from an effectual closing with him. How many are there that religiously profess and make mention of the name of Chri•t, that yet of love to, ⟨p. 9⟩and by the interest that iniquity hath in their affections, never close with him unto salvation, but are like to them of whom you read in Paul to Timothy, 1that they are ever learning and never come to the knowledg of the truth.
3. And concerning those that have indeed come to him, and that have effectually closed with him, and that name his name to good purpose: yet how hath iniquity hurt and abused many of them.