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One thing is needful, or, Serious meditations upon the four last things, death, judgment…
One thing is needful, or, Serious meditations upon the four last things, death, judgment [brace] and [brace] heaven, hell unto which is added Ebal and Gerizzim, or, The blessing and the curse : with prison meditations and a catalogue of all this author's books / by John Bunyan.
London: printed for Nath. Ponder, 1683
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.
29. It takes away those Clogs that hold The Hearts of other men, And makes us lively strong and bold Thus to oppose their sin.
30. By which means God doth frustrate That which our Foes expect; Namely our turning the Postate, Like those of Judas Sect.
30. By which means God doth frusturate That which our Foes expect; Namely our turning the Postate, Like those of Judas Sect.
31. Here comes to our remembrance, The Troubles good men had Of old, and for our furtherance, Their Joys, when they were sad.
31. Here comes to our rememberance, The Troubles good men had Of old, and for our furtherance, Their Joys, when they were sad.
32. To them that here for Evil lye, The place is comfortless, But not to me, because that I Lye here for Righteousness.