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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.
45. Among those glittering Stars of light That Christ still holdeth fast In his right hand with all his might, Until that danger's past,
46. That shakes the world, and most hath dropped Into grief and distress, O blessed then is he that's wrapped In Christ his righteousness.
46. That shakes the world, and most hath dropt Into grief and distress, O blessed then is he that's wrapt In Christ his righteousness.
47. This is the man Death cannot kill; For he hath put on arms; Him Sin nor Satan hath not skill To hurt with all their charms,
48. An Helmet on his head doth stand, A Breast-plate on his Heart: ⟨p. 11⟩A Shield also is in his Hand, That blunteth every Dart.