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Author: Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.
Title: The barren fig tree, or, The doom and downfall of the fruitless professor shewing that the day of grace may be past with him long before his life is ended : the signs also by which such miserable mortals may be known / by John Bunyan ; to which is added his Exhortation to peace and unity among all that fear God.
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Print source: The barren fig tree, or, The doom and downfall of the fruitless professor shewing that the day of grace may be past with him long before his life is ended : the signs also by which such miserable mortals may be known / by John Bunyan ; to which is added his Exhortation to peace and unity among all that fear God.
Bunyan, John, 1628-1688., Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. Exhortation to peace and unity among all that fear God.
London: Printed for J. Robinson, 1688.
Subject terms:
Christian life.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A30122.0001.001
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To the Reader.
The Barren Fig-tree: OR, The Doom and Downfal of the fruitless Professor.
A certain Man had a Fig-tree planted in his Vineyard.]
Had a [Fig-tree.]
Had a Fig-tree [planted].
Had a Fig-tree planted in [his] Vine∣yard.
[Had] a Fig-tree planted in his Vine∣yard.
And [He] came and sought Fruit thereon.
And he came and sought Fruit [there∣on].
And he came and sought Fruit thereon [and sound none].
And he came and sought Fruit thereon, and found none.]
And he sought Fruit thereon.]
And he came and sought, fruit thereon.]
[Then] said he, &c.
Behold, these three Years I come seeking Fruit, &c.
These three Years, &c.
I came [seeking] Fruit.
Seeking Fruit on [this] Fig-tree.
Cut it down.
Cut it down.
Cut it down.
Cut it down.
Why cumbereth it the Ground.]
And he answering, said unto him, Lord, l it alone this Year also, until I shall d about it, and dung it; and if it be Fruit, well; and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down, vers. 8, 9.
Lord, let it alone this Year also.
Lord, let it alone this Year.]
Vntil I shall dig about it, and dung it.
Vntil I shall [dig] about it.]
Vntil I shall dig about it, and [dung] it.
And if it bear Fruit, well.]
And if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.]
And if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.]
After that, thou shalt cut it down.]
Signs of being past Grace.
After that thou shalt out it down.]
Thou cut ent it down.]
AN EXHORTATION TO PEACE and UNITY.
POSTSCRIPT.
Some Books printed for Jonathan Robinson, at the Golden Lion in St. Paul's Church-Yard.