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A30122 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. 1688 (1688) Wing B5485; ESTC R29145 71,178 194

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he_o more_o after_o that_o thou_o shall_v cut_v it_o down_o wo_n unto_o they_o when_o i_o depart_v from_o they_o hos._n 9_o 12._o now_o be_v this_o professor_n leave_v naked_a indeed_o naked_a to_o god_n naked_a to_o satan_n naked_a to_o sin_n naked_a to_o the_o law_n naked_a to_o death_n naked_a to_o hell_n naked_a to_o judgement_n and_o naked_a to_o the_o gripe_v of_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n and_o to_o the_o torment_n of_o that_o worm_n that_o never_o die_v and_o to_o that_o fire_n that_o never_o shall_v be_v quench_v heb._n 12._o 25._o see_v that_o you_o refuse_v not_o he_o that_o speak_v for_o if_o they_o escape_v not_o who_o
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