John Bunyan Flashcards
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father which in heaven art, Thy name be always hallowed;
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done; Thy heavenly path be followed
By us on earth as ‘tis with thee, We humbly pray; And let our bread us given be, From day to day.
Forgive our debts as we forgive Those that to us indebted are:
Into temptation lead us not,
But save us from the wicked snare.
The kingdom’s thine, the power too, We thee adore; The glory also shall be thine For evermore.
Upon the Ant
Must we unto the ant go to school, To learn of her in summer to provide For winter next ensuing.
Man’s a fool, Or silly ants would not be made his guide.
But, sluggard, is it not a shame for thee To be outdone by ant?
Pr’ythee hear: Their works, too, will thy condemnation be When at the judgment-seat thou shalt appear.
But since thy God doth bid thee to her go, Obey, her ways consider, and be wise;
The ant tell thee will what thou must do, And set the way to life before thine eyes.
UPON THE BARREN FIG-TREE IN GOD’S VINEYARD
What, barren here! in this so good a soil? The sight of this doth make God’s heart recoil From giving thee his blessing; barren tree, Bear fruit, or else thine end will cursed be!
Art thou not planted by the water-side? Know’st not thy Lord by fruit is glorified? The sentence is, Cut down the barren tree: Bear fruit, or else thine end will cursed be.
Hast thou been digg’d about and dunged too, Will neither patience nor yet dressing do? The executioner is come, O tree, Bear fruit, or else thine end will cursed be!
He that about thy roots takes pains to dig, Would, if on thee were found but one good fig, Preserve thee from the axe: but, barren tree, Bear fruit, or else thy end will cursed be!
The utmost end of patience is at hand, ‘Tis much if thou much longer here doth stand. O cumber-ground, thou art a barren tree. Bear fruit, or else thine end will cursed be!
Thy standing nor thy name will help at all; When fruitful trees are spared, thou must fall. The axe is laid unto thy roots, O tree! Bear fruit, or else thine end will cursed be.
