A book for boys and girls, or, Country rhimes for children by J.B.
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Title
A book for boys and girls, or, Country rhimes for children by J.B.
Author
Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.
Publication
London :: Printed for N.P. and sold by the booksellers in London,
1686.
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"A book for boys and girls, or, Country rhimes for children by J.B." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A30125.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024.
Pages
XLIX. Upon a Lanthorn.
THe Lanthorn is to keep the Candle Light,When it is windy, and a darksome Night.O dain'd it also was, that men might seeBy Night their way, and so in safety be.
Comparison.
Compare we now our Lanthorn to the man,That has within his heart a Work of Grace.As for another let him, if he can,Do as this Lanthorn, in its time and place:
Profess the Faith, and thou a Lanthorn art:But yet if Grace has not possessed thee:
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Thou want'st this Candle Light within thy heart,And art none other, than dark Lanthorns be.
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