cumber-ground

I have waited, saith God, these three years; I have missed of fruit these three years; it hath been a cumber-ground these three years; cut it down.

The Riches of Bunyan

When God comes the next year, he finds him still as he was, a barren, fruitless cumber-ground.

The Riches of Bunyan

"It is a cumber-ground," saith the Father; "One year longer," prays the Son:

The Riches of Bunyan

Of what complexion thou art I cannot certainly divine; but the parable tells thee that the cumber-ground must be cut down.

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At last it is cut down as a cumber-ground and burnt.

Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03

'Thou hast been a cumber-ground long already, and wilt thou continue so still?

The Holy war, made by King Shaddai upon Diabolus, for the regaining of the metropolis of the world; or, the losing and taking again of the town of Mansoul

The cumber-ground must to the wood-pile, and thence to the fire.

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O thou cumber-ground, God expects fruit, God will come seeking fruit shortly.

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A cumber-ground professor is not only a provocation to God,

Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03

The church, and a profession, are the best of places for the upright, but the worst in the world for the cumber-ground.

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