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We must not rest in shadowish sacraments, as the typical tree of life, but must remember it is our duty to live by faith in the promised seed.

Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 John Bunyan 1658

Lastly, In a word; the holiness that Adam had before, and that we lost in him by the fall; it was a natural shadowish old covenant, promiseless holiness; such as stood and might be walked in, while he stood perfectly ignorant of the Mediator Christ.

Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 John Bunyan 1658

Think not by the straightness of thine order in outward, and bodily conformity to outward and shadowish circumstances, that thy peace is maintained with God? '

Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 John Bunyan 1658

First, I say, as to that, the nature of that law is moral, but the ministration, and circumstances thereunto belonging, are shadowish and figurative.

Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 John Bunyan 1658

But for the ministration of it from Sinai, with the circumstances belonging to that ministration, they are not moral, nor everlasting, but shadowish and figurative only.

Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 John Bunyan 1658

First, To take notice; That touching shadowish, or figurative ordinances; I believe that Christ hath ordained but two in his church, viz.,

Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 John Bunyan 1658

Vain man! think not by the straitness of thine order, in outward and bodily conformity, to outward and shadowish circumstances, that thy peace is maintained with God, for peace with God is by faith in the blood of his cross; who hath borne the reproaches of you both.

Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 John Bunyan 1658

Wherefore the song which there you learnt of the devil, is true, in the sense he made it, and in the sense for which you bring it; which is, to beget in men, the highest esteem of their own human nature; and to set up this natural, shadowish, promiseless, ignorant holiness, in opposition to that which is truly Christ's.

Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 John Bunyan 1658

Tvangfrid There is a general calm around me. it seems the shadowish services have retracted their claws.

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a natural, figurative, shadowish righteousness or holiness.

Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 John Bunyan 1658