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The freeness of the grace and love of God to believers discovered in reference…
The freeness of the grace and love of God to believers discovered in reference to 1. their services and suffering, 2. their consolations, and 3. their salvation and eternal glory : together with the excellency of the fear of God, the goodness and pleasantness of brotherly love, the wisdom of hearing the voice of the rod, repentance the only way to prevent judgements / delivered in several sermons by the late reverend and faithful minister of Christ, Mr. William Bridge ...The freeness of the grace and love of God to believers discovered in reference to 1. their services and suffering, 2. their consolations, and 3. their salvation and eternal glory : together with the excellency of the fear of God, the goodness and pleasantness of brotherly love, the wisdom of hearing the voice of the rod, repentance the only way to prevent judgements / delivered in several sermons by the late reverend and faithful minister of Christ, Mr. William Bridg ...
London: printed for Nath. Crouch, 1671
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But suppose I want comfort now, and that I am one of a drooping, trembling spirit, and of an afflicted heart; what shall I do that I may be comforted, and comforted in a way of free grace? I Answer;
First, Go away, and be sensible of your unbelief; for it is want of believing that hinders our comfort, and when the comforter comes, he will convince the world of sin, and especially of unbelief: would you then be comforted in a way of free love? Go then I say, and be sensible of your unbelief, and be humbled for it.
Secondly, Observe what those things are that hinder your spiritual comforts, and take heed of them. They are many. I will only name some of them. As,
First, Worldly fears, and worldly delights; these are enemies to true comfort.
Secondly, Sins against conscience, they that sin against knowledge, will hardly have peace of conscience; nay it is pity they should have peace, lest they be