A29368:13
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Upon the Death of Mr. William Bridge a faithful and painful Labourer in the Lords Vineyard.
Upon the Death of Mr. William Bridg a faithful and painful Labourer in the Lords Vineyard.
Even as a Lamp that spendeth liberally It's Oil, that we may do our work thereby: Or as a sparkling Star, which shineth bright, Thereby directing Travellers by night: Or as the Sun, that by his cheerful rays Disperseth darkness, and his beams displays, On the cold Earth, whereby he makes it spring With fruitful crops, which joyfulness doth bring: So Bridge dispersed his fruitful beams whilst here, But now he's fixed in a higher Sphere.
EVen as a Lamp that spendeth liberally It's Oyle, that we may do our work thereby: Or as a sparkling Star, which shineth bright, Thereby directing Travellers by night: Or as the Sun, that by his cheerful rayes Disperseth darkness, and his beams displayes, On the cold Earth, whereby he makes it spring With fruitful crops, which joyfulness doth bring: So Bridg dispers'd his fruitful beams whilst here, But now he's fixed in a higher Sphere.
You that have skill, sorrow and joy to blend; Somewhat of both upon this Prophet spend. Grieve for your loss, and yet rejoice in this He's gone from trouble to a place of bliss: Mourn, that you did no more improve his pains; And yet rejoice, that he now reaps the gains. Weep that so bright a Lamp no longer shined; Yet joy in those choice works he left behind. Mourn that such Lights do set, and when ye have done, Joy that he's there, where needs not Moon nor Sun;