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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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Fourthly, Be sure you do not rest upon your own performances in reference to your comforts. Brethren and Beloved think on these things, and compare them with your own daily experiences. I say if you would be truly comforted, do not rest on your own performances. As we are apt to rest upon our own ⟨p. 52⟩Righteousness, in reference to our Justification; so we are apt also to rest upon our own performances, in reference to our comforts. O take heed you do not go about to establish your own comforts upon the bottom of your own performances, for if you do, you will not submit to the consolations of God.
Fifthly, If you would be comforted in a way of free grace and love, then study much the freeness of the grace of God. What is the reason people are no more comforted? It is because they see no more of the grace of God, the free grace of God: the more you look into the riches and freeness of Gods grace, the more you will be comforted.
Sixthly, If you want comfort at any time, walk graciously in the want of it. When you want comfort go to God and say; Lord although I cannot see thee, yet will I serve thee; and although I cannot enjoy thee, yet I will obey thee; and although I cannot see thy face, yet I will follow after thee, if by any means I may obtain thee. Walk graciously in the want of your comforts.