A29368:132
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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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.
Seventhly, Set your self to rejoice in him that gives you comfort, Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice, ⟨p. 53⟩saith the Apostle, Phil. 4.4. He doth not only say humble your self for sin, which is a duty and a great duty; but he saith Rejoice, and again I say rejoice in the Lord; Rejoice in the Lord who gives you comfort freely. As much as you have been humbled for sin formerly, so much should you now rejoice that you have been comforted, and freely comforted by the grace of God; Rejoice so much in the Lord of your comforts.
Seventhly, Set your self to rejoyce in him that gives you comfort, Rejoyce in the Lord alwaies, and again I say rejoyce, ⟨p. 53⟩saith the Apostle, Phil. 4.4. He doth not only say humble your self for sin, which is a duty and a great duty; but he saith Rejoyce, and again I say rejoyce in the Lord; Rejoyce in the Lord who gives you comfort freely. As much as you have been humbled for sin formerly, so much should you now rejoyce that you have been comforted, and freely comforted by the grace of God; Rejoyce so much in the Lord of your comforts.