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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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Secondly, Labour more and more to increase it, for if it do not increate, it will certainly decrease.
Thirdly, Be comfortable to, and comforting of others; for how do you know but that God hath comforted you, to this very end that you might comfort others; Paul was so, and be sure to show comfort, for comforts sake.
Thirdly, Be comfortable to, and comforting of others; for how do you know but that God hath comforted you, to this very end that you might comfort others; Paul was so, and be sure to shew comfort, for comforts sake.
Brethren and Beloved in the Lord, Do not receive this grace in vain; But go all you that have this comfort, and magnify the riches of Gods grace, the freeness of the grace of God that hath comforted you, and say, What such a one as I comforted! Others of thy Children Lord have walked closely with Thee, but I have walked loosely; and shall I be comforted and not they? O what free grace is this! I have ⟨p. 56⟩been a great sinner Lord, and what am I comforted? O what free grace is this! There are some that have walked in the light, and they are now in darkness; but I have walked in the dark, and yet am now in the light, O what free grace is this! Go away therefore, and magnify the riches of Gods grace in the matter of your comforts.
Brethren and Beloved in the Lord, Do not receive this grace in vain; But go all you that have this comfort, and magnify the riches of Gods grace, the freeness of the grace of God that hath comforted you, and say, What such a one as I comforted! Others of thy Children Lord have walked closely with Thee, but I have walked loosely; and shall I be comforted and not they? O what free grace is this! I have