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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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So much shall serve for the Doctrinal part: Now then by way of Application,
Here we may see what a sad excuse that ⟨p. 97⟩will be which many make, That say they do but as others do, but Alas this is an excuse fit for the lips of those only, who fear not God at all. But
Secondly, If this Doctrine be true, then here you may see who those are that fear God in truth; there are many pretenders to it; but we find here, that those that truly fear the Lord cannot, will not do as others do: They will not do as others do in the matter of their choice, in the matter of their worship, nor of their calling, nor in what they are entrusted with, nor in their refreshments, nor in their Afflictions, nor in their right and propriety, and if it be so, how few are there that fear the Lord in Truth. They that truly fear God say always as Nehemiah, But so did not I because of the fear of God. There are many that lie quiet under sins of Omission, and under sins of Commission too, but so will not I because of the fear of God: Do others sin, and do others act contrary to the will of God, yet let us not do so, but let us say with Nehemiah, But so will not I because of the fear of God. O therefore let me desire all to fear the Lord, And for you that do fear the Lord, be you comforted, for comfort belongs to you; Everlasting mercy ⟨p. 98⟩belongs to you who fear the Lord; Jer. 31.3. I have loved you with an Everlasting love.
Secondly, If this Doctrine be true, then here you may see who those are that fear God in truth; there are many pretenders to it; but we find here, that those that truly fear the Lord cannot, will not do as others do: They will not do as others do in the matter of their choice, in the matter of their worship, nor of their calling, nor in what they are intrusted with, nor in their refreshments, nor in their Afflictions, nor in their right and propriety, and if it be so, how few are there that fear the Lord in Truth. They that truly fear God say always as Nehemiah, But so did not I because of the fear of God. There are many that lie quiet under sins of Omission, and under sins of Commission too, but so will not I because of the fear of God: Do others sin, and do others act contrary to the will of God, yet let us not do so, but let us say with Nehemiah, But so will not I because of the fear of God. O therefore let me desire all to fear the Lord, And for you that do fear the Lord, be you comforted, for comfort belongs to you; Everlasting mercy