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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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But it may be some will say: Suppose I do not fear the Lord, what shall I do that I may fear the Lord, fear him as I should do, fear him more and more.
For answer, If you would fear the Lord in truth. Then
First, Be humbled for want of this fear: That man is not far from grace, who is humbled for the want of grace; a man will never be humbled for unbelief; unless he be humbled for the want of it.
Secondly, Go to God and beg of him to fulfil his promise, God hath said, I will put my fear into their hearts; Now go to God I say and beg, and desire him that he would make good this promise to you.
Thirdly, If you would fear God in truth, then observe what that is, that is nearest, and dearest to you, and give that up to God. You know Abraham offered up Isaac, his only Son, and saith God,