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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, In the matter of our Affections, in the 10. verse of this Chapter. Be kindly affectioned one towards another with brotherly love, in honour preferring one another.
Thirdly, In the matter of our Practice, read the 3. verse of this Chapter, For I say through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. Thus you see how we should act, as to our Judgements, Affections, and Practices, one toward another.
But you will say if this be so, then how much is our love wanting one toward another, but what shall we do, that our love to one another may be more knit together; what shall we do that we may advance, and rise to this holy agreement, both in our own hearts and others?
For answer hereunto, take these directions.