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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 you may say further, suppose there be a difference in the matter of our Judgements or opinions: what shall we do to remove it? Why,
First, Be sure of this, that you do not ⟨p. 120⟩mistake the meaning of that Scripture, which your judgement is founded upon. It is said There was a division among the people because of Christ; why for what was it, what was the reason of it? It was because of misunderstanding, and for want of a right understanding of Christ: So I say, this division may come for want of a right understanding of the Scriptures, upon which our judgement is grounded and founded. But
Secondly, Consider O man whether you do not settle your judgement upon the judgement, or opinion of any, or upon the knowledge of another: Hast thou faith saith the Apostle, have it to thy self before God; Rom. 14.22. But is not a man then to confess his faith before others, when he is called to it? Yes, But the Apostle speaks here of lesser things; if thou hast faith have it to thy self in little disputable things; and do not rely upon others, but look to thy self, and give things a time; in due time God will reveal, saith the Apostle.