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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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First, Thereby you will honour God in his dispensations: It was the speech of Mr. Dod when the Soldiers broke into his house and plundered him, saith he, it is the Lord that hath taken them away; he did not say this thing they have taken away, and they have taken away such, and such things; no, he would not give them that honour; but as Job said when the Sabeans took away his goods, the Lord gives, and the Lord takes away; so said he, I will not honour them so much, as to say that they have taken away any thing from me, but the Lord hath done it; and thereby he gives God the honour of his dispensations; and so must you, if you will hear the Rod, and who hath appointed it.
First, Thereby you will honour God in his dispensations: It was the speech of Mr. Dod when the Souldiers broke into his house and plundred him, saith he, it is the Lord that hath taken them away; he did not say this thing they have taken away, and they have taken away such, and such things; no, he would not give them that honour; but as Job said when the Sabeans took away his goods, the Lord gives, and the Lord takes away; so said he, I will not honour them so much, as to say that they have taken away any thing from me, but the Lord hath done it; and thereby he gives God the honour of his dispensations; and so must you, if you will hear the Rod, and who hath appointed it.
Secondly, By hearing the Rod, and who hath appointed it; you will much strengthen your faith.
Thirdly, By hearing the Rod, and who hath appointed it, you will be enabled to submit sweetly to the sharp anger of Gods dispensations; I was dumb and opened not my mouth, because thou didst it, saith David, Psalm 39.9. So when Shimei cursed David, his servants would have taken off his head, no saith David, Let him alone, it is the Lord that hath bidden him,