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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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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, 2 Sam. 16.11. Mr. Fox makes mention of a young man a Martyr, that when he was upon the Cart going to the fire; his Father who was a Papist, came out of his house, and would have beaten him, but the people hindering him; Pray said he, let him alone, for he is my Father. So I say by hearing the Rod, and who hath appointed it, you will submit unto the Lord, because he is your Father.
Thirdly, By hearing the Rod, and who hath appointed it, you will be inabled 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, 2 Sam. 16.11. Mr. Fox makes mention of a young man a Martyr, that when he was upon the Cart going to the fire; his Father who was a Papist, came out of his house, and would have beaten him, but the people hindring him; Pray said he, let him alone, for he is my Father. So I say by hearing the Rod, and who hath appointed it, you will submit unto the Lord, because he is your Father.
Fourthly, By hearing the Rod, and who hath appointed it, you will be led to prayer, and be brought to pray: Prayer becomes a man or woman, when they are under the Rod: Pray tell me, when the child is whipped by his Father, doth the child fall down to the Rod, and beg of the Rod to spare him; no but he falls down to him, in whose hand the Rod is, to his Master, or his Father, and cries to him O spare me, pray spare me: So be