A29368:88
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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8. What a poor drooping soul must do, that he may be truly comforted in a way of free love; and in case he be so comforted, what returns he should make. Of these in order.
First, I say it is a great mercy to be truly comforted: For it is a promised mercy, and promised mercies are no small mercies; now this is a mercy promised, Mat. 5.4. Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Secondly, As this is a mercy promised, so it is the proper birth, fruit, and effect of the holy Ghost, Gal. 5.22. But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith. Joy and peace are the proper fruits of the holy Ghost, and therefore no small mercies.
Thirdly, As this comfort is the proper birth, fruit, and effect of the holy Ghost; so it is the main part of the Kingdom of God, Rom. 14.17