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Bridge's remains, being VIII sermons
Bridge's remains, being VIII sermons ... by that learned and judicious divine, Mr. William Bridge ...
London : Printed and are to be sold by John Hancock Senior and Junior ..., 1673
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1. Negatively. If you would walk with God in your calling, you must not be ignorant of the way of your calling. For if you take up a calling,1 and are ignorant of the way and mystery thereof, you may tempt God therein. Th• wisdom of the wise (saith Solomon) is to direct his way, his own particular way. Every man should be the master of his Art. Possibly a man may step into a calling both of condition and employment, before he knows the way and the manner of it. But as in Marriage, though the parties meet in the flesh without any sanctified means; yet if God afterwards give them grace to live holily together; he showeth that not only their corrupt meeting is pardoned, but that now they are blessed. So, though ⟨p. 61⟩a man enter into a calling without gifts at the first: yet if God afterwards furnish him with able gifts, he doth not only show his former sin in running into that calling is pardoned, but that he is blessed. But if a man be not the master of his Art, and gifted for his calling, then he leaves God therein, and doth not walk with God.
1. Negatively. If you would walk with God in your calling, you must not be ignorant of the way of your calling. For if you take up a calling,1 and are ignorant of the way and mystery thereof, you may tempt God therein. Th• wisom of the wise (saith Solomon) is to direct his way, his own particular way. Every man should be the master of his Art. Possibly a man may step into a calling both of condition and employment, before he knows the way and the manner of it. But as in Marriage, though the parties meet in the flesh without any sanctified means; yet if God afterwards give them grace to live holily together; he sheweth that not onely their corrupt meeting is pardoned, but that now they are blessed. So, though ⟨p. 61⟩a man enter into a calling without gifts at the first: yet if God afterwards furnish him with able gifts, he doth not onely shew his former sin in running into that calling is pardoned, but that he is blessed. But if a man be not the master of his Art, and gifted for his calling, then he leaves God therein, and doh not walk with God.