Bridge's remains, being VIII sermons

Name: Bridge's remains, being VIII sermons
Author: William Bridge

Bridge's remains, being VIII sermons ... by that learned and judicious divine, Mr. William Bridge ...

William Bridge 1600?–1670London : Printed and are to be sold by John Hancock Senior and Junior ..., 1673

[16], 204 p. : port. · 61k words · Wing B4459 · ESTC R18600

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Sermons › Sermon 6: What our Work is, And how to be done.

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And then seventhly, You must go to God to open and unseal your hand, improving all his gales. Now give me leave to lay some three or four Motives before you, that may persuade hereunto, and I shall wind up all.

And then seventhly, You must go to God to open and unseal your hand, improving all his gales. Now give me leave to lay some three or four Motives before you, that may perswade hereunto, and I shall wind up all.

:402p. 156–157

First, The first Motive is this, Look whatever work that is which is in the power of your hand to do, that God will require at your hand. If you be a Magistrate, and it be your work to preserve peace, to suppress the multitude of Ale-houses, and profanation of the Lords-day, Then God will require this at your hand. If you be a Minister, and it be your work to Preach the Gospel in season and out of season; Then God will require this work at your hand. If you be a Parent, and it be your work to bring up your Children in the nurture and education of the Lord. If you be a Child or young person, and it be your work to stock your self with Principles of Religion; Then God will require these works at your hands. And if you be one of this Town, ⟨p. 157⟩and of this Congregation, and it be your work to receive the Gospel, and to improve your day of grace, Then God will require this work at your hand. Remember the Parable of the Talents, &c. If God will require the work of our hands at our hands; Why shall we not do that work with all our might? But

First, The first Motive is this, Look whatever work that is which is in the power of your hand to do, that God will require at your hand. If you be a Magistrate, and it be your work to preserve peace, to suppress the multitude of Ale-houses, and prophanation of the Lords-day, Then God will require this at your hand. If you be a Minister, and it be your work to Preach the Gospel in season and out of season; Then God will require this work at your hand. If you be a Parent, and it be your work to bring up your Children in the nurture and education of the Lord. If you be a Child or young person, and it be your work to stock your self with Principles of Religion; Then God will require these works at your hands. And if you be one of this Town,

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