Bridge's remains, being VIII sermons

Thirdly, Thereby also he became an example unto us; that when we come to dye or suffer, we should dye with the Scripture in our hearts and mouths, for this was Scripture, as ye read Psal 31.5. And that we should suffer and dye believing and resigning up our selves and souls into the hands of God as a Father. And for this end certainly Christ did now speak these words, for says he, I have power to lay down my life, and to take it up again; and if he had power to take it up again, why did he resign it into the hands of God, as a Depositum to be kept for him? Surely for this reason, that in all this matter he might be an example unto us of Soul-resignation into the hands of God. And so the Doctrine is this.

Thirdly, Thereby also he became an example unto us; that when we come to dye or suffer, we should dye with the Scripture in our hearts and mouthes, for this was Scripture, as ye read Psal 31.5. And that we should suffer and dye believing and resigning up our selves and souls into the hands of God as a Father. And for this end certainly Christ did now speak these words, for says he, I have power to lay down my life, and to take it up again; and if he had power to take it up again, why did he resign it into the hands of God, as a Depositum to be kept for him? Surely for this reason, that in all this matter he might be an example unto us of Soul-resignation into the hands of God. And so the Doctrine is this.

Doctrine.

It is a good thing for us to resign up our souls into ⟨p. 164⟩the hands of God, and that especially at the time of our death and greatest sufferings, what Christ did, and did as our example, that is good for us to do: this hath Christ done before us; good therefore it is for us to do it, good at all times; especially at some times; and most especially at the time of our death and sufferings.