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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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Sermons › Sermon 7: Soul-Resignation, Into the hands of God.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
It is to be done Solemnly, and not slightly; Freely and firstly, not forcedly and lastly; Wholly and totally, and not partially and by halves; Absolutely, and not conditionally, upon Articles; Actively, and not in a way of submission only; With much plainness and sincerity; And in well-doing.
It is to be done Solemnly, and not sleightly; Freely and firstly, not forcedly and lastly; Wholly and totally, and not partially and by halves; Absolutely, and not conditionally, upon Articles; Actively, and not in a way of submission onely; With much plainness and sincerity; And in well-doing.
Quest. Well, but when is this work to be done?
Answ. It is to be done daily. Once done, and yet ever doing. But there are some times wherein this work is to be done especially, but most especially at our death.
First, I say, this work is to be done daily. Sometimes a man is to resign up his will unto God, in reference to his Health; Sometimes in reference to his outward Estate; sometimes in reference to his Relations; Sometimes in reference to his spiritual Condition. But as the Psalmist speaks, Trust in the Lord at all times; So I say, we are to resign up selves, and Souls, and Will to God at all times.