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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.
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First, Be sure that you do not give away your soul from God to any thing else whilst you live. If you have given away your soul unto other things whilst you live, it will be a vain thing for you to say Christs words when you come to dye. When men come to their death, ye know they do ordinarily make their Wills; And in the first place they say, I give my soul unto God; Then if they have Lands, or Houses, or •oney, they give them to their Wives, Children, Relations, and Friends, according to their pleasure. But suppose now, That a man shall give Land or House to such or such a Child or Friend, which he hath sold or given away before; •hall his VVill stand in force? VVill not all men say, This he could not give away, for he had sold that, or given that before. S• in ⟨p. 180⟩regard of ones soul; Though upon my death I say, As for my soul, I give that to God, yet if I have sold away my soul before for unjust gain, or have given away my soul before unto filthy pleasures; How can I resign and give that to God when I dye? VVill not the Lord say, Nay, this is none of yours to give; this you had sold or given away before. Oh then be sure of this, That whilst you live, you do not sell or give away your soul from God; for then Death-bed-resignation will be but as the Act and Deed of a man that makes his VVill when he is not compos mentis.
First, Be sure that you do not give away your soul from God to any thing else whilst you live. If you have given away your soul unto other things whilst you live, it will be a vain thing for you to say Christs words when you come to dye. VVhen men come to their death, ye know they do ordinarily make their VVills; And in the first place they say, I give my soul unto God; Then if they have Lands, or Houses, or •oney, they give them to their VVives, Children, Relations, and Friends, according to their pleasure. But suppose now, That a man shall give Land or House to such or such a Child or Friend, which he hath sold or given away before; •hall his VVill stand in force? VVill not all men say, This he could not give away, for he had sold that, or given that before. S• in ⟨p. 180⟩