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I. Scripture-light the most sure light ... delivered in three sermons on 2 Pet.…
I. Scripture-light the most sure light ... delivered in three sermons on 2 Pet. I. 19 : II. Christ in travel ... in three sermons on Isai. 53. 11 : III. A lifting up for the down-cast ... delivered in thirteen sermons on Psal. 42, 11 : four several sermons ... / preached by William Bridge ...
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1656
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.
Answ. Either thou hast assurance of Gods Love, or else thou hast not. If thou hast assurance of the Love of God, then put thy self often to this disjunction. O my soul, either it is thy Duty to believe, or it is not: If it be not thy Duty to believe, why dost thou believe at all? If it be not thy Duty to believe, and rest on Christ, why dost thou rest upon Christ at all? And if it be thy Duty to rest on Christ, and believe, why then should st thou not believe at all times, and trust perfectly unto the Lord? And if you have Assurance, then actuate your Assurance, mind your self of your Privileges, and your Interest in Christ; then you will say unto your self, what though I have nothing but bad tidings from this world, yet notwithstanding, I have nothing but good tidings from the other world, and from my Father above: and if Christ be mine, then all is mine, Life is mine, and Death is mine; and what though all my Comforts be dead, and are gone, and are all out of sight, yet Christ is a living Christ, Christ is a living Saviour; and ⟨p. 344⟩therefore be of good Comfort, O my soul.
Answ. Either thou hast assurance of Gods Love, or else thou hast not. If thou hast assurance of the Love of God, then put thy self often to this disjunction. O my soul, either it is thy Duty to beleeve, or it is not: If it be not thy Duty to beleeve, why dost thou beleeve at al? If it be not thy Duty to beleeve, and rest on Christ, why dost thou rest upon Christ at al? And if it be thy Duty to rest on Christ, and beleeve, why then should st thou not beleeve at al times, and trust perfectly unto the Lord? And if you have Assurance, then actuate your Assurance, mind your self of your Priviledges, and your Interest in Christ; then you wil say unto your self, what though I have nothing but bad tidings from this world, yet notwithstanding, I have nothing but good tidings from the other world, and from my Father above: and if Christ be mine, then al is mine, Life is mine, and Death is mine; and what though al my Comforts be dead, and are gone, and are al out of sight, yet Christ is a living Christ, Christ is a living Savior; and ⟨p. 344⟩therefore be of good Comfort, O my soul.