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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.
Thereby you shall rejoice the hearts of those that are set over you in the Lord, who do watch for your Souls. If you stand fast, we live, say they, and your constancy is our rejoicing.
Thereby you shal rejoyce the hearts of those that are set over you in the Lord, who do watch for your Souls. If you stand fast, we live, say they, and your constancy is our rejoycing.
You have been constant in seeking earthly things, which are in their own Nature unconstant;1 and will ye be constant in seeking unconstant things, and not constant in seeking those things that are most constant, and durable Riches?
You have been constant in seeking •arthly things, which are in their own Nature unconstant;1 and wil ye be constant in seeking unconstant things, and not constant in seeking those things that are most constant, and durable Riches?
- 1Multos annos laborant homines et constantes sunt pro rebus mundi inconstantibus et fugitivis; quia inconstantes sumus pro aeterna et constanti gloria.
If you be not constant in good, you will be constant in what is evil; if not settled in the Truth, you will be tenacious of Error: which is the greatest evil, renacity in Error, or instability in Truth, I say not; but seldom any are unstable in good, but they are most tenacious in what is evil.