A29371:549
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.
Secondly, If you would be rid of Satan from coming into your quarters, fall you upon his; the way to keep the enemy out of our country, is to fall into his: so deal with Satan, do him all the mischief you can, be not barely offensive, up and be doing against him.
Secondly, If you would be rid of Satan from coming into your quarters, fal you upon his; the way to keep the enemy out of our country, is to fal into his: so deal with Satan, do him al the mischief you can, be not barely offensive, up and be doing against him.
Thirdly If you would keep your comforts, put them all into the hand of Christ to be kept for you, a child that knows not how to keep his money, if he get a penny from any friend, he brings it to his father or mother, and saith, mother pray keep this penny for me. You have experience that you cannot keep your own comforts, you will lose and spend them quickly. As Jesus Christ is the Lord Treasurer of all our Graces, so he is the Lord keeper of all our comforts, and therefore when God is pleased to give in any comfort to you, go to Jesus Christ, and say, Lord keep my comforts for me, keep my evidences for me, keep my assurance for me, ye must not only depend upon Christ for Graces, but for comforts, and aswell for the keeping, as for the getting of them.
Thirdly If you would keep your comforts, put them al into the hand of Christ to be kept for you, a child that knows not how to keep his mony, if he get a penny from any friend, he brings it to his father or mother, and saith, mother pray keep this penny for me. You have experience that you cannot keep your own comforts, you wil lose and spend them quickly. As Jesus Christ is the Lord Treasurer of al our Graces, so he is the Lord keeper of al our comforts, and therefore when God is pleased to give in any comfort to you, go to Jesus Christ, and say, Lord keep my comforts for me, keep my evidences for me, keep my assurance for me, ye must not onely depend upon Christ for Graces, but for comforts, and aswel for the keeping, as for the getting of them.