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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.
Yea, by this means you may remember how you delayed the Lord, he spake often to you, and it was long ere you heard him, shall we think it long ere he hear us, when it was so long ere we heard him? it may be you have forgotten your delays of God, but by this forbearance he doth Graciously mind you thereof.
Yea, by this means you may remember how you delayed the Lord, he spake often to you, and it was long ere you heard him, shal we think it long ere he hear us, when it was so long ere we heard him? it may be you have forgotten your delayes of God, but by this forbearance he doth Graciously mind you thereof.
Yea by Gods forbearance to answer you, the Lord teacheth you to forbear, Gods forbearance doth teach us forbearance: and is that nothing? let all this be considered, and you will say indeed, here is more matter of encouragement, than discouragement.
Yea by Gods forbearance to answer you, the Lord teacheth you to forbear, Gods forbearance doth teach us forbearance: and is that nothing? let al this be considered, and you wil say indeed, here is more matter of incouragement, than discouragement.
Fifthly, If you would be discouraged, in case God should always answer your prayer presently, then you have no reason to be discouraged, because he doth not answer you presently. But now, if the Lord should always answer thy duty and prayer presently, you would be discouraged, why? because you would say thus, I look into the scripture, and there I find, that God doth not always answer his children presently, his children have prayed, and then they have waited, and this hath been the way that God hath taken with his children: now God doth not take this way with me, and therefore, I fear I am none of Gods children, and so you would be discouraged. Now I say, if you would be discouraged, in case the Lord should always answer your prayer presently, then you have no reason to be discouraged, because he doth not hear you presently: but you would be discouraged in case the Lord should always hear you presently, you would say then, God doth go the same way with me, that he goes, and hath gone with his children. Surely therefore, you that are the Saints and people of God, have no reason for your discouragement in this respect.