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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.
Applic. 2 And what a mighty difference is he••, between a […] wicked man! a wicked man goes to p•ayer, and […] abomination to the Lord. And if you look […] 8, you shall find, at Vers. 13. That the […] men thus, That when they do come to prayer, and to offer a sacrifice to him, that then he will remember their iniquity. At vers. 12. I have written to you the great things of my law, but they are accounted as a strange thing, they Sa•••fice fl•sh f•r the Sacrifices of my offering, but the Lord accepteth them not; now will I remember their iniquity. M••k the word, Now, Now, when? Now when they do come to prayer; now will I remember your iniquity, saith the Lord. I know, saith the Lord, all your carriage in such and such a p••ce, I know your uncleanness, and your adulteries when you w••e in the dark, when the curtains were drawn about you, and the candle out; I know your carriage at such a Tavern, and upon such an Ale bench, how you sate there, and scorned and revi••d my children; I know your opposing, scoffing▪ and jeering at tho e that are Godly; I know all this, and now thou comest to prayer, now Swearer, now Adulterer, ⟨p. 108⟩now Drunkard, now thou comest to duty, now will I remember thine iniquity. Is it not a sad thing, that the Lord should remember a mans sin at the time when he comes to prayer? yet thus the Lord deals with the wicked. But as for the Godly and Gracious man, it is not so with him; when he comes to prayer, though he have many failings in duty, yet the Lord remembers his mercy, then the Lord remembers his loving kindness, then the Lord remembers his Covenant (for he is ever mindful of his Covenant.) O! what encouragement is here then, for every man to become Godly, to get into Christ! and what encouragement is here, for the Saints and people of God to come to duty! O! you, that have but a little faith, have you any reason to be discouraged? will you not at last say to your soul, why art thou cast down? O my soul, and why are thou thus discouraged?