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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.
Object. But yet, this doth not reach my case or condition, For, I do not only want the Assurance of Gods love, and of mine own Salvation; but I have wanted Assurance, this two, this four, this six, this eight, this ten years; and I have continued so long, doubting in unbelief, and my heart is so hardened with it, that I am afraid; I shall never be healed or saved: O! I have sate under such and such precious Gospel-means, and if ever I should have Assurance of Gods love, I should have had it before this: I have sate under many a comfortable Sermon, and under the Gospel preached many years, and yet have no Assurance of my Salvation, surely, if the Lord would ever have bestowed Assurance upon me, I should have had it ere this, but still unbelieving, and still I do want Assurance, and my heart hardened under unbelief, and therefore I am thus discouraged, have I not cause and reason now?
Object. But yet, this doth not reach my case or condition, For, I do not only want the Assurance of Gods love, and of mine own Salvation; but I have wanted Assurance, this two, this four, this six, this eight, this ten years; and I have continued so long, doubting in unbelief, and my heart is so hardened with it, that I am affraid; I shal never be healed or saved: O! I have sate under such and such precious Gospel-means, and if ever I should have Assurance of Gods love, I should have had it before this: I have sate under many a comfortable Sermon, and under the Gospel preached many years, and yet have no Assurance of my Salvation, surely, if the Lord would ever have bestowed Assurance upon me, I should have had it ere this, but stil unbeleeving, and stil I do want Assurance, and my heart hardened under unbelief, and therefore I am thus discouraged, have I not cause and reason now?
Answ. 1 No, not yet, For our evidence for heaven, is in Gods keeping, our comforts as well as our Graces, and our evidence for heaven, as well as our heaven and Salvation, and he will bring it forth when we have most need, in a due time, though not in our time. And if, you look into Isa. 46