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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
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Prop. 3 Thirdly, As a man may have strong faith with Assurance, and yet some doubts, and fears may be left in the soul still; so a man may have strong faith, and Assurance, yet for a long time, may be deprived of the feeling of it. And therefore whereas the spouse in the Canticles in one place, saith, I am my beloveds, and my beloved is mine: in another place, she saith, I sought him whom my soul loveth, and I found him not: I opened to my beloved, and he was gone, and my heart failed; I called and he answered not.
Prop. 3 Thirdly, As a man may have strong faith with Assurance, and yet some doubts, and fears may be left in the soul stil; so a man may have strong faith, and Assurance, yet for a long time, may be deprived of the feeling of it. And therfore whereas the spouse in the Canticles in one place, saith, I am my beloveds, and my beloved is mine: in another place, she saith, I sought him whom my soul loveth, and I found him not: I opened to my beloved, and he was gone, and my heart failed; I called and he answered not.
Prop. 4 Fourthly, As a man may have strong faith, and yet for a great time, may be deprived of the feeling of it; so it is possible, a man may be a Godly, Gracious man, yet may continue, and go on doubting for a long time, yea possibly, he may dye doubting also. The Godly and the wicked, are contrary: now for the wicked, you, shall find, that a wicked man, may think his condition good, yet it may be very naught: he may have hope, and persuasion, that he shall go to heaven, and he may die in these persuasions, yet he may go to hell. Rev. 3. ye read thus of the Churches of Laodicea, at vers. 16. So then, because thou art luke-warm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth, I would thou wert cold or hot vers. 15. These were very wicked; had these people any thoughts of mercy? or did they think their spiritual condition was good? R••d vers. 17. Because thou sayest I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing: and ⟨p. 125⟩