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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.
Answ. 2 Secondly: If God our Father, doth pity his Children under their Temptations; and the more they are tempted by Satan, the more they are pitied by God; then have they no reason to be discouraged, whatever their Temptation ••e. How is it with your own Bowels? If you had two Children, one that is in your house with you at home; and another that is i•. Spain, or Italy, abroad,1 exposed to gr•at Temptations; is not your pity most towards that Child that is ab•o•d, and exposed to most Temptations? Your Love may be expressed to him that is at home, as much anoth•• […] but your pitying love is most to him that is abroad. As in the time of a Storm, great Rain, or Hail, if you have one Child lie in you• bo•om, or sitting upon your knee; and another that is abroad in the op•n fields; though your love in one kind, may run out to him that is upon your knee; yet, doth not your pitying Love run ou• more to him that is abroad in the open fields? Thus it is with God; he hath two sorts of Children; Some that are exposed to more temptations, and some that are exposed to less; though his Grace, and Love, may run out more in one kind to them that are less tempted, yet his pitying Love, runs out most unto those that are most tempted. And upon this account you will find in Scripture, that when God saw any of his Children were to go into any Sad Temptation, he did either immediately before, in, or after, more than ordinarily reveal himself unto them; the more you are tempted by Satan, the more you are pitied by God: it matters not whether your Temptation be great, or small; if less, you have the less pity; if more, you have the more pity: why then should you be discouraged, although your temptations be never so great?
Answ. 2 Secondly: If God our Father, doth pity his Children under their Temptations; and the more they are tempted by Satan, the more they are pitied by God; then have they no reason to be discouraged, whatever their Temptatio e. How is it with your own Bowels? If you had two Childre, one that is in your house with you at home; and another that is i. Spain, or Italy, abroad,