A29372:104
Seasonable truths in evil-times in several sermons / lately preached in and about London
Seasonable truths in evil-times in several sermons / lately preached in and about London by William Bridge, late preacher of the word of God at Yarmouth.Seasonable truths in evil-times in several sermons / lately preached in and about London by Willam Bridge, late preacher of the word of God at Yarmouth.
London: printed for Nath. Crouch, 1668
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Thus now in the general we hear what this means: more particularly afterwards.
But secondly, how may it appear that many that are first shall be last, and many that are last shall be first in suffering-work, suffering for the Name of Christ? (For I am not now speaking of the thing at large, that many that are first shall be last, and many that are last shall be first, in the general, but in reference only to suffering.) How may that appear? Thus:
But secondly, how may it appear that many that are first shall be last, and many that are last shall be first in suffering-work, suffering for the Name of Christ? (For I am not now speaking of the thing at large, that many that are first shall be last, and many that are last shall be first, in the general, but in reference onely to suffering.) How may that appear? Thus:
'Tis in the suffering part of Religion, as in the doing part. In the doing part of Religion, many that are first shall be last: many that are great men in duty, and of great abilities and gifts, shall be last; and many that are last, and weak and low in grace, that you would think had no grace at all, shall be first. 'Tis said so in the next Chapter, in the Parable: there 'tis spoken in regard of doing; here in this Scripture 'tis spoken in regard of suffering. Now in regard of doing, so it is (I say).