A29372:108
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
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Possibly a man may attend upon the Ordinances with delight. In Isai. 58. Ye delight in approaching to me, ye unsound, hypocrites.
Possibly a man may in some measure believe, and yet be unsound. 'Tis said of Simon Magus, that he himself also believed, in the Acts.
Possibly a man may repent in some sense, and yet be unsound. 'Tis said of Judas, in Mat. 27. when he saw what became of Christ, he repented himself, and carried the money again.
And in Matth. 7. they say, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy Name, and cast out devils in thy Name, and done many wonderful works in thy Name? And yet Christ shall say at last, Depart, I never knew you. So that many men go very far in the doing part of Religion, and yet fall short of heaven. If then, the first may be last in the doing part of Religion, why should it be a thing incredible to us, that the first may be last in the suffering part?