A29372:117
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.
And always (as you may observe) the persecutors are headed with some Apostate; they have some Apostate in the head of them.
And on the other side, who doth not know what a notorious persecutor Paul was! insomuch ⟨p. 38⟩as he saith upon that score, that he was the least of all the Apostles, because he persecuted the Church of God: and yet who doth not know what a famous Preacher of the Gospel he was, and suffered much upon that score! So then, the thing lies clear and plain, That possibly the last may be first, and the first may be last, in point of suffering.
Thirdly, How and in what respect is this true?
First, it's true in regard of privileges and enjoyments: many that are first in regard of privileges and enjoyments, shall be last at the work of suffering for Christ; and many that are last in privileges and enjoyments, shall be first in the work of suffering for Christ.
First, it's true in regard of priviledges and enjoyments: many that are first in regard of priviledges and enjoyments, shall be last at the work of suffering for Christ; and many that are last in priviledges and enjoyments, shall be first in the work of suffering for Christ.