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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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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.
The first is drawn from God and his grace, thus: 'Tis Gods ordinary way in his dealings with his creatures, to set those things and persons before, that do stand behind; and those behind, that do stand before. As in Printing, you don't take the letters and place that first that is first in the Alphabet, but that which is first in the Word; as in zeal, z is the first, but it's the last in the Alphabet. And so God in writing down the names of men in the Book of life, he writes ⟨p. 42⟩down them that stand behind; the last letter first, and the first letter last. See it for instance.
The first is drawn from God and his grace, thus: 'Tis Gods ordinary way in his dealings with his creatures, to set those things and persons before, that do stand behinde; and those behinde, that do stand before. As in Printing, you don't take the letters and place that first that is first in the Alphabet, but that which is first in the Word; as in zeal, z is the first, but it's the last in the Alphabet. And so God in writing down the names of men in the Book of life, he writes ⟨p. 42⟩down them that stand behinde; the last letter first, and the first letter last. See it for instance.
When the Lord had to deal with Men and Angels, which was the first in the Creation? The Angels they were the elder brother to Man, they stood first: but when Men and Angels had fallen, God •e redeems Man, and sets him before, that stood behind; and takes the fallen Angels, and sets them behind, that were first in the Creation; sets them behind, and Man that was behind, he is brought before. So when God would take a people to himself, what people did God take to be his people? A poor, forlorn, despised people, The people of the Jews; and past over all the glorious Nations of the world.
When the Lord had to deal with Men and Angels, which was the first in the Creation? The Angels they were the elder brother to Man, they stood first: but when Men and Angels had fallen, God e redeems Man, and sets him before, that stood behinde; and takes the fallen Angels, and sets them behinde, that were first in the Creation; sets them behinde, and Man that was behinde, he is brought before. So when God would take a people to himself, what people did God take to be his people? A poor, forlorn, despised people, The people of the Jews; and past over all the glorious Nations of the world.