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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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And on the other side, that a little suffering may amount to much. I can give no other reason of it but this; God hath a very gracious allowance for his people. As we use to say; We bear with children when it is their weaning time. Truly our suffering-time is our weaning-time: And God saith, Bear with such a one, 'tis his weaning-time. You have beard of the patience of Job. Why I have heard of Jobs impatience. True; but God did not measure Job in hi• wallops, but when he was cold. As we do not measure milk when it wallops and seethes, but when it's cold: so God doth not measure Job in his passion, but when he was off the fire, when he was cool. You say, the best Gold must have its allowance; if it want a Grain or two, it must have its allowance. So all the suffering people of God must have their allowance: and God hath a very great allowance for his suffering people; and therefore ⟨p. 48⟩this is all the reason that I can give, why a little suffering shall go a great way. So then, put all together, and you have the Doctrine cleared in all the particulars of it.
And on the other side, that a little suffering may amount to much. I can give no other reason of it but this; God hath a very gracious allowance for his people. As we use to say; We bear with children when it is their weaning time. Truly our suffering-time is our weaning-time: And God saith, Bear with such a one, 'tis his weaning-time. You have beard of the patience of Job. Why I have heard of Jobs impatience. True; but God did not measure Job in hi• wallops, but when he was cold. As we do not measure milk when it wallops and seethes, but when it's cold: so God doth not measure Job in his passion, but when he was off the fire, when he was cool. You say, the best Gold must have its allowance; if it want a Grain or two, it must have its allowance. So all the suffering people of God must have their allowance: and God hath a very great allowance for his suffering people; and therefore ⟨p. 48⟩this is all the reason that I can give, why a little suffering shall go a great way. So then, put all together, and you have the Doctrine clear'd in all the particulars of it.