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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
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.
Secondly, if you would so order and manage your sufferings, as that they may turn to a good account; then labour to get your understanding clear, and your will free, in the matter and business of sufferings. For though the thing that you suffer for be never so right, yet if you have not a clear understanding in what you suffer, your suffering will turn to little. And though you have never so clear an understanding, yet if your will be not free, it will turn to little. You know how it was with Moses; it 's said, He refused to be called the son of Pharaohs daughter, and chose rather to suffer affliction with the people of God. Why when was this? when he came of years. Why when he came of years? Because then he had discretion and understanding; and the Holy-ghost would show, that he did what he did understandingly in the point of his suffering: and he did it freely in the point of his will; for he chose rather: choosing ⟨p. 53⟩is an act of the will. So that if you would have your sufferings turn to a good account, labour to get a clear understanding in the matter of your sufferings, and be very free in your will.
Secondly, if you would so order and manage your sufferings, as that they may turn to a good account; then labour to get your understanding clear, and your will free, in the matter and business of sufferings. For though the thing that you suffer for be never so right, yet if you have not a clear understanding in what you suffer, your suffering will turn to little. And though you have never so clear an understanding, yet if your will be not free, it will turn to little. You know how it was with Moses; it 's said, He refused to be call'd the son of Pharaohs daughter, and chose rather to suffer affliction with the people of God. Why when was this? when he came of years. Why when he came of years? Because then he had discretion and understanding; and the Holy-ghost would shew, that he did what he did understandingly in the point of his suffering: and he did it freely in the point of his will; for he chose rather: chusing ⟨p. 53⟩is an act of the will. So that if you would have your sufferings turn to a good account, labour to get a clear understanding in the matter of your sufferings, and be very free in your will.