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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.
Eighthly, if you would so order and manage your sufferings, as they may turn to a good account, then let the load, and let the weight and the burden of all your sufferings be drawn upon the wheels of faith and love: those two wheels of faith towards God, and love towards man. Saith the Apostle, By faith Moses chose rather to suffer afflictions with the people of God. How so? why by faith he saw him that is invisible; and so trampled upon visible things. And by faith he had an eye to the recompense of reward; and so overlooked these things. And by faith he saw greater wealth in the reproach of Christ, then in all the treasures of Egypt. And so the three children, they suffered by faith, and it turned to a good account.
Eighthly, if you would so order and manage your sufferings, as they may turn to a good account, then let the load, and let the weight and the burden of all your sufferings be drawn upon the wheels of faith and love: those two wheels of faith towards God, and love towards man. Saith the Apostle, By faith Moses chose rather to suffer afflictions with the people of God. How so? why by faith he saw him that is invisible; and so trampled upon visible things. And by faith he had an eye to the recompence of reward; and so overlooked these things. And by faith he saw greater wealth in the reproach of Christ, then in all the treasures of Egypt. And so the three children, they suffered by faith, and it turned to a good account.
And as for love, you know what the Apostle saith, If I give my body to be burnt, and want love, it profiteth me nothing. So then, as ever you desire your sufferings may turn to a good account, let your faith towards God, and your love towards man be exercised. And let these be the two great wheels that all your sufferings shall be drawn upon.
And as for love, you know what the Apostle saith, If I give my body to be burnt, and want love, it profiteth me nothing. So then, as ever you desire your sufferings may turn to a good account, let your faith towards God, and your love towards man be exercised. And let these be the two great wheels that all your sufferings shal be drawn upon.