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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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Sermon 3: The way to obtain a sure and great Reward. SERM. III.
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 Comfortable part of Christs answer you have in v. 28, 29. wherein our Saviour Christ doth show what great reward those shall have that do suffer, or leave any worldly interest for him, and for his Name-sake. Which reward doth either relate unto the Apostles, or unto others.
The Comfortable part of Christs answer you have in v. 28, 29. wherein our Saviour Christ doth shew what great reward those shall have that do suffer, or leave any worldly interest for him, and for his Name-sake. Which reward doth either relate unto the Apostles, or unto others.
It relateth unto the Apostles, in vers. 28. Verily I say unto you, that ye which have followed me in the regeneration, that is, in the preaching of the Gospel. Preaching of the Gospel is a regenerating work. The preaching of the Law is convincing work; the preaching of the Gospel is regenerating work. Ye which have followed me in the regeneration, in the great work of preaching the Gospel; when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. That's their reward, peculiar and proper unto them.
The reward which is more large, extending unto all, v. 29. And every one: not one of you shall be rewarded that are mine Apostles; but EVERY ONE that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for my Name-sake, shall receive an hundred-fold, and shall inherit everlasting life. From whence then I took up this Observation; and you may observe from the whole thus much: