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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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I but there is a great deal of danger, through the great opposition that the Saints meet withal, that their light should be quite put out: they are in great danger to loose all, for they meet with much opposition, yea and the rather, because that they do grow. Bu• as the Torch by being beaten burns the better: so the Saints do by their opposition, they grow stronger and stronger; as in J•b 17. Upright men shall be astonied at this, &c. the righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. His opposition should make him grow more and more: when he is chidden from following Christ, and the Ordinances and the ways of Christ, he will cry so much the more, Jesus thou son of David have mercy upon me. And if you look into Acts 9. you shall find that Paul did increase by the opposition he met withal: when he was much opposed by the Jews, it's said, vers. 22. But Saul increased the more in strength, and confirmed the Jews. He increased the more.
I but there is a great deal of danger, through the great opposition that the Saints meet withal, that their light should be quite put out: they are in great danger to loose all, for they meet with much opposition, yea and the rather, because that they do grow. Bu• as the Torch by being beaten burns the better: so the Saints do by their opposition, they grow stronger and stronger; as in J•b 17. Ʋpright men shall be asto•ied at this, &c. the righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be strong•r and stronger. His opposition should make him grow more and more: when he is chidden from following Christ, and the Ordinances and the ways of Christ, he will cry so much the more, Jesus thou son of David have mercy upon me. And if you look into Acts 9. you shall finde that Paul did increase by the opposition he met withal: when he was much opposed by the Jews, it's said, vers. 22. But Saul increased the more in strength, and confirmed the Jews. He increased the more.