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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.
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.
It relates unto this life; and then saith our Saviour, There is an hundred-fold. Look whatsoever that is that you do lay out for Christ here in this life, you shall receive an hundred-fold for it, even in this life. Here's a great matter, and it is well worth our considering. Look whatsoever you do lay out for Christ, wha•so•ver worldly in•••est you do part withal for Christ, or lay out fo• Christ, that you shall receive in an hundred-fold, even in this life.
And to make this out unto you: I confess it is a great matter.
But first of all, (to clear it) is it not a great matter for us to be enriched with divine promise•? one promise is worth a world: he is rich indeed, that is rich in promises. We say a man may be a rich man, though he have never a penny of money in his purse: he may have a great many Bonds, and we say he is a rich man. I am sure that Christian is rich indeed, that's rich in promises. Well, when comes the promise? Look when a man doth forsake any worldly interest for ⟨p. 67⟩the Lord, then comes the promise. For that, look into Gen. 12 and you shall s•e what a great promise God makes to Abraham, vers. 2. I will m•ke of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great, and thou shalt be blessed. Well, but when comes this promise? The first verse tells you: Now the Lord said unto Abraham, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy fathers house, unto the land that I will show thee.