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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.
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.
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 peny 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 Abraam, vers. 2. I will mke 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 shew thee.