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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.
Fourthly, is it not a great matter to have the Spirit of God and of glory rest upon us? You know what the Apostle Peter saith concerning those that suffer for the Name of Christ, Th• Spirit of God and of glory shall rest upon you, as the dove rested upon the Ark; it hovered upon the waters, but at last she rested upon the A•k; so the Spirit of the Lord hov•rs over men, but it rests upon the suffering Saints. Now is it not an hundred times better to have the Spirit of God and of glory resting upon us, then to have any worldly i•terest? Certainly it is.
Fourthly, is it not a great mat•er to have the Spirit of God and of glory rest upon us? You know what the Apostle Peter saith concerning those that suffer for the Name of Christ, Th• Spirit of God and of glory shall rest up•n you, as the dove rested upon the Ark; it h•vered upon the waters, but at last she rested upon the A•k; so the Spirit of the Lord hov•rs over men, but it rests upon the suff•ring Saints. Now is it not an hundred times better to have the Spirit of God and of glory resting upon us, then to have any worldly i•terest? Certainly it is.
Fifthly, is it not a great deal better to be filled and abound with divine and spiritual consolations? Look when a man doth leave any worldly interest for Christ, or doth suffer for the Name of Jesus Christ, then shall his heart be filled with consolations. You see what is said for that, in 2 Cor. 1. saith the Apostle, vers. 5. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. Why now is it not an hundred times better to be filled with inward consolations,