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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.
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Fourthly, look what that is that we have in a way of substitution, that we have in truth, and in effect, though we have it not in formality. Now look what that is that you do leave for the Name of Christ, that you shall have an hundred-fold in a way of substitution. The Apostles they left their houses; Peter left a house, it may be, or a fisher-boat, for Christ: why he had an hundred houses in a way of substitution, he had an hundred mens houses open to receive him; and happy was that Lydia that could receive the Apostle. And this is that which you have Psal. 45. vers. 10. Hearken, O daughter, and consider; incline thine ear: forget also thine own people, and thy fathers house. What then? Why then at vers. 16. In stead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayst make Princes in all the earth. Here now is the same, in a way of substitution. 'Tis true, 'tis not the same in formality, but in a way of substitution; here's that which is an hundred-fold.
Fourthly, look what that is that we have in a way of substitution, that we have in truth, and in effect, though we have it not in formality. Now look what that is that you do leave for the Name of Christ, that you shall have an hundred-fold in a way of substitution. The Apostles they left their houses; Peter left a house, it may be, or a fisher-boat, for Christ: why he had an hundred houses in a way of substitution, he had an hundred mens houses open to receive him; and happie was that Lydia that could receive the Apostle. And this is that which you have Psal. 45. vers. 10. Hearken, O daughter, and consider; incline thine ear: forget also thine own people, and thy fathers house. What then? Why then at vers. 16. In stead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayst make Princes in all the earth. Here now is the same, in a way of substitution. 'Tis true, 'tis not the same in formality, but in a way of substitution; here's that which is an hundred-fold.
Fifthly, look what that is which we have in a way of satisfaction, that we have in truth and in effect, though not in formality. Look what that is that you do leave or forsake for Christ, that you shall have in satisfaction an hundred-fold more then you had before. If you leave any thing for Christ, you shall have an hundred-fold more satisfaction in what you have given for Christ, then what you keep for your selves. So that an hundred-fold in a way of substitution, and an hundred-fold in a way of satisfaction. And thus you see how we receive an hundred-fold