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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.
Applicat. Now then by way of Application.
If this be true, that whosoever doth leave or forsake any worldly interest for Christ, and the Name of Christ, shall be sure to be well rewarded: why should not we be willing to loose and to be lost for Christ?
Good Friends, the time's a coming when you may be called to leave your Trades, to leave your Shops, to leave any worldly interest you have for ⟨p. 82⟩the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. But is this true, that such shall be well rewarded? Why should we not be willing then to loose and be lost, to suffer for the Name of Christ? Can you have a greater improvement of your Money? A man would think he improves his Money well that hath ten in the hundred, six in the hundred now: But here's an hundred for one; not ten in the hundred, but an hundred for one. If a Merchant ventures to Sea, if he could be sure to gain twelve in the hundred, he would think he came to a good Market. Why behold here, here's an hundred fold in this life, and all this insured by Christ; Verily, verily I say unto you. 'Tis insured by the word of Jesus Christ; not ten, but an hundred; not twelve in the hundred, but an hundred for one, even in this life. Who would not be willing to suffer for the Name of Christ? 'Tis recorded of Queen Elizabeth, That when she was in the Tower, she looked out of a Window, and saw a milk-maid go by singing; and seeing her, O, said she, that I were a Milk-maid, then I should go singing! But when she came to the Throne, she reigned forty four years. Now had she known that she should have been delivered from her imprisonment, and brought to the Throne, and there have reigned forty four years; would she have wished her self a Milk-maid? Beloved, we are assured of a great reward in Heaven, an hundred fold in this life, and a great and glorious reward in the life to come; and therefore when we come to suffer, shall I peevishly say, Would I had been a Milk-maid? would I had been born in a mean condition? O no! how willing should we be to suffer for the Name of Jesus Christ?