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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 4: The two Witnesses, their Testimony.Sermon 4: The two VVitnesses, their Testimony.
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.
Beloved, Truly every one is not fit to bear witness to the Cause, and the Truths, and the Ways of Jesus Christ: A man may be a Protestant, in opposition to the Papists, and yet an ignorant man; A man may be a Professor, in opposition unto others, and yet barren in his life. No, no, none are fit to bear testimony to the Truths of Christ, and the Ways of Christ, in opposition to the ways of Anti-christ, but the Olive and the Candlestick; The profitable man and the lightsome man: and therefore in evil times that you may be fit to bear witness to the Ways of Jesus Christ in opposition to the Ways of Anti-christ, labour to be Sons and Daughters of Oil; labour to be more fruitful and profitable in your life; And let your light so shine before men, that they may glorify your Father which is in Heaven. And so now I have done with the second thing, What these Witnesses are, More particularly in respect of their number, Two; In respect of their quality, They are two Olive-trees, and two Candlesticks.
Beloved, Truely every one is not fit to bear witness to the Cause, and the Truths, and the Waies of Jesus Christ: A man may be a Protestant, in opposition to the Papists, and yet an ignorant man; A man may be a Professor, in opposition unto others, and yet barren in his life. No, no, none are fit to bear testimony to the Truths of Christ, and the Waies of Christ, in opposition to the waies of Anti-christ, but the Olive and the Candlestick; The profitable man and the lightsom man: and therefore in evil times that you may be fit to bear witness to the Waies of Jesus Christ in opposition to the Waies of Anti-christ, labour to be Sons and Daughters of Oyl; labour to be more fruitful and profitable in your life; And let your light so shine before men, that they may glorifie your Father which is in Heaven. And so now I have done with the second thing, What these Witnesses are, More particularly in respect of their number, Two; In respect of their q•ality, They are two Olive-trees, and two Candlesticks.
3. But then Thirdly, It it here said that th•y shall ⟨p. 112⟩