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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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Quest. But you will say unto me then, If a man may grow and increase in grace, and yet think that he is decreased; what certain Signs are there, whereby a man may know that he doth grow in grace, and that he doth abound yet more and more?
Quest. But you will say unto me then, If a man may grow and increase in grace, and yet think that he is decreased; what certain Signes are there, whereby a man may know that he doth grow in grace, and that he doth abound yet more and more?
Beloved, I shall not give you any negative signs, but I shall make mention of some things, which if you have, and can find, you may certainly say, you are grown in Grace. But mistake not, I do not say, that if you do not find these, that therefore you should conclude that you are not grown. I come rather to comfort and to lift up the weary Soul, then to trouble it: but, I say, If you do find these, you are certainly grown in Grace.
Answ. 1. First, The great work of the Gospel it is to believe; and if you can rely more upon Christ in the time of your temptations then heretofore, surely you are grown in Grace.