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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.
5. But then Fifthly, what is the defence and guard that these Witnesses have, whereby they are guarded and defended in their Prophecy.
5. But then Fifthly, what is the defence and guard that these Witnesses have, whereby they are guarded and defended in their Prophesie.
The Text saith, If any man will hurt them, fire Proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies:—What's that? Fire proceedeth out of their mouth; It may relate unto Moses; but especially it relates unto Elijah, a Prophet, a Minister, ⟨p. 120⟩that when the Captain and his fifty came to do him hurt, he called for fire from Heaven, and destroyed the Captain and his fifty; fire came out of his mouth by his prayers: and when another Captain came, and his fifty, Elijah prayed, and fire came down and destroyed him and his fifty: Fire came out of his mouth; plainly it relates to this of Elijah.
What then is this fire that proceeds out of the month of the Witnesses, but the scorching and devouring Judgements of God, whereby the Enemies of Gods people are blasted and destroyed by the prayers and threatenings of the people of God, that come out of their mouth.
What then is this fire that proceeds out of the month of the Witnesses, but the scorching and devouring Judgements of God, whereby the Enemies of Gods people are blasted and destroyed by the prayers and threatnings of the people of God, that come out of their mouth.