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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.
Only for the present, let me conclude and leave an Exhortation with you, which I will draw up from all which hath bin said.
The first part on't is this: The Saints and people of God in Anti-Christian times, they are Witnesses.
First therefore, be sure that you bear your testimony faithfully. Be faithful now in your Witness-bearing, Christians. Christ will pay all the charge that you are at in Witness-bearing. If a man have a Suit at Law, and have five or six Witnesses, and carry them a hundred Miles, he bears all the charge of their Witness-bearing. Saith Christ, I will give power to My Witnesses, they are My Witnesses. Ye are Christs Witnesses, and look whatsoever charge you are at, he will bear the charge, he will bear all the charge of your Witness-bearing: And if your Faith come not home enough, as it should be, yet ⟨p. 125⟩Christ is Faithful though we believe not, and therefore be faithful in your Witness-bearing.
Secondly, Though you be but few, be not afraid, be not discouraged, for Christ will always have enough to bear Witness to his truth in the darkest times.-Comfort ye one another with those words.