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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 5: The uncertainty of the world, should take off our Hearts from the Love of it.
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Let him be as apt, and ready to suffer for the Cause of Christ, as if he had none: We are apt to boggle at sufferings, because of our Relations; What shall become of my wise and children? What shall become of my Family? It was a Speech therefore of Origen, when he was young, unto his Father, when his Father was to go and suffer Martyrdom for the Cause of Christ; O my Father, saith he, O my Father, Take heed that you do not balk this suffering for my sake, that you may provide for me. We are very apt to balk sufferings for the Cause of Christ, upon the account of our Family, and upon the account of our Relations; but now, let him that hath Relations be as if he had none, frequenting and using of the means of grace, praying, reading, hearing, as if he had none; as zealous for the truth, as if he had none; as apt and ready to suffer for the Cause of Christ, as if he had none. Thus we are to use the world as if we used it not, in reference to this concernment: (I must but touch upon things.)
Let him be as apt, and ready to suffer for the Cause of Chr•st, as if he had none: We are apt to boggle at sufferings, because of our Relations; What shall become of my wise and children? What shall become of my Family? It was a Speech therefore of Origen, when he was young, unto his Father, when his Father was to go and suffer Martyrdome for the Cause of Christ; O my Father, saith he, O my Father, Take heed that you do not bauk this suffering for my sake, that you may provide for me. We are very apt to bauk s•fferings for the Cause of Christ, upon the account of our Family, and upon the account of our Relations; but now, let him that hath Relations be as if he had none, frequenting and using of the means of grace, praying, reading, hearing, as if he had none; as zealous for the truth, as if he had none; as apt and ready to suffer for the Cause of Christ, as if he had none. Thus we are to use the world as if we us'd it not, in reference to this concernment: (I must but touch upon things.)
Secondly, As for the matter of grief, saith the Apostle, And they that weep, as though they wept not. 'Tis lawful to grieve and weep, not only for our sins, but for the misery of the times: O that my head