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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 5: The uncertainty of the world, should take off our Hearts from the Love of it.
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.
Well, but then fourthly. In the fourth place: What is there in these Reasons of the Apostle, The shortness of the time, And the Fashion of the world passing away. What is there in these Reasons that may enforce this Exhortation, To use the World as if we used it not.
Well, but then fourthly. In the fourth place: What is there in these Reasons of the Apostle, The shortness of the time, And the Fashion of the world passing away. What is there in these Reasons that may inforce this Exhortation, To use the World as if we used it not.
Much every way (still I must but touch at things).
The time is short. Use the World as if we used it not: For the time is short.
The time of our life is short, 'tis but short. A ⟨p. 140⟩great business we have to do in reference to our eternity, and our time to do it in is but short. Time rolled, and trust up as it were into a little bundle; and therefore why should we not use the World as if we used it not? If a Country man comes to London upon some business that doth concern him nearly in his life, why will he run up and down the City for to see things? Go and see the Lyons, and the Bears, and not mind and dispatch his business. Or if a Citizen go into the Country about some business that concerns his life, will he run up and down the Closes for to catch Butter-flies, and to gather Cowslips, when all his time is but little enough for to do his business in? Surely no, we are upon our life, and we are upon our Eternity, and upon this little spot and moment of time hangs our Eternity: what shall we un up and down catching Butterflies, gathering Cowslips, running up and down to see the Lyons, and the Bears, and our business undone, and our time but little? All the time that we have is little enough to make our Calling and Election sure.