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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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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.
Again, the more you are able to do the work ⟨p. 18⟩of the Lord without noise, the more doth it argue that you are grown in grace. Beloved, Jesus Christ was a perfect workman, and did the work of the Lord perfectly, and he made no noise; it is said of him, that he did not lift up his voice in the streets. Young Christians make a great noise in the work of God: one he cries out, Oh I am damned, I am damned! and another cries out after the same kind, Oh I am damned, I am damned! and wring their hands in the family, and make a great noise when there is a work of God upon their hearts; like to your young Scholars, when first of all they learn their books, they read with a great noise: afterwards, when they are grown men, and read better, they read silent, and make no noise. So now I say, Thou man or woman, art thou able to do the work of the Lord in a more silent and sweet Gospel-way then heretofore thou didst? this argues that thou art more grown then thou wert heretofore.
Again, the more you are able to do the work ⟨p. 18⟩of the Lord without noise, the more doth it argue that you are grown in grace. Beloved, Jesus Christ was a perfect workman, and did the work of the Lord perfectly, and he made no noise; it is said of him, that he did not lift up his voice in the streets. Young Christians make a great noise in the work of God: one he cries out, Oh I am damn'd, I am damn'd! and another cries out after the same kind, Oh I am damn'd, I am damn'd! and wring their hands in the family, and make a great noise when there is a work of God upon their hearts; like to your young Scholars, when first of all they learn their books, they read with a great noise: afterwards, when they are grown men, and read better, they read silent, and make no noise. So now I say, Thou man or woman, art thou able to do the work of the Lord in a more silent and sweet Gospel-way then heretofore thou didst? this argues that thou art more grown then thou wert heretofore.
And further, if you know Christ more, you are grown more; the Apostle puts them both together: Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of Jesus Christ.