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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.
Or will you instance in the civil moral part of the world, that fashion thereof? What more desirable thing is there in all the world than friendship, a true friend to an ingenuous heart, there is nothing in this world more desirable than friendship? Will you see how that passeth away? In Psa. 88. v. 8. Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me, thou hast made me an abomination unto them. It passeth away indeed; an abomination to friends; thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me, thou hast made me an abomination to them. See how it sticks upon his heart; he comes over again in v. 18. Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness. See how the fashion of thi• piece of the world passes away.
Will you instance in the sinful fashions of the world? why, it may be, the poor people of God they are in a mourning habit, in a mournful fashion, and the enemies of the people of God, they are in a very brave and a gallant fashion: you shall see how this fashion passes away, in Isa. 51. 7. Hearken unto me ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my Law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings, for the Moth shall eat them like a garment: They are brave fellows, and they are in a very brave and a gallant fashion, but the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool, but my righteousness shall be for ever. and my salvation from generation to generation. As for the redeemed of the Lord, at v. 11. But the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion, and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: They shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and ⟨p. 143⟩mourning shall flee away. That fashion, that their mourning habit shall off, and that fashion shall pass away.
Will you instance in the sinful fashions of the world? why, it may be, the poor people of God they are in a mourning habit, in a mournful fashion, and the enemies of the people of God, they are in a very brave and a gallant fashion: you shall see how this fashion passes away, in