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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.
Sixthly, Why, but suppose I do or do not, what's the consequence? Suppose I do not use the World as if I used it not, What then?
Sixthly, Why, but suppose I do or do not, what's the consequence? Suppose I do not use the World as if I us'd it not, What then?
I will tell you what then.
Then you do want this Character of a good man.
Then you are not dead to the World, and if not dead to the World, then not dead with Christ; and if not communion with Christ in his Death, not communion with him in his Resurrection.
Then you are defiled by the World, and the things thereof; use the world as if you used it not, and you are not defiled thereby; but if otherwise, you are defiled, by all the things that you meddle with, you are but defiled.