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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.
And indeed, (to say no more in it but this) how will you be able to suffer? Suffering times are come Christians; not coming, but come: How will you be able to suffer in these suffering times, if you don't use the World as if you used it not? What makes the difficulty in suffering, but because we cannot part with this or that Relation, or this or that comfort? Oh this makes the difficulty in our sufferings; do but use the World now as if you used it not, you will be the more able to suffer; but if you don't use the world as if you used it not, how will you be able to suffer in this suffering day? Wherefore as you do desire that you may be able to suffer in this suffering day: As you do desire that you may not be whipped by your own lovers: that you may •ot be given into the hand of your own lovers: ⟨p. 149⟩that that which you rest upon should not run into your hand: As you do desire that your own hearts may not reproach you when you come to dye: As you do desire that you may not be defiled by the things of the world: As you do desire that you may have communion with Christ in his death, and in his Resurrection: And as you do desire that you may have this mark and character of a good man, labour so to use this world as if you used it not.
And indeed, (to say no more in it but this) how will you be able to suffer? Suffering times are come Christians; not coming, but come: How will you be able to suffer in these suffering times, if you dont use the World as if you us'd it not? What makes the difficulty in suffering, but because we cannot part with this or that Relation, or this or that comfort? Oh this makes the difficulty in our sufferings; do but use the World now as if you us'd it not, you will be the more able to suffer; but if you dont use the world as if you us'd it not, how will you be able to suffer in this suffering day? Wherefore as you do desire that you may be able to suffer in this suffering day: As you do desire that you may not be whipt by your own lovers: that you may •ot be given into the hand of your own lovers: ⟨p. 149⟩that that which you rest upon should not run into your hand: As you do desire that your own hearts may not reproach you when you come to dye: As you do desire that you may not be defiled by the things of the world: As you do desire that you may have communion with Christ in his death, and in his Resurrection: And as you do desire that you may have this mark and character of a good man, labour so to use this world as if you used it not.