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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.
First of all for that, what that man doth, that doth use the world as if he used it not?
1. He will be sure to use Grace in the use of the world, and in all his dealings in the world, and the things thereof. He is never satisfied unless he doth see that he doth use Grace in the use of the world, and the things thereof.
2. He is always ready to give up that part of the world unto God wherein his affections are most engaged, His Isaac; for saith he, God doth use to try his people in the things wherein they do most delight: And therefore still he is upon that, ready to give up that unto God wherein his affections are the most engaged.
2. He is alwayes ready to give up that part of the world unto God wherein his affections are most engaged, His Isaac; for saith he, God doth use to try his people in the things wherein they do most delight: And therefore still he is upon that, ready to give up that unto God wherein his affections are the most engaged.