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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.
Thirdly, Never fall in love with any condition for it self, but for the good of the condition. Love not your condition for the condition it self, but for the God of your condition. I do but name things.
Fourthly, Take all Gods Allarums of death, and mingle those with the consideration of the death of Christ, Christ crucified. There is never a death that doth pass before us, but its Gods Alarm, and it ⟨p. 152⟩calls off from the world and the things thereof. Truly this I must say, It is not all the deaths in the world will make us dye to the world, only the death of Christ: take Christ Crucified, and then you will dye to the world. And therefore I say, take Gods Alla•ums of death, but be sure that you mingle those Alarums with the consideration of the death of Jesus Christ.
And then fifthly, Afford the world, and the things thereof, so much of your love, as better things do leave: For Christians, that which is too cold for God, is hot enough for the world; I say it again, That which is too cold for God, is hot enough for the world; and therefore afford the things of the world so much of your love, as better things do leave; for that which is too cold for God, is hot enough for the world, and the things thereof.