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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.
Obs. So one may have a clear call from God, and yet meet with a great deal of afflictions in the way that God calls them to; he goes down to Egypt to sojourn there: When he came into Egypt, the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues, because of Sarah Abraham's Wife. At v. 18. And Pharaoh called Abraham, and said, what is this? now therefore behold thy Wife, take her, and go thy way: And they sent him away, and his Wife, and all that he had, ver. 10. Well, away they go; And Abraham went out of Egypt, he, and his Wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South, v. 2. And Abraham was very rich in Cattle, in silver, and in gold: A strange thing, to grow rich in Cattle: How could he drive his Cattle ⟨p. 155⟩up and down from Egypt to Canaan, and up and down the Country? Yes, thus removing at the Command of the Lord, living in Tents, and using the world as if he used it not; thereby, I say, you shall have the world, and have it in more abundance.
Obs. So one may have a clear call from God, and yet meet with a great deal of afflictions in the way that God calls them to; he goes down to Egypt to sojourn there: When he came into Egypt, the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues, because of Sarah Abrahams Wife. At v. 18. And Pharoah called Abraham, and said, what is this? now therefore behold thy Wife, take her, and go thy way: And they sent him away, and his Wife, and all that he had, ver. 10. Well, away they go; And Abraham went out of Egypt, he, and his Wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South, v. 2. And Abraham was very rich in Cattel, in silver, and in gold: A strange thing, to grow rich in Cattel: How could he drive his Cattel ⟨p. 155⟩up and down from Egypt to Canaan, and up and down the Country? Yes, thus removing at the Command of the Lord, living in Tents, and using the world as if he us'd it not; thereby, I say, you shall have the world, and have it in more abundance.
Yea, thereby you shall have it in a better edition, in a better impression, the world, and the things thereof, sanctified unto you; use the world as if you used it not, and the things thereof, as if you used them not, you shall have them in a better edition sanctified to you.