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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.
I'll say no more but this, thereby you shall be happy indeed; use the world as if you used it not, and thereby you shall be happy: Who is the happy man in the world? He's an happy man that can contemn, and be contemned, saith the Heathen Seneca. He's the happy man in the world, that can use the world as if he used it not.
I'le say no more but this, thereby you shall be happy indeed; use the world as if you us'd it not, and thereby you shall be happy: Who is the happy man in the world? He's an happy man that can contemn, and be contemned, saith the Heathen Seneca. He's the happy man in the world, that can use the world as if he us'd it not.
And yet again isle repeat that, Thereby you shall be fit to suffer in suffering times. Suffering times are upon us, and by using the world as if we used it ⟨p. 156⟩not, you shall be fit to suffer: And therefore again I say, As you do desire that you may be fit to suffer in suffering times. That you may be happy. That you may have the mind of Christ. That you may have the things of the world in a better Edition. That you may have them in more abundance. That you may know how to want and part wi•• all things easily. Now use the world as if you used it not.
And yet again ile repeat that, Thereby you shall be fit to suffer in suffering times. Suffering times are upon us, and by using the world as if we us'd it ⟨p. 156⟩not, you shall be fit to suffer: And therefore again I say, As you do desire that you may be fit to suffer in suffering times. That you may be happy. That you may have the mind of Christ. That you may have the things of the world in a better Edition. That you may have them in more abundance. That you may know how to want and part wi•• all things easily. Now use the world as if you used it not.