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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
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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.
4. As it is a mortal, deadly, destroying and consuming wrath: So it is a Blaspheming wrath. How long shall foolish men Blaspheme thy Name? Rabshekah was angry, and he did not only Blaspheme the people of God, but God himself. Where is now your God?
5. As their wrath is a Blaspheming wrath, so it is an unreasonable wrath. Why do the Heathen rage? Why? Why they have no reason for it. Why do the Heathen rage, and the People imagine a vain thing? 'Tis a vain thing, they have no reason for it. The wrath that wicked men have against the people of God, and their Anger, it is most unreasonable.
6. As it is an unreasonable wrath and anger; so it is an insulting wrath and anger, whereby they do ⟨p. 162⟩insult over the poor people of God, Psal. 137. By the Rivers of Babylon we sate down, yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. We hanged our Harps upon the Willows, For there they that carried us away Captive, required of us a Song: And they that wasted us, required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the Songs of Zion; insulting over them. And so in Rev. 11. They will make merry, and send gifts one to another, rejoicing over the dead Witnesses. 'Tis an insulting wrath and anger that they are filled withal.
6. As it is an unreasonable wrath and anger; so it is an insulting wrath and anger, whereby they do ⟨p. 162⟩