A29372:579
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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7. And then further, As it is an Insulting wrath and anger; so the wrath and anger that is in the hearts of wicked men towards the Saints, it is an universal wrath and anger. For though they be angry with one person, their anger doth not stay there, but it riseth unto all the party of the Saints. Hamans wrath began with Mordecai, in Hest. 3. 5. And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. What then: And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone, For they had showed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews. So wicked men, they begin (it may be) to be angry with one Saint; but from that one, their wrath and anger doth arise to them all. 'Tis an universal wrath against all the Seed of the Godly: They take occasion from one, and fall upon all.
7. And then further, As it is an Insulting wrath and anger; so the wrath and anger that is in the hearts of wicked men towards the Saints, it is an universal wrath and anger. For though they be angry with one person, their anger doth not stay there, but it riseth unto all the party of the Saints. Hamans wrath began with Mordecai, in Hest. 3. 5. And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. What then: And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone, For they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews. So wicked men, they begin (it may be) to be angry with one Saint; but from that one, their wrath and anger doth arise to them all. 'Tis an universal wrath against all the Seed of the Godly: They take occasion from one, and fall upon all.
8. And then lastly, As it is an universal wrath and anger, so it is an implacable, an unappeaseable, never-dying, and everlasting wrath, Amos 1. 11. Thus saith the Lord, For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his Brother with the Sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and kept his wrath for ever. It is an everlasting wrath, wicked men will not be appeased.