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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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But secondly, The Saints and people of God, they do not regard the men of the World, and the men of the World they think so. Now for high and lofty men to be slighted, and not regarded, this makes them angry. In Dan. 3. when the three children would not bow down unto the Image, There are certain Jews ⟨p. 166⟩(say they to the King) that thou hast set over the Affairs of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; These men O King have not regarded thee. Why they think now, that if the people of God don't bow down to their Commandments, and to their Idols, that they don't regard the Magistrate, These men have not regarded thee: And the truth is, Godly men that are the Saints and people of God, they cannot regard them, For blessed is the man (saith the Holy Ghost) that regardeth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. God hath given a blessing to those that regard not the proud. Now wicked men cannot bear this, that they should not be regarded; high and great men of the world, that they should not be regarded: and therefore no wonder that there is such a deal of wrath and anger in their hearts against the people of God.
But secondly, The Saints and people of God, they do not regard the men of the World, and the men of the World they think so. Now for high and lofty men to be slighted, and not regarded, this makes them angry. In Dan. 3. when the three children would not bow down unto the Image, There are certain Jews ⟨p. 166⟩(say they to the King) that thou hast set over the Affairs of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; These men O King have not regarded thee. Why they think now, that if the people of God don't bow down to their Commandments, and to their Idols, that they don't regard the Magistrate, These men have not regarded thee: And the truth is, Godly men that are the Saints and people of God, they cannot regard them, For blessed is the man (saith the Holy Ghost) that regardeth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lyes. God hath given a blessing to those that regard not the proud. Now wicked men cannot bear this, that they should not be regarded; high and great men of the world, that they should not be regarded: and therefore no wonder that there is such a deal of wrath and anger in their hearts against the people of God.