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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.
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.
6. As the people of God do destroy their Gods, and their Worship, so they do destroy their sins and lusts. The Saints are enemies unto all their lusts. Wicked men cannot endure to be kept from their lusts: but if they be hindered from their lusts, kept in and restrained from their lusts, what say they then? In Psal. 2. Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their Cords from us. These Puritans, they will not let us play upon the Sabbath day, they will not let us have leave to dance about a May-pole, they put Cords upon us, and bring us into bonds, and take away our liberty. Why do the Heathen rage, &c. The Kings of the Earth set themselves, and the Rulers take counsel together against the Lord, and against his Anointed. Why, wherein is it expressed? Why they say, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. The people of God are great enemies to their wickedness, and therefore they are so angry; full and furious against the people of God.
6. As the people of God do destroy their Gods, and their Worship, so they do destroy their sins and lusts. The Saints are enemies unto all their lusts. Wicked men cannot endure to be kept from their lusts: but if they be hindred from their lusts, kept in and restrained from their lusts, what say they then? In Psal. 2. Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their Cords from us. These Puritans, they will not let us play upon the Sabbath day, they will not let us have leave to dance about a May-pole, they put Cords upon us, and bring us into bonds, and take away our liberty. Why do the Heathen rage, &c. The Kings of the Earth set themselves, and the Rulers take counsel together against the Lord, and against his Anointed. Why, wherein is it exprest? Why they say, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. The people of God are great enemies to their wickedness, and therefore they are so angry; full and furious against the people of God.
7. As the people of God are enemies unto all their lusts, so the men of the World they are enemies unto the Saints, unto all their ways, and duties, and graces. The Saints are a praying people: The men of the World are Enemies to Prayer: Forms of Prayer they can endure, but the power of Prayer they cannot bear.