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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.
'Tis very certain that God will be fearful in praises. 'Tis certain, and very certain, that God will be above wicked men in the thing wherein they behave themselves proudly. But besides this,
First of all, You have the assurance of Christs Death and Merit. If you look upon the death of Christ, and the issues thereof, you may see it, and be assured of it. Was there ever more anger and malice let out upon any man, than upon Christ in his death? They were angry to the utmost: And did ever anger or malice turn more to the praise of God? What one thing was there that ever turned more to the praise of God than the death of Christ, and the anger and malice of those that brought him to death? Why now Christ by his sufferings hath merited this, That if we be conformable unto him in sufferings; As his sufferings, and as the wrath that brought him to suffer did turn to the praise of God; So that wrath that brings us to sufferings, shall turn to the praise of God. This is a great matter, and here is much in it, and we may be assured on't, when we see and feel the wrath and anger of men, if we be conformable in ⟨p. 175⟩our sufferings unto Christs sufferings: Then as the wrath of men in bringing Christ to suffer, did turn to the praise of God; so the wrath of men, in bringing the Saints now to suffering, shall turn to the praise of God, you have the assurance of the death of Christ for it.
First of all, You have the assurance of Christs Death and Merit. If you look upon the death of Christ, and the issues thereof, you may see it, and be assur'd of it. Was there ever more anger and malice let out upon any man, than upon Christ in his death? They were angry to the utmost: And did ever anger or malice turn more to the praise of God? What one thing was there that ever turned more to the praise of God than the death of Christ, and the anger and malice of those that brought him to death? Why now Christ by his sufferings hath merited this, That if we be conformable unto him in sufferings; As his sufferings, and as the wrath that brought him to suffer did turn to the praise of God; So that wrath that brings us to sufferings, shall turn to the praise of God. This is a great matter, and here is much in it, and we may be assur'd on't, when we see and feel the wrath and anger of men, if we be conformable in