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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.
3. You have the assurance of Gods Zeal: The zeal of the Lord of Hosts shall do this: The God whom we serve is a zealous God. Zeal is angered Love. Now there are three things that God doth love especially. He loves his Truth; he loves his Worship; and he loves his People. When wicked men do prevail against the People of God, They scorn the Truth, they defile his Worship, they persecute his People: I say, these three things God loves in the World. But now God will not suffer these things that he loves thus, to be always trampled on: for he is a zealous God, and therefore you may build upon it, you may be assured of it: That either he will restrain the rage of men, or he will turn their Wrath and Anger unto his own Praise.
3. You have the assurance of Gods Zeal: The zeal of the Lord of Hosts shall do this: The God whom we serve is a zealous God. Zeal is angered Love. Now there are three things that God doth love especially. He loves his Truth; he loves his Worship; and he loves his People. When wicked men do prevail against the People of God, They scorn the Truth, they defile his Worship, they persecute his People: I say, these three things God loves in the World. But now God will not suffer these things that he loves thus, to be alwaies trampled on: for he is a zealous God, and therefore you may build upon it, you may be assured of it: That either he will restrain the rage of men, or he will turn their Wrath and Anger unto his own Praise.
But then, Thirdly, Suppose all this: What is our Duty that doth flow from hence?
First of all, if that there be such a deal of anger and wrath in the hearts of men against the Saints and people of God; wonder not at it, be not offended when you see it: it was always so from the beginning: God hath put enmity, and the enmity that God hath put between the seeds, shall stand; Cain began betime, and as Luther saith Cain will be killing his Brother Abel to the worlds end: It hath always been so, and do you think there shall be less anger in the hearts of the men of the world against