A29372:634
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.
Their great design is to damp the Spirits of the People of God. But they waxed bold by my bonds, saith Paul, speaking of the Saints.
Their great design is to scatter the people of God: But by the scattering of Gods People shall his truth be scattered. They scatter Gods people, and Gods people scatter Gods truth; it shall turn to his praise.
Their great design is to destroy the Gospel, to suppress the Gospel: But saith Paul, my bonds turned to the furtherance of the Gospel. Thus God will work it to his praise. And therefore when you see the wrath, anger, and malice of wicked men, breaking out to such Persecution; be quiet, be contented, be satisfied, be comforted; all this shall God turn to his praise, or he will restrain it.
But then fifthly, If these things be so, why should we not now stand still and behold the Salvation of God? See what God will do, expect the fulfilling ⟨p. 182⟩of all this, 'tis a day of anger, 'tis a day of great wrath, there is abundance of anger and wrath, and hatred and malice in the hearts of men against the people of God at this day, who doth not see it? Well then Friends, stand still; you know how angry Pharaoh was when he followed after the Israelites; and saith Moses, stand still and see the Salvation of God. So say I, you shall see all this turn to Gods praise: You shall see the restraining of prayer, turn to the enlarging of Prayer: You shall see the seeking to suppress the Gospel, turn to the furtherance of the Gospel.