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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.
Nor will they be so affected with the Reproach of the Solemn Assembly as if it were barely their own concernment: Not barely as their own concernment: 'Tis true, they are much more concerned in the Reproach of the Solemn Assembly than others, but they are not affected upon this account, merely because it is their own concernment.
Nor will they be so affected with the Reproach of the Solemn Assembly as if it were barely their own concernment: Not barely as their own concernment: 'Tis true, they are much more concerned in the Reproach of the Solemn Assembly than others, but they are not affected upon this account, meerly because it is their own concernment.
Quest. How then? How are the Saints and people of God •ff•cted with the Reproach of the Solemn Assembly?
Q•est. How then? How are the Saints and people of God •ff•cted with the Reproach of the Solemn Assembly?
Answ. First, They are affected more with this evil, than with any evil in the world: And they look upon this as their great affliction, and are afflicted more at this than at any evil; than any other evil of their own that doth befall them. You know how it was with the Daughter of Ely, Ichabod, Ichabod, The Ark of the Lord is taken; Her Husband was killed, and she falls in Travel, 1 Sam. 4. 21. and being delivered, she names the Child Ichabod, saying▪ the glory is departed from Israel, because the Ark God was taken, and because of her Father in Law, a her Husband: and she said, the glory is departed from Israel, for the Ark of God is taken, she names her Husbands death but once, and her Fathers death but once; but the Ark was taken, twice, for that she was most affected. Is there any sorrow like unto my sorrow, saith the Church? why? the ways to Zion mourn and are unfrequented. Thus then the Saints and people of God will be affected when the Solemn Assembly doth lye under Reproach.