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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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Do you then ask me, what there is in this reproach of the Solemn Assembly, that the Saints should be so much affected there withal? There ⟨p. 204⟩are these two things, and judge you whether there be not cause, that all the Saints and people of God should be much affected, and carry it as a burden upon their souls, when the Solemn Assembly lies under reproach? And thus I have done with the second thing, that those that are of them: Those that are the true Members of the Solemn Assembly, they will be very sensible of it: And you see the reasons of it.
Do you then ask me, what there is in this reproach of the Solemn Assembly, that the Saints should be so much affected there withall? There ⟨p. 204⟩are these two things, and judge you whether there be not cause, that all the Saints and people of God should be much affected, and carry it as a burthen upon their souls, when the Solemn Assembly lies under reproach? And thus I have done with the second thing, that those that are of them: Those that are the true Members of the Solemn Assembly, they will be very sensible of it: And you see the reasons of it.
But Thirdly, Suppose the Solemn Assembly do lie under reproach; and we have been, and are very sensible thereof, and carry it as a burden: What then?
But Thirdly, Suppose the Solemn Assembly do lie under reproach; and we have been, and are very sensible thereof, and carry it as a burthen: What then?
Then will the Lord turn your former sorrow into future comforts: Then will the Lord return unto you with joy: Then shall you certainly be comforted, and God will make your after-comforts, to run Parallel with your former troubles. Blessed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted: Those that sow in tears, they shall reap in joy. As surely as now you go forth, carrying precious seed; the sense of this condition upon your hearts, you shall return again with your sheaves of joy with you.