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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.
A. For answer, There is a total departing from God, and a partial departing from God; every sin that we do commit is a departing from God. For what is sin, but an Avertency from the Creator, and a Convertency to the Creature?
A total departure, there is, and that is two-fold, either total in regard of the object, or total in regard of the subject.
A man doth totally depart from God Objective, when he doth depart from all the truths and ways of God, and turns Heathen.
A man doth totally depart from God Objective, when he doth depart from all the truths and wayes of God, and turns Heathen.
But Subjective, a man doth totally depart from God, when he doth with his whole heart and soul depart from the Lord, though he may keep many truths; as a man that breaks in his outward estate, he may keep some thing, and yet be broken: So spiritually, a man may break and depart from God, and yet may keep many truths. Now it is this totally departing that is here aimed at; and it is a dangerous thing, either totally or partially: But especially a dangerous thing to depart from the Lord totally.