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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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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.
Now that's the Question: When may a man be said to depart from God?
Look when a man doth depart from the Service and the Worship of God, then he departs from God. In Isa. 65. 11. But ye are they that forsake the Lord, that forget my holy mountain: When men do forget the Holy Mountain, the Worship and Service ⟨p. 215⟩of God, and depart from that, then they depart from, and forsake the Lord: And