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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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2. Look when a man doth depart from an holy Conversation wherein he hath walked before, then he is said to depart from God, Job 6. 14. But he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty: To him that is afflicted, pity should be showed from his Friend, but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty: 'Tis not said, he forsakes the Almighty, but he forsakes the fear of the Almighty, which is all one: When a man doth forsake the fear of the Almighty; the good ways of God, a holy and a good Conversation wherein he hath walked before, then he is said to depart from God: And
2. Look when a man doth depart from an holy Conversation wherein he hath walkt before, then he is said to depart from God, Job 6. 14. But he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty: To him that is afflicted, pity should be shewed from his Friend, but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty: 'Tis not said, he forsakes the Almighty, but he forsakes the fear of the Almighty, which is all one: When a man doth forsake the fear of the Almighty; the good ways of God, a holy and a good Conversation wherein he hath walkt before, then he is said to depart from God: And
3. Look when a man and in time of danger and trouble, not so much trust unto the Lord, as unto an arm of flesh for safety and deliverance, then he is said to depart from God, Jer. 17. 5. Thus saith the Lord, Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord: For a man in time of trouble to rest upon an arm of flesh, and not upon the Lord himself. Why, this is to depart from God in Scripture Language.