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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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3. As an unbelieving heart is an unclean heart, so it is a proud heart. You know what the Prophet Hab. saith, in his second Chapter, Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him, but the just shall live by Faith: So then, an unbelieving heart also is a proud heart.
4. As an unbelieving heart is a proud heart, so it is a froward, peevish, fretful heart: Faith and fretting are opposed, in Psal. 37. Fret not thy self because of evil doers, trust in the Lord, and do good: Commit thy way unto him, and trust in him, verse 5. Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him, fret not thy self because of him who prospereth in his way, ver. 7. Faith and fretting are opposed. How did the people of Israel murmur in the Wilderness? and why? but because of their unbelief? Froward, and fretful, and murmuring. An unbelieving heart is a fretting froward heart.
5. As it is a fretting and froward heart, so an unbelieving heart is a rash foolish heart, and will put one upon doing foolish things. It's rash, faith makes not haste, but unbelief makes haste, I said in my haste I am c•st out of thy sight: That's unbelief, I said in my haste, all men are Liars, that's unbelief: What a foolish thing it was for David to scrabble on the door, and let fall his spittle, and fain himself mad? It was his unbelief that did it: An unbelieving heart, is a rash, sudden, and a foolish heart.
5. As it is a fretting and froward heart, so an unbelieving heart is a rash foolish heart, and will put one upon doing foolish things. It's rash, faith makes not haste, but unbelief makes haste, I said in my haste I am cst out of thy sight: That's unbelief, I said in my haste, all men are Lyars, that's unbelief: What a foolish thing it was for David to scrabble on the door, and let fall his spittle, and fain himself mad? It was his unbelief that did it: An unbelieving heart, is a rash, suddain, and a foolish heart.