A29372:785
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 further, If that Unbelief be a Mother Sin, a Parent Sin, a breeding Sin, the root and cause of other sins: Why then Unbelief must needs be the root, and ground, and cause of Apostasy. Why now, what is the cause of all our sins but our unbelief? People do not think so: What's the reason that men are so covetous and worldly, but because of their unbelief? What's the reason when people are in trouble that they use indirect means to get out of trouble, but because of their unbelief? What's the Reason that a Servant or a Child will tell lies? ⟨p. 222⟩Because of Unbelief. Unbelief is the Mother sin, the Parent sin, the Breeding sin; and therefore Unbelief is the cause of departing and going off from God.
But further, If that Unbelief be a Mother Sin, a Parent Sin, a breeding Sin, the root and cause of other sins: Why then Unbelief must needs be the root, and ground, and cause of Apostacy. Why now, what is the cause of all our sins but our unbelief? People do not think so: What's the reason that men are so covetous and worldly, but because of their unbelief? What's the reason when people are in trouble that they use indirect means to get out of trouble, but because of their unbelief? What's the Reason that a Servant or a Child will tell lies? ⟨p. 222⟩Because of Unbelief. Unbelief is the Mother sin, the Parent sin, the Breeding sin; and therefore Unbelief is the cause of departing and going off from God.
And if so, why should we not all then take heed of an evil heart of unbelief? That's the Remedy that is here prescribed for the cure of this disease: Take heed Brethren, take heed least there be in any of you an evil heart of Unbelief.