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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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Secondly, As we are to take heed of departing from God, so we are to take heed of Unbelief, and of an unbelieving heart, whereby we depart from God; for the sin of unbelief, and an unbelieving heart is very cunning and makes a deceitful heart: ⟨p. 224⟩Therefore saith the Apostle in the words following: least ye be hardened, through the deceitfulness of sin. It hath very many pretences and fair colours. When they were invited by the Gospel, what excuses had they, all from unbelief? I have married a Wife, and I cannot come; and I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go see it, I pray thee, have me excused; And I have bought five yoke of Oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused. No, no, I have unbelief in my heart, and I cannot come; Unbelief made all these Excuses, 'tis cunning heart, a deceiving sin, the sin of unbelief.
Secondly, As we are to take heed of departing from God, so we are to take heed of Unbelief, and of an unbelieving heart, whereby we depart from God; for the sin of unbelief, and an unbelieving heart is very cunning and makes a deceitful heart: ⟨p. 224⟩Therefore saith the Apostle in the words following: least ye be hardned, through the deceitfulness of sin. It hath very many pretences and fair colours. When they were invited by the Gospel, what excuses had they, all from unbelief? I have married a Wife, and I cannot come; and I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go see it, I pray thee, have me excused; And I have bought five yoke of Oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused. No, no, I have unbelief in my heart, and I cannot come; Unbelief made all these Excuses, 'tis cunning heart, a deceiving sin, the sin of unbelief.
And indeed it is such a sin, as hardens insensibly, that we cannot perceive: You can see the tree, the body of the tree, and the bark of the tree, and the boughs of the tree, and the leaves of the tree, but you cannot see the root of the tree. Unbelief is a root sin, and that's least perceived: Now when one hath to deal with a deceitful enemy, that is least perceived, had be not need take heed? Take heed of departing from God, through an evil heart of unbelief.