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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
5. If you would not depart from the Lord through an unbelieving heart, take heed of strangeness with God, want of Communion in private: Enmity begins in strangeness among men; First, people grow strange, and then they come to hate one another, and to be enemies to one another: Enmity begins with strangeness, and truly so it is with God; First strangeness, and then Enemies: If you would not depart from God, the Living God; O take heed of strangeness with God, maintain your private Communion.
6. Take heed of taking offence, and of being offended at any of the good ways of God, or any of the people of God: 'Twas Dr. Prestons usual saying, I never knew any one decline, or fall away; But first he took offence at some good man, and then he took offence at more good men, and then he took offence at the ways of God themselves: And you know it's said of the Disciples, they were offended and went back: And of the false ground, By and by he is offended; he doth not say, By and by they fall away: Why? Because usually falling away and departing begins at being offended: Therefore would you not depart from the Living God, then take heed you take no offence at the good ways of God, or the people of God.
6. Take heed of taking offence, and of being offended at any of the good wayes of God, or any of the people of God: 'Twas Dr. Prestons usual saying, I never knew any one decline, or fall away; But first he took offence at some good man, and then he took offence at more good men, and then he took offence at the wayes of God themselves: And you know it's said of the Disciples, they were offended and went back: And of the false ground, By and by he is offended; he doth not say, By and by they fall away: Why? Because usually falling away and departing begins at being offended: Therefore would you not depart from the Living God, then take heed you take no offence at the good wayes of God, or the people of God.