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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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And into a Pillar of Salt, that's durable, and of continuance: As the everlasting Covenant is called a Pillar of Salt, so her body (for I speak not of her soul, neither doth the Scripture speak any thing concerning that) being turned into a material Pillar of Salt for the longer continuance, that she might be an everlasting Monument and warning to all Generations to take heed of looking back, declining, and backsliding: And thus she was turned into ⟨p. 238⟩a Pillar of Salt: That's her Punishment.
As for her sin that did bring her into this condition, it was exceeding great and heinous, for there was much disobedience in it, being directly contrary unto the express Commandment of God by the Angel. In Gen. 19. The Angels said when they had brought them forth abroad, Escape for thy life, look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the Plain; escape to the Mountain lest thou be consumed. Here was an express Commandment that they should not look back. It seemed to be no great matter for Adam to eat an Apple, a forbidden Apple; but being directly contrary to Gods express Commandment, there was much disobedience in it: And so though it seemed no great matter to look back, yet being directly contrary to Gods express Commandment There was much disobedience in it.
As for her sin that did bring her into this condition, it was exceeding great and hainous, for there was much disobedience in it, being directly contrary unto the express Commandement of God by the Angel. In Gen. 19. The Angels said when they had brought them forth abroad, Escape for thy life, look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the Plain; escape to the Mountain lest thou be consumed. Here was an express Commandment that they should not look back. It seemed to be no great matter for Adam to eat an Apple, a forbidden Apple; but being directly contrary to Gods express Commandement, there was much disobedience in it: And so though it seem'd no great matter to look back, yet being directly contrary to Gods express Commandement There was much disobedience in it.