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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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First, by the goodness of her Relation: The more gracious a mans Relations are, if he do decline, ⟨p. 239⟩the greater is his sin, if he do decline: Now she was the Wife of a gracious holy man, and therefore for her to decline from such a Relation, it was exceeding wicked.
2. And besides, As she did look back under such a Relation, so she was not tempted thereunto: The less temptation to any sin, the greater the sin: Those that are tempted to sin, excuse themselves; The woman thou gavest me, she gave me to eat: But now Lot's Wife could not say thus; I was tempted by Lot, or by any other; No, she was not over-born by any temptation from without, and therefore her sin was the greater.
3. She sinned in good company: 'Tis an evil thing to sin in any company; but the better the company is that I sin in, the worse is my sin: She had the company of her husband; she had the conduct of Angels: now upon this ground she sinned.