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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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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.
4. She sinned in the face of Justice: 'Tis an evil thing for a Thief to sin at any time, but to cut a mans purse before the Judge, while he is upon the Bench doing Justice, this is worse. God was now doing Justice upon Sodom, and for Lot's Wife to sin in the face of Justice doing, it made her sin exceeding great.