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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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3. If this story of Lot's Wife be true, and do live in our memory; Then you may learn, and see by way of Instruction; That the best Relations will not secure from the hand of God if we continue evil: She was the nearest Relation to a Holy Righteous man, Lot, yet sinned; Her Relation would not save her, and would not excuse her: Why should any say, I am the Child of such a godly Parent; I am the Servant of such a godly Master; I am a member of such a Church: 'Tis not the nearest and the best Relations will save us from the hand of God, if we sin against him: Here was the nearest Relation, and yet not exempted from the severest punishment.
4. If this story of Lot's Wife be true, and do indeed live in our memory, Then here you may see what an evil thing it is to look back from that which God hath delivered us from. It is an evil thing to sin against that Deliverance that hath a Such written on it: In the 9th. of Ezra, see how he argues, After all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespasses; seeing that thou our God hast ⟨p. 246⟩punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us Such deliverance as this (A deliverance with a Such written on it) should we again break thy Commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? Wouldest not thou be angry with us, till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor escaping? See, 'tis a very evil thing for to sin after a Deliverance that hath Such written upon it; but to turn back, or to look back unto that which God hath delivered us from, that is yet worse: For the Lord to have delivered us from Superstition, from Idolatry, and to look back to that which God hath delivered us from, What's this, but after the manner of Lot's Wife? But you see how it fared with her. Well then you see, it's an evil thing to look back to that which God hath delivered us from.
4. If this story of Lot's Wife be true, and do indeed live in our memory, Then here you may see what an evil thing it is to look back from that which God hath delivered us from. It is an evil thing to sin against that Deliverance that hath a Such written on it: In the 9th. of Ezra, see how he argues, After all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespasses; seeing tht thou our God hast