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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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If there be degrees of torments in hell, then there are degrees of glory in heaven. There are degrees of torment in hell; for Christ hath said, He that knoweth his Masters will, and doth it not, shall be beaten with MANY stripes, with more stripes then those that are ignorant, and know it not. Now if there be degrees of torment in hell, there are degrees of glory in heaven: and therefore the thing is not true, That there shall be the same reward.
And here in chap. 19. we see, that the Apostles are set higher in their reward: When the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, YE also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
And our Saviour Christ here, he doth not speak universally, nor indefinitely: he doth not say that ALL that are first shall be last, and ALL that are last shall be first; neither doth he speak definitely, The first shall be last, and the last first: but he speaks thus, That MANY that are first; he doth not say ALL that are first shall be last; neither doth he say indefinitely, The first shall be last, but, MANY that are first shall be last, and the last shall be first. That's the meaning then.