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Christs coming opened in a sermon before the honourable house of commons in Margaret's…
Christs coming opened in a sermon before the honourable house of commons in Margaret's Westminster, May 17, 1648 being the day appointed for Thanksgiving for the great Victory in Wales / by William Bridge ...
London: printed for Peter Cole, 1648
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Secondly, Reas. 2 Christ loves to show mercy to his people in such a way, as he may hide pride from men; he would not have his people to be proud of mercies. And upon this account says the text, in the 33. of Job. He seals on instruction in the night, that he may hide pride from man. When a man is awake, he tries things by reason, and if reason like them, then they do pass for currant; if reason don't approve them, then they will be rejected: but in a dream, in a deep sleep, the mind receives things, not examining them by reason. Now in the great things of God, the less hand reason hath, and the more Faith, 1the better. Reasons going before Faith, do diminish it; but Reasons following Faith, strengthen it, say the Schools. Faith ennobles a work. The more a man ushers in a business with his own reason, the more apt to be proud thereon: but in a dream, in a deep sleep, there is little of reason to be used, and therefore in a deep sleep he comes upon us, that he may hide pride from us.
Secondly, Reas. 2 Christ loves to shew mercy to his people in such a way, as he may hide pride from men; he would not have his people to be proud of mercies. And upon this account sayes the text, in the 33. of Job. He seales on instruction in the night, that he may hide pride from man. When a man is awake, he tryes things by reason, and if reason like them, then they do passe for currant; if reason don't approve them, then they will be rejected: but in a dreame, in a deep sleep, the mind receives things, not examining them by reason. Now in the great things of God, the lesse hand reason hath, and the more Faith, 1the better. Reasons going before Faith, do diminish it; but Reasons following Faith, strengthen it, say the Schooles. Faith ennobles a worke. The more a man ushers in a businesse with his owne reason, the more apt to be proud thereon: but in a dream, in a deep sleep, there is little of reason to be used, and therefore in a deep sleep he comes upon us, that he may hide pride from us.
- 1Rations p•aecedentes minuunt Fidem, subsequentes augent.Rationes p•aecedentes minuunt Fidem, subsequentes augent.