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A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at their public fast, Novemb.…A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at their publique fast, Novemb.…
A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at their public fast, Novemb. 29. 1643. By William Bridge, sometimes fellow of Emanuel College in Cambridge, now preacher of Gods Word at Yarmouth.A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at their publique fast, Novemb. 29. 1643. By VVilliam Bridge, sometimes fellow of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge, now preacher of Gods Word at Yarmouth.
London: printed for R. Dawlman, 1643
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3. Which that you may do, in the third place take heed of self-engagements and self•-respects in this work of Reformation. Veritas st•t in aperto Campo, the truth stands in the open •ield, it s•es no house, it sees no friend, no home; And if your eye be upon your engagements, your hand will draw the Line awry. Chrysostom observeth, that when our ⟨p. 29⟩Saviour propoundeth the Parable of the husbandmen unto1 the Scribes and Pharisees, saying, What shall be done to these Husbandmen? The Jews answered, He shall miserably destroy 2those Husbandmen; yet in another Gospel when our Saviour saith, he shall miserably destroy them, the Jews answered, God forbid: In one Gospel their answer is related to be, He shall miserably destroy them; in the other Gospel their answer is related on the contrary, God forbid. How can these agree? Yes, says Chrysostom, for first they say, he will miserably destroy these husbandmen; but when they perceived that Christ aimed at them, then they said, God forbid. So misleading are all self•-respects and engagements in receiving the truth; Reforming persons therefore must be self-denying persons.
3. Which that you may doe, in the third place take heed of selfe-ingagements and self•-respects in this worke of Reformation. Veritas st•t in aperto Campo, the truth stands in the open •ield, it s•es no house, it sees no friend, no home; And if your eye be upon your engagements, your hand will draw the Line awry. Chrysostome observeth, that when our ⟨p. 29⟩Saviour propoundeth the Parable of the husbandmen unto