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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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4. They must deny their own enjoyments, comforts and contentments, though they be never so sweet. So Nehemiah 1denied his Court favours, his Governors table, and sometimes to shift his own clothes: he that will lift up one that is fallen must stoop himself.
4. They must deny their own enjoyments, comforts and contentments, though they be never so sweet. So Nehemiah 1denied his Court favours, his Governours table, and sometimes to shift his own cloathes: he that will lift up one that is fallen must stoop himself.
- 1Nullu• •a••ntem exci•abit nisi •n ••••one s••. August.
5. They must deny their own relations though they be never so near. Salmeron observeth that our Saviour Christ did still call his Mother Woman, Woman what have I to do with thee? not Mother, but woman; Why so, says he, but to1 show that in matter of Religion we are to know no relations. Thus must all reforming persons be self-denying persons. And thus right worthy Zerubbabels, if you do first take the right line into your hands, then view your ground well, giving unto every one those immunities that Christ hath left him, and deny your selves in working, your own reasons, wisdoms and understandings, your own affections, your own labours, your own outward contentments and all relations, I make no question but our stones of reformation shall be laid with much exactness and the Lords blessing; And the Lord grant it may be so.