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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
3. Your work is berounded with many dangers, but the 1neglect of it is more dangerous, and the frown of a Prince may sometimes stand with the favour of God; neither shall flattery always hold in credit, nor truth ever continue in disgrace.
3. Your work is berounded with many dangers, but the 1neglect of it is more dangerous, and the frown of a Prince may sometimes stand with the favour of God; neither shall flattery alwayes hold in credit, nor truth ever continue in disgrace.
- 1Nec menda•ii utilitas est diuturna, nec veritatis damnum diu nocet.
4. Your work is reproached sometimes, and calumniated by divers adversaries; But as Seneca said to his friend (male de te loquuntur homines, sed mali) so 1may I say to you, Men speak evil of you, but they are evil men, and it may be, yea tis likely, God will hear the language of your Peninnahs, & make you the more fruitful, especially you doing as Hanna did, who though she was willing to answer to the charge of Eli, because he did speak from Zeal, yet she would not answer the reproach of Peninnah, because she spake from hatred. Surely Malignants clamours are best answered when neglected. Tutius aliquando agit qui calumnias non exaudit; Jesus Christ was eclipsed, that Gods servants might shine.
4. Your work is reproached sometimes, and calumniated by divers adversaries; But as Seneca said to his friend (male de te loquuntur homines, sed mali) so 1