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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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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.
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 1may I say to you, Men speak evil of you, but they are evil men, and it may be, yea tis likely, God will heare the language of your Peninnahs, & make you the more fruitfull, especially you doing as Hanna did, who though she was willing to answer to the charge of Eli, because he did speak from Zeale, 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.
- 1Cur respondet Sacerdoti, sed Peninnae non respondeat Anna? quia Peninna •rat persona privata, sacerdos autem publica: item Peninna loquebatur ex odio, sacerdos ex zelo: unde allud negligendum e•at, ille instruendus. Mend. in Sam.
5. Your work also is or may be disadvantageous unto