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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.
And if you find not the hearts of the people coming up always to your forwardness, then your wisdom knoweth how to improve the heats of their hearts while they last; all things you know are easy and beautiful in their season; And because men know not time and judgement• therefore their misery is great upon them.
And if you finde not the hearts of the people comming up alwayes to your forwardnesse, then your wisdome knoweth how to improve the heates of their hearts while they last; all things you know are easie and beautifull in their season; And because men know not time and judgement• therefore their misery is great upon them.
But above all things let your eye be upon that most which Gods eye is most upon, Truth, Reformation, and pure Religion; State-hypocrites desire truth for peace sake, godly States-men desire peace for truths sake; war is for peace, but peace for truth: Wherefore that I may serve you herein, I take the boldness to lay these few lines before you.
But above all things let your eye be upon that most which Gods eye is most upon, Truth, Reformation, and pure Religion; State-hypocrites desire truth for peace sake, godly States-men desire peace for truths sake; warre is for peace, but peace for truth: Wherefore that I may serve you herein, I take the boldnesse to lay these few lines before you.
The Sermon calleth for exactness of Reformation; if I ⟨image 5⟩have not been exact whilst I have called for exactness, your goodness knoweth as well how to connive at what is mine, as to embrace what is God. Go on right worthy Patriots, still to defend your Country, to contend for truth, to be willing to lose and be lost for Christ; whilst I live I shall live praying for you, and when I dye I hope I shall dye praising God for you.