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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.
Good reason for it. Totidem inimici, totidem pedagogy: Answ. so many enemies, so many school-masters. Make plain my way before me (saith the Psalmist) because of mine enemies; but in the Hebrew it is, because of mine observers; our enemies1 are our observers, and their observation is our preservation. As a mans best friend sometimes doth him more hurt then his worst enemy, so his worst enemy doth him more good then his best friend. Now suppose (saith Salmeron) that a man were in great want and need of money, and his friend should throw him a bag of gold, though in his catching of it he might hurt his hands or head, yet when he hath2 taken out the gold, he loves his friend never the less. There is no persecution but brings a bag of gold to Gods people; though it may somewhat hurt them in falling upon them, yet when they have picked out the gold thereof, they will love God the more.
Good reason for it. Totidem inimici, totidem paedagogi: Answ. so many enemies, so many school-masters. Make plain my way before me (saith the Psalmist) because of mine enemies; but in the Hebrew it is, because of mine observers; our enemies1 are our observers, and their observation is our preservation. As a mans best friend sometimes doth him more hurt then his worst enemy, so his worst enemie doth him more good then his best friend. Now suppose (saith Salmeron) that a man were in great want and need of money, and his friend should throw him a bag of gold, though in his catching of it he might hurt his hands or head, yet when he hath2 taken out the gold, he loves his friend never the lesse. There is no persecution but brings a bag of gold to Gods people; though it may somewhat hurt them in falling upon them, yet when they have picked out the gold thereof, they will love God the more.
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] Inimicus quasi obser•ator dictus, quod semper obser•et et contempletur quibus malefacial. Buxtor.