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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.
True, they are indeed. But God chooseth troublous times Answ. ⟨p. 23⟩to build in both his house and walls of the City. The1 Churches have always lost most in times of peace, and gained most in times of trouble. Whilst the 10. Persecutions continued, the integrity of the Churches was best preserved. The Psalmist saith, Send out thy light and thy truth, O Lord, 2and let them lead me unto thine Altar. There is no going unto Gods Altar with worship, without the leading hand of truth, and there is no building Gods house for an Altar without light. When God made the world, he first made light on the first day, as an example unto us in all our works to work by light. Now light and truth do break forth much in troublous times.
True, they are indeed. But God chooseth troublous times Answ. ⟨p. 23⟩to build in both his house and walls of the City. The1 Churches have alwayes lost most in times of peace, and gained most in times of trouble. Whilest the 10. Persecutions conti•ued, the integrity of the Church•s was best preserved. The Psalmist saith, Send out thy light and thy truth, O Lord, 2and let them leade me unto thine Altar. There is no going unto Gods Altar with worship, without the leading hand of truth, and there is no building Gods house for an Altar without light. When God made the world, he first made light on the first day, as an example unto us in all our workes to work by light. Now light and truth do break forth much in troublous times.
- 1Ecclesia tunc semper fu•t optima quando agebat inte pessios. Luth.