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A29371 I. Scripture-light the most sure light ... delivered in three sermons on 2 Pet. I. 19 : II. Christ in travel ... in three sermons on Isai. 53. 11 : III. A lifting up for the down-cast ... delivered in thirteen sermons on Psal. 42, 11 : four several sermons ... / preached by William Bridge ... Bridge, William, 1600?-1670. 1656 (1656) Wing B4462; ESTC R34370 561,325 608

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in_o by_o way_n of_o performance_n but_o by_o way_n of_o christ_n page_n 94_o object_n i_o have_v no_o part_n in_o duty_n therefore_o i_o be_o discourage_v ibid._n answ_n 1_o god_n accept_v the_o desire_n for_o christ_n sake_n page_n 94_o 2_o thy_o part_n be_v answerable_a to_o thy_o grace_n page_n 95_o 3_o part_n and_o gift_n do_v not_o commend_v our_o service_n unto_o god_n ibid._n 4_o part_n recompense_v some_o other_o way_n page_n 96_o object_n i_o want_v the_o grace_n and_o holiness_n of_o duty_n ibid._n answ_n pearl_n may_v grow_v on_o rock_n so_o may_v some_o grace_n on_o thy_o rocky_a heart_n page_n 97_o 1_o be_v you_o content_v with_o the_o straightness_n of_o your_o condition_n answ_n negative_o ib._n 2_o if_o your_o condition_n here_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o saint_n you_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o be_v discourage_v ibid._n 3_o you_o will_v fain_o have_v enlargement_n represent_v your_o condition_n to_o god_n page_n 98_o 4_o it_o be_v god_n way_n to_o restrain_v prayer_n before_o he_o give_v enlargement_n ibid._n 5_o dulness_n in_o prayer_n be_v a_o ill_a sin_n yet_o the_o sense_n thereof_o be_v a_o good_a sign_n page_n 99_o 6_o prayer_n be_v not_o pour_v out_o of_o many_o word_n but_o the_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o soul_n unto_o god_n ibid._n object_n i_o be_o not_o only_o dull_a in_o duty_n bu●_n full_a of_o distraction_n page_n 100_o answ_n this_o be_v a_o great_a evil_n yet_o no_o cause_n of_o discouragement_n for_o three_o reason_n ibid._n 1_o all_o man_n have_v some_o distraction_n in_o d●ty_n ibid._n 2_o distraction_n shall_v not_o hurt_v we_o because_o they_o please_v we_o not_o page_n 101_o 3_o our_o distraction_n move_v the_o lord_n to_o pity_v we_o ibid._n object_n i_o pray_v and_o be_o never_o the_o near_o shall_v not_o that_o discourage_v i_o page_n 102_o answ_n negative_o 1_o it_o be_v a_o great_a mercy_n that_o god_n will_v receive_v my_o prayer_n though_o i_o never_o receive_v the_o thing_n i_o pray_v for_o ibid._n 2_o god_n child_n usual_o think_v god_n hear_v not_o their_o prayer_n when_o he_o do_v ibid._n 3_o the_o lord_n not_o grant_v your_o prayer_n be_v not_o always_o matter_n of_o discouragement_n but_o sometime_o of_o encouragement_n page_n 103_o 4_o whoever_o wait_v on_o god_n by_o prayer_n but_o be_v receive_v more_o than_o he_o pray_v for_o page_n 104_o 5_o shall_v god_n present_o answer_v our_o prayer_n always_o we_o shall_v be_v discourage_v page_n 105_o object_n 1._o i_o fear_v god_n deni_v my_o prayer_n ibid._n 1_o answ_n affirmative_o it_o may_v be_v so_o to_o his_o own_o child_n ibid._n 2_o if_o the_o thing_n you_o pray_v for_o be_v good_a for_o you_o and_o you_o continue_v pray_v it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o god_n rather_o delay_n than_o deny_v you_o ibid._n object_n 2._o i_o fear_v god_n be_v angry_a with_o i_o page_n 106_o answ_n be_v not_o god_n angry_a with_o jonah_n and_o the_o canaanitish_a woman_n page_n 106_o object_n 3._o but_o she_o believe_v there_o be_v much_o unbelief_n in_o my_o prayer_n ibid._n answ_n be_v it_o not_o so_o with_o david_n ibid._n object_n 4._o i_o be_o self-ish_a and_o pray_v only_o by_o reason_n of_o affliction_n ibid._n answ_n so_o it_o be_v with_o jonah_n ibid._n object_n 5._o my_o prayer_n be_v not_o well_o prepare_v ibid._n answ_n hezekiah_n pray_v for_o those_o that_o come_v unprepared_a ibid._n object_n 6._o i_o be_o full_a of_o passion_n ibid._n answ_n what_o think_v you_o of_o elijah_n ibid._n object_n 7._o my_o condition_n be_v such_o or_o such_o ibid._n answ_n the_o condition_n of_o distress_a man_n parallel_v in_o scripture_n when_o they_o look_v towards_o christ_n ib._n application_n 1_o what_o encouragement_n here_o be_v for_o all_o poor_a soul_n to_o come_v unto_o christ_n page_n 107_o 2_o what_o a_o vast_a difference_n there_o be_v here_o between_o a_o godly_a and_o a_o wicked_a man_n ibid._n quest_n what_o must_v i_o do_v against_o discouragement_n that_o come_v from_o my_o own_o fail_v in_o duty_n or_o god_n not_o answer_v i_o page_n 108_o answ_n 1_o lay_v not_o the_o weight_n of_o your_o comfort_n upon_o duty_n ibid._n 2_o consider_v that_o difficulty_n commend_v duty_n ibid._n 3_o leave_v the_o success_n of_o our_o spiritual_a thing_n unto_o god_n himself_o page_n 109_o sermon_n vii_o instance_n iu._n object_n o_o i_o want_v assurance_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n must_v i_o not_o be_v then_o discourage_v page_n 111_o answ_n negative_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o sore_a evil_a page_n 112_o he_o that_o want_v the_o assurance_n of_o god_n love_n be_v neither_o fit_a to_o receive_v mercy_n from_o god_n nor_o to_o praise_n god_n ibid._n he_o that_o want_v the_o assurance_n of_o god_n love_n converse_v too_o much_o with_o satan_n ibid._n quest_n how_o may_v it_o appear_v we_o must_v not_o be_v discourage_v when_o we_o want_v this_o assurance_n page_n 113_o 1_o answ_n negative_o for_o want_v of_o assurance_n be_v not_o that_o unbelief_n that_o condemn_v we_o ib._n 2_o want_n of_o assurance_n shall_v turn_v to_o the_o saint_n good_a page_n 114_o they_o gain_v experience_n by_o it_o to_o see_v the_o emptiness_n of_o their_o own_o righteousness_n ibid._n a_o man_n learn_v thus_o to_o comfort_v other_o page_n 115_o 3_o a_o good_a man_n may_v have_v comfort_n though_o he_o want_v assurance_n page_n 115_o object_n i_o have_v no_o promise_n to_o bring_v i_o comfort_n page_n 116_o answ_n negative_o 1_o that_o must_v not_o discourage_v a_o christian_n for_o have_v you_o not_o the_o word_n of_o the_o gospel_n ib._n 2_o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n belong_v to_o you_o prove_v by_o three_o reason_n 1_o you_o do_v or_o have_v rest_v on_o the_o promise_n 2._o if_o the_o command_n belong_v unto_o you_o why_o not_o the_o promise_n 3._o it_o be_v your_o duty_n to_o rest_v on_o the_o promise_n page_n 117_o object_n 2._o god_n promise_n in_o scripture_n run_v upon_o some_o condition_n which_o i_o can_v perform_v ib._n answ_n 1_o a_o good_a man_n may_v apply_v the_o promise_n though_o he_o have_v not_o perform_v the_o condition_n ib._n 2_o the_o condition_n of_o one_o promise_n be_v the_o thing_n promise_v in_o another_o promise_n page_n 118_o 3_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o promise_n be_v perform_v for_o you_o better_a than_o you_o can_v perform_v it_o ib._n object_n instead_o of_o a_o promise_n there_o be_v a_o threaten_n on_o my_o soul_n page_n 119_o answ_n 1_o god_n have_v two_o arm_n to_o draw_v his_o child_n to_o he_o the_o arm_n of_o love_n and_o the_o arm_n of_o anger_n ibid._n 2_o joshua_n sometime_o lose_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o promise_n and_o for_o the_o threaten_a you_o know_v how_o it_o be_v with_o david_n page_n 120_o 3_o a_o threaten_v from_o god_n may_v be_v repeal_v but_o a_o promise_n shall_v never_o be_v repeal_v ibid._n the_o reason_n be_v god_n never_o repeal_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o gospel_n page_n 121_o object_n i_o have_v assurance_n of_o god_n displeasure_n must_v i_o not_o then_o be_v discourage_v page_n 122_o answ_n negative_o 1_o it_o may_v be_v you_o look_v on_o the_o back_n side_n of_o god_n dispensation_n wherein_o appear_v his_o anger_n ibid._n 2_o there_o be_v no_o such_o testimony_n of_o reprobation_n in_o all_o the_o scripture_n ibid._n object_n i_o have_v be_v without_o assurance_n these_o many_o year_n yet_o live_v under_o gospel_n mean_n therefore_o i_o look_v for_o none_o page_n 123_o answ_n negative_o 1_o our_o evidence_n for_o heaven_n be_v in_o god_n keep_v ibid._n 2_o consider_v four_o proposition_n 1_o a_o man_n may_v have_v save_v faith_n who_o have_v no_o assurance_n of_o god_n love_n ibid._n 2_o a_o man_n may_v have_v strong_a faith_n and_o assurance_n yet_o many_o doubt_n page_n 124_o 3_o a_o man_n may_v have_v strong_a faith_n and_o assurance_n yet_o for_o a_o long_a time_n be_v deprive_v of_o the_o feel_n of_o it_o ib._n 4_o a_o godly_a man_n may_v live_v and_o die_v doubt_v ibid._n 3_o though_o some_o may_v die_v doubt_v and_o yet_o be_v save_v a_o man_n may_v from_o scripture_n fetch_v argument_n from_o whence_o he_o may_v ordinary_o conclude_v he_o shall_v be_v save_v page_n 125_o arg._n 1._o there_o be_v a_o faith_n of_o reliance_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v conclude_v a_o faith_n of_o assurance_n page_n 125_o arg._n 2._o god_n have_v do_v great_a thing_n for_o thy_o soul_n in_o trouble_n thou_o may_v conclude_v he_o will_v do_v more_o ibid._n arg._n 3._o if_o thy_o heart_n be_v upright_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o assurance_n god_n will_v give_v it_o thou_o ibid._n arg._n 4._o if_o a_o man_n can_v praise_v god_n for_o what_o he_o have_v though_o his_o condition_n be_v very_o sad_a page_n 126_o arg._n 5._o if_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o health_n of_o your_o countenance_n you_o shall_v
hand_n some_o think_v they_o be_v sin_n of_o infirmity_n when_o they_o be_v not_o and_o some_o think_v they_o be_v not_o when_o they_o be_v ibid._n the_o first_o kind_n of_o mistake_n be_v on_o the_o left_a hand_n fourfold_a 1_o some_o think_v it_o a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n because_o it_o be_v a_o small_a sin_n ibid._n 2_o because_o they_o be_v draw_v on_o by_o other_o page_n 383_o 3_o because_o they_o strive_v against_o it_o ibid._n 4_o because_o they_o be_v trouble_v after_o it_o ibid._n the_o second_o mistake_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n be_v threefold_a page_n 384_o 1_o because_o they_o sin_v know_o ibid._n 2_o because_o they_o fall_v into_o the_o same_o sin_n again_o ibid._n 3_o because_o they_o fall_v into_o it_o after_o admonition_n ibid._n object_n 1._o my_o sin_n can_v be_v no_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n for_o i_o sin_n against_o my_o conscience_n and_o know_o ibid._n answ_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o sin_n know_o and_o another_o to_o sin_n against_o knowledge_n ibid._n object_n 2._o i_o fall_v into_o my_o sin_n again_o and_o lie_v in_o it_o therefore_o etc._n etc._n page_n 385_o answ_n there_o be_v much_o mistake_n about_o lie_v in_o sin_n he_o that_o complain_v of_o it_o lie_v not_o in_o it_o ibid._n object_n 3._o i_o fall_v into_o it_o after_o admonition_n therefore_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n answ_n so_o do_v the_o disciple_n in_o the_o text_n ibid._n quest_n how_o then_o shall_v we_o know_v a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n page_n 386_o answ_n negative_o 1_o that_o be_v no_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n that_o be_v gross_a and_o scandalous_a commit_v with_o deliberation_n ibid._n 2_o a_o ring-leading_a sin_n to_o other_o sin_n be_v no_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n ibid._n 3_o a_o sin_n of_o presumption_n be_v no_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n ibid._n 4_o a_o reign_a sin_n be_v no_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n page_n 387_o sin_n reign_v in_o a_o man_n 1_o when_o it_o command_v his_o spiritual_a duty_n ibid._n 2_o when_o man_n do_v yield_v the_o member_n of_o their_o body_n as_o weapon_n of_o vnrighteousness_n page_n 388_o 3_o sin_n reign_v when_o it_o usual_o rise_v by_o opposition_n ibid._n quest_n how_o shall_v we_o know_v a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n affirmative_o ibid._n answ_n 1_o if_o it_o proceed_v from_o want_n of_o age_n in_o christianity_n ibid._n 2_o if_o it_o be_v no_o other_o sin_n than_o what_o be_v incident_a to_o all_o the_o saint_n page_n 389_o 3_o if_o it_o be_v such_o a_o sin_n as_o you_o can_v avoid_v ibid._n 4_o if_o your_o sin_n be_v your_o burden_n ibid._n 5_o a_o infirmity_n will_v hardly_o acknowledge_v itself_o to_o be_v a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n page_n 390_o 6_o if_o your_o sin_n rise_v chief_o from_o some_o outward_a cause_n ibid._n 7_o infirmity_n love_v admonition_n page_n 391_o 8_o infirmity_n be_v a_o ill_a sin_n but_o a_o good_a sign_n ibid._n 9_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n ●re_n servant_n to_o grace_n ibid._n 10_o infirmity_n keep_v a_o man_n heart_n humble_a page_n 392_o quest_n suppose_v my_o sin_n be_v a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n what_o then_o page_n 393_o answ_n then_o christ_n will_v never_o leave_v you_o ibid._n quest_n be_v there_o no_o evil_a in_o a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n ibid._n answ_n yes_o very_o much_o it_o be_v a_o gibeonite_n though_o it_o se●ve_v grace_n ibid._n iii_o though_o there_o be_v much_o evil_n in_o it_o christ_n will_v not_o cast_v we_o off_o for_o it_o for_o page_n 394_o 1_o it_o be_v a_o honour_n to_o a_o man_n to_o pass_v by_o infirmity_n much_o more_o to_o christ_n ibid._n 2_o the_o cou●nant_n of_o god_n be_v conjugal_a and_o pass_v over_o infirmity_n ibid._n 3_o the_o saint_n be_v member_n of_o christ_n body_n page_n 395_o object_n the_o back-slide_a shall_v be_v fill_v with_o his_o own_o way_n ibid._n answ_n 1_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o the_o relapse_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o the_o backslide_n of_o hypocrite_n ibid._n 2_o the_o meaning_n of_o that_o be_v explain_v how_o a_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o his_o own_o way_n page_n 396_o application_n see_v what_o great_a necessity_n we_o have_v to_o examine_v our_o sin_n and_o to_o know_v what_o they_o be_v ibid._n quest_n what_o advantage_n have_v this_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n above_o other_o sin_n page_n 397_o answ_n 1_o very_o much_o for_o if_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n though_o it_o be_v very_a g_o eat_v it_o shall_v not_o hinder_v the_o acceptance_n of_o my_o duty_n ibid._n 2_o it_o shall_v n●t_o hinder_v the_o sense_n of_o my_o justification_n ibid._n 3_o there_o be_v a_o pardon_n lie_v of_o course_n for_o it_o ibid._n 4_o it_o shall_v n●ver_o bring_v a_o scourge_n on_o a_o man_n family_n ibid._n 5_o it_o will_v never_o spoil_v a_o man_n gift_n ibid._n quest_n suppose_v i_o find_v a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n and_o fall_v ●nto_o it_o again_o what_o must_v i_o do_v page_n 398_o answ_n these_o duty_n 1_o i_o will_v observe_v god_n design_n in_o it_o and_o labour_n all_o i_o can_v to_o advance_v god_n design_n ibid._n 2_o by_o god_n grace_n i_o will_v never_o believe_v satan_n false_a report_n of_o christ_n that_o he_o be_v a_o hard_a master_n page_n 399_o 3_o i_o will_v not_o question_v my_o spiritual_a estate_n for_o every_o sin_n ib._n 4_o i_o will_v not_o cast_v off_o myself_o and_o other_o for_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n 5_o i_o will_v not_o cast_v off_o the_o thing_n of_o christ_n because_o of_o any_o infirmity_n may_v hang_v to_o they_o page_n 399_o 6_o i_o will_v never_o be_v discourage_v from_o do_v my_o duty_n ibid._n 7_o i_o will_v commit_v no_o sin_n because_o it_o be_v but_o a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n ib._n quest_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v not_o to_o fall_v into_o this_o sin_n again_o page_n 400_o answ_n 1_o forget_v not_o your_o former_a sin_n ibid._n 2_o quench_v your_o sin_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n ibid._n 3_o watch_n and_o pray_v ibid._n the_o false_a apostle_n try_v and_o discover_v on_o revel_v 2.2_o it_o be_v hold_v that_o these_o seven_o epistle_n write_v to_o the_o seven_o church_n in_o asia_n contain_v the_o state_n of_o christ_n church_n unto_o his_o come_n again_o page_n 405_o the_o first_o epistle_n be_v write_v to_o languish_a ephesus_n ibid._n christ_n commendation_n of_o this_o church_n ibid._n 1._o for_o her_o labour_n 2._o patience_n 3._o zeal_n page_n 406_o her_o zeal_n be_v describe_v two_o way_n first_o by_o the_o person_n they_o deal_v withal_o false_a teacher_n second_o by_o their_o exercise_n of_o their_o zeal_n and_o that_o in_o two_o thing_n 1._o by_o the_o discovery_n of_o false_a teacher_n 2._o by_o the_o hatred_n of_o their_o deed_n ibid._n the_o discovery_n of_o false_a teacher_n be_v a_o work_n concern_v the_o apostle_n then_o live_v ibid._n doct._n it_o be_v a_o work_n of_o great_a commendation_n with_o jesus_n christ_n to_o try_v and_o discover_v false_a teacher_n to_o clear_v this_o point_n consider_v ibid._n arg._n 1._o what_o dangerous_a people_n false_a teacher_n be_v page_n 407_o arg._n 2._o it_o it_o hard_o to_o discover_v they_o page_n 408_o arg._n 3._o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a thing_n to_o discover_v they_o page_n 409_o object_n be_v it_o lawful_a to_o go_v to_o their_o meeting_n to_o discover_v they_o page_n 410_o answ_n negative_o no_o more_o than_o you_o must_v go_v to_o rome_n to_o try_v and_o find_v out_o papist_n ibid._n quest_n how_o then_o shall_v i_o try_v all_o thing_n ibid._n answ_n mark_v this_o scripture_n well_o 1_o thes_n 5.20_o 21._o ibid._n application_n we_o shall_v all_o take_v pain_n in_o this_o work_n because_o christ_n commend_v it_o page_n 411_o quest_n if_o we_o may_v not_o go_v to_o their_o meeting_n how_o shall_v we_o discover_v false_a teacher_n page_n 412_o answ_n all_o teacher_n be_v to_o be_v discover_v three_o way_n by_o their_o call_n their_o doctrine_n their_o fruit_n or_o life_n ibid._n i._o for_o a_o man_n call_v to_o preach_v he_o be_v call_v either_o to_o a_o particular_a work_n or_o to_o a_o office_n the_o first_o be_v call_v prophecy_n and_o so_o some_o man_n be_v call_v to_o preach_v if_o 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