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A29369 Bridge's remains, being VIII sermons ... by that learned and judicious divine, Mr. William Bridge ... Bridge, William, 1600?-1670. 1673 (1673) Wing B4459; ESTC R18600 124,015 222

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condemn no man for that sin which he hath not a power to avoid The Heathens ye know are judged by the law of nature but though they are not able to keep the whole law of nature yet they are able to avoid these sins against nature for which they are condemned so under the Gospel though a man be not able to convert and turn unto God and to keep the whole law of the Gospel yet he may be able to avoid the sins against the Gospel as positive unbelief and resistance for which he shall be condemned thus some But I need not say thus neither shall I need to enter into this debate here for whoever liveth under the Gospel is either Godly or ungodly if he be ungodly he hath power to do more then he doth and if he be Godly his will is freed for whom the son makes free he is free indeed though his will be not libera free yet his will is liberata freed as Austin speaks So that thus now you see there is nothing in this truth that is contrary to Scripture Reason or our own Principles yet give me leave to bound it with two Cautions 1. Though you must do Gods work withall your might yet your moderation must be known unto all men Some will not let Gods work pass through their hands but they will have some tole for their own interest Joshua did not so he conquered the land of Canaan and when he came to divide it what a little Thong did he cut out of that Leather for himself and Family Some will not do Gods work but they will carry it on with their own passion It 's said of Scanderbeg that great Souldier that when he spake sometimes of Christ he would be so earnest that the bloud would spirt out of his lips But as Gods grace has no need of our sin so his work hath no need of our passions Though therefore you do the work of the Lord with all your might yet you are to manage it with mildness and sweetness therein also your moderation is to be known to all 2. Though you do the work of your hand with all your might yet you must not look upon the success of your work as the fruit of your hand but of Gods hand when Israel went out against Amaleck Moses lift up his hands and Israel prevailed then Joshua built an Altar and called it Jehova-nissi for says the Text Exod. 17.15 The Lord hath sworn that he will have war with Amaleck but ver 16. in the Hebrew as the Margent tells It is the hand on the Throne of the Lord and why says Glassius is it said the hand on the throne of the Lord but to shew that this victory was not from Moses hand though it was a praying hand but from Gods hand Luther tells us of Staupitius that when he came to his Government he said I will govern according to Law But when he saw that his Government did not succeed then he said I will govern according to the customs of the place When he saw that succeeded not then said he I will govern by the Scripture When he saw that succeeded not well then said he I will do what I can according to Scripture and Law and leave the success unto God and then his Government prospered And you see how it is with a Child a Father bids him do this or that which he knows the child cannot do therefore he secretly puts his own hand to the work and he praises his child and the child thinks that his hand did it So here God bids us do his work with all our might we do so have success in the work and we think the success is the fruit of our hand whereas in truth it is the fruit of our fathers hand Mark therefore what follows in the next words to the Text in this verse saith Solomon Whatever thou findest in thy hand to do do it with all thy might but in the next words says I returned and saw that the Race is not to the swift nor the Battel to the strong Why doth he add these words immediately but to shew thus much that though we do Gods work withall our might yet we must not look upon the success as the fruit of our own hand And thus now this Doctrine is cleared proved vindicated and cautioned and so I come to the Application Application Now by way of Application methinks this Doctrine looks wishly upon all the Congregation for what man or woman is there amongst you whom God hath not betrusted with some work or other 'T is true indeed that he who had but one Talent wrapped it up in the Napkin Those are most apt to be idle that have least yet every one hath some Talent or other some work or other that every one hath in the power of his hand Now therefore in the Name of the Lord I say unto you all Whatever thine hand findeth to do do it with all thy might Quest But how shall I be able to do the work which God hath put into my hand with all my might Ans First you must know what that work is which is in the power of your hand else you cannot turn your hand to do it withall your might Now First Look what that work is which is opus diei The work of the day which can neither be done in Heaven nor Hell that is now in the power of your hand to do There is some work which we may do in this life that can neither be done in Heaven nor Hell Preaching and Hearing the word cannot be done in Heaven nor Hell Repentance cannot be done in Heaven nor Hell Patience under affliction cannot be done in Heaven nor Hell Contributing to or helping the poor cannot be done in Heaven nor Hell Now look what that work is that can neither be done in Heaven or Hell that is the work of your present day and is in the power of your hand to do 2. Look wh●● that work is which is the work of your place calling or rel●tion that is the work which is in the power of your hand to do As suppose you be a agistrate it is the work of the Christian Magistrate to safeguard and defend Religion Be wise now therefore O ye Princes and Nobles kiss the Son Psal 2.1 It is the work of the Magistrate to preserve the publick peace for he is the head of the community and therefore must look to the welfare of the body It is the work of the Magistrate to dispense justice and righteousness so as to encourage the good and be a terror to evil doers Rom. 13. It is the work of the Magistrate to assist the Minister By the hand of Moses and Aaron God led his people of old not by the hand of Moses alone nor by the hand of Aaron alone but by the hand of Moses and Aaron It is the work of the Magistrate to see that the poor be