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The freeness of the grace and love of God to believers discovered in reference…
The freeness of the grace and love of God to believers discovered in reference to 1. their services and suffering, 2. their consolations, and 3. their salvation and eternal glory : together with the excellency of the fear of God, the goodness and pleasantness of brotherly love, the wisdom of hearing the voice of the rod, repentance the only way to prevent judgements / delivered in several sermons by the late reverend and faithful minister of Christ, Mr. William Bridge ...The freeness of the grace and love of God to believers discovered in reference to 1. their services and suffering, 2. their consolations, and 3. their salvation and eternal glory : together with the excellency of the fear of God, the goodness and pleasantness of brotherly love, the wisdom of hearing the voice of the rod, repentance the only way to prevent judgements / delivered in several sermons by the late reverend and faithful minister of Christ, Mr. William Bridg ...
London: printed for Nath. Crouch, 1671
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But 2. In what way does a man come to this attainment, how and in what way is a man saved? Why in a way of free love and grace, for if God bestow any thing in a way of gift it is free, for what is more free than gift; now do but consider what those things are, which are called in Scripture, Salvation, and you may observe, that they all come in a way of gift.
1. Sometimes Salvation is put for the Author of Salvation, Jesus Christ. Lord now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word, for mine eyes have seen thy salvation: Luke 2.29, 30. That is Christ the Author of our salvation; and so saith Christ to Zacheus, This day is salvation come to thy house; That is Christ. Now this salvation is obtained in a way of gift, Saith Christ to the woman of Samaria, if thou hadst known the gift of God, and who it is that saith unto thee give me to drink, &c. John. 4.10. He calls himself ⟨p. 63⟩the gift of God.
Secondly, Sometimes Salvation is put for the means of salvation, for the Gospel; How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation. Heb. 2.3. that is the means of salvation, the gospel: this salvation is also called the gift of God; unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven. Mat. 13.11.