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Bridge's remains, being VIII sermons
Bridge's remains, being VIII sermons ... by that learned and judicious divine, Mr. William Bridge ...
London : Printed and are to be sold by John Hancock Senior and Junior ..., 1673
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Sermons › Sermon 5: THE CARNALITY OF Professors.Sermons › Sermon 5: THE CARNALITY OF Professours.
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7ly. Or will ye instance in the matter of the enjoyments and special communion with God? Is it not a carnal thing to desire incomes from God, for the sweetness of them. The ordinance of the Lords Supper is an ordinance wherein you enjoy much of God, and have special Communion with him: Yet you know how the Apostle blames the Corinthians for their carnality therein, and if ye look into Luke 22.24. You shall find that even at the Lords Supper, the Disciples of Christ were debating who should be greatest; a carnal thing for any of them to desire greatness above the other: But that this question should be started then, what Carnality was here?
Eighthly, Or will ye instance in our approach unto Christ, and coming to Christ? If carnality be excluded in any thing, surely it will be excluded here; yet says the Apostle, henceforth know I no man after the flesh, no not Christ himself; it seems that formerly they did thus know Christ himself, and were too carnal in their very knowledge of Christ, but says Christ to those that followed him, Ye follow me not because of the miracles, but because of the Loaves. Plainly then this carnality may extend and reach unto all our actions, and if there be no action that a Professor can do, but this carnality, may get and soak into it; then surely this Doctrine is most true, that possibly a great Professor may be very carnal, possibly great Professors of the Gospel may be very carnal, and so much for the second.
Eighthly, Or will ye instance in our approach unto Christ, and coming to Christ? If carnality be excluded in any thing, surely it will be excluded here; yet says the Apostle, henceforth know I no man after the flesh, no not Christ himself; it seems that formerly they did thus know Christ himself, and were too carnal in their very knowledge of Christ, but saies Christ to those that followed him, Ye follow me not because of the miracles, but because of the Loaves. Plainly then this carnality may extend and reach unto all our actions, and if there be no action that a Professor can do, but this carnality, may get and soak into it; then surely this Doctrine is most true, that possibly a great Professor may be very carnal, possibly great Professors of the Gospel may be very carnal, and so much for the second.