Bridge's remains, being VIII sermons

Fourthly, As for those that are carnal and wicked it is not so with them, Though a good man may be very carnal, and may labour under much carnality, insomuch as his parts may be too big for his grace, ⟨p. 123⟩and his passions may be too big for his parts, yet he doth not take up a carnal prejudice against the whole way or power of Godliness, the wicked are carnal, and they are carnally prejudiced against the very power of Godliness in the strictness of it. Possibly a good man may be prejudiced against this or that particular way of God; but as for the power of Godliness, he is not carnally prejudiced against that.

Fifthly, Though a good man may be very carnal and labour under much carnality, yet that carnality doth not bear the rule and sway in his life. Finis actionum Domina & Regina. Look what a mans general and utmost end is, that doth give a law unto all his actions, that rules,¹ that sways, and is the yard wand unto all his actions; as for example, if the world and profit be my end, my general and utmost end, then my actions generally are directed and swayed by it: •nd I must preach so much as may stand with my profit, I must go to meetings and improve soul-opportunities so far as may stand with my profit, I must acquaint my self with men so far as may stand with my profit; and if such and such things may not stand with my profit in the world, then I must not do the same. Why? because the world is my great and utmost end, and every thing must strike sail unto it. Now I say, though a good man may labour under much carnality, yet there is no carnal thing that doth bear sway with him as it doth in those that are carnally wicked.

Fifthly, Though a good man may be very carnal and labour under much carnality, yet that carnality doth not bear the rule and sway in his life. Finis actionum Domina & Regina. Look what a mans general and utmost end is, that doth give a law unto all his actions, that rules,