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I. Scripture-light the most sure light ... delivered in three sermons on 2 Pet.…
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 ...
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1656
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Seventhly: Some think that Christ by his Death, hath obtained a sufficiency of Grace for all men; so that all men may, or may not believe, if they will: and this obtainment of this sufficiency of Grace for all, they think is the great, and next Effect of the Death of Christ.
Seventhly: Some think that Christ by his Death, hath obtained a sufficiency of Grace for al men; so that al men may, or may not beleeve, if they wil: and this obtainment of this sufficiency of Grace for al, they think is the great, and next Effect of the Death of Christ.
But this cannot be: for the thing is not true, viz. That all men have a sufficiency of Grace by Christ, to believe on him: for if all the men of the World have such a Power from Christ to believe on him, then, 1. The Jews had a Power to abstain from their Unbelief, in putting Christ to death, and yet they had this Power from the Death of Christ; and if so, then it was possible that Christ should not have died by the hand of their Unbelief, and yet possible by virtue of Christs Death, for them to abstain from the putting him to death, which is a Contradiction: Neither can it be said, that they had this Power given them upon the fore-sight of Christs Death; for the same fore-sight, did fore-see that Christ should be put to death by the hand of their Unbelief. 2. If all men have such a Power to believe in Christ, then either they must have an inward Principle of Grace and Faith; or they can act without an inward Principle: but they have no inward Principle of Faith and Grace, for then they should be Believers; for it is the inward habit, and principle, which denominates the man, and not this, or that act, for a man is a Believer, though he be asleep: Nor can any Creature put forth an act without an inward Principle suitable to the Act; the Eye cannot act in seeing, without an inward Principle of sight; nor the Ear hear, without an inward principle of hearing: the Herb cannot grow, without an inward principle of growth; nor the Beast move, without an inward principle of motion; nor any Creature act, without a precedent inward principle: But all the men of the World, have not an inward principle ⟨p. 106⟩