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The works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emanuel College in CambridgeThe works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge
The works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emanuel College in Cambridge; now preacher of the Word of God at Yarmouth. The first volume. Viz. I. The great Gospel-mystery of the saints comfort and holiness, opened and applied from Christs priestly office. II. Satan's power to tempt; and Christs love to, and care of his people under temptation. III. Thankfulness required in every condition.The works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge; now preacher of the Word of God at Yarmouth. The first volume. Viz. I. The great Gospel-mysterie of the saints comfort and holinesse, opened and applyed from Christs priestly office. II. Satans power to tempt; and Christs love to, and care of his people under temptation. III. Thankfulnesse required in every condition.
London: printed for Peter Cole, 1649
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So that when he comes unto God the Father, and does intercede, he must needs prevail, because the Father loves him for his interceding, the Father likes the matter as well as he, loves you the better for it.
Thirdly, §3This will appear also, if we consider, upon what terms our Lord and Saviour Christ, our great High-Priest, was taken, and admitted into Heaven, the Holy of Holiest: so it is called. He was Honourably received into Heaven, and he was received thither, for to do the work of the High-Priest. He was Honourably received when he came to Heaven: Sit thou down at my right hand (says God the Father to him) a note of Honour. When Solomon would express his Honour to his mother, he set her down at his right hand. Thus God the Father would express the Honourable welcome that Christ had when he came to Heaven: Sit thou down on my right hand (says he.) Now ye shall observe, that when soever this is made mention of, The sitting down at the right hand of God the Father; it is made mention of, not with the Kingly Office of Christ, but with the Priestly Office of Christ: as if that he were set down there, to do the work of the Priestly Office: One would think (I say) that this should be expressed with the Kingly Office of Christ: but you shall find it running along in the Scripture, still with the Priestly Office of Jesus Christ. Look into the 8. Chapter of the Hebrews, the 1. verse. Now of the things which we have spoken, this is the sum: We have such an High-Priest, who is set on the right hand of the Throne, of the Majesty in the Heavens. It's named with the Priestly Office. And so again, in the 10. Chapter of the Hebrews, at the 11. and 12. verses. Every High-Priest standeth daily ministering, and offering often times the same sacrifices, which can never take away sin: But this man, (speaking of Christ) after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sate down on the right hand of God: It is carried a long with the mention of the Priestly Office of Christ: as if he were sate down on the right hand of God the Father in Heaven, on purpose to do the work of the Priestly Office. When Jesus Christ came into Heaven, into the Holy of Holiest, he came thither as our great High-Priest; and he said unto God the Father; Lord, I am not now come in mine own name, for my own sake only, but I come as the