The works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emanuel College in CambridgeThe works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge

First, To our Comfort. Very much to our Comfort. And therefore in the 1. Chap. of Zach. good words, & comfortable are spoken upon this occasion: (ver. 8.) says the Prophet, I saw by night, and behold, a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle-trees that were in the bottom, and behind him were there red horses speckled & white. Then said I, O my Lord, what are these? And the Angel that talked with me, said unto me, I will show thee what these be. And the man that stood among the myrtle-trees, answered and said, These are they, whom the Lord hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth. And they answered the Angel of the Lord that stood among the myrtle-trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest. And the Angel of the Lord answered, and said, O Lord of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem, and on the Cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years? Here is Intercession. And the Lord answered the Angel that talked with me, with good words, and comfortable words. Give me leave to open the words a little, and we shall see how much it makes to our comfort, this Intercession of Jesus Christ. At the 8. verse, I saw (says he) a man riding upon a red horse. This is the Lord Jesus Christ presented thus unto us. And he stood among the myrtle-trees. The Saints and people of God, they are called myrtle-trees, for their greenness, sweetness, and fruitfulness. And these myrtle-trees were in the bottom. That is, in a dark, in a low, and a poor condition: it is the condition of myrtle-trees, and of the Saints and people of God to be oft in bottoms, and in a dark and low condition. Well: Behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white: And I said, O my Lord, what are these? Now that this is Christ; First of all, he is called a Man, and an Angel too. Secondly, As Christ walked between the golden Candlesticks, in the book of the Revelation: So here he stood among the myrtle-trees, among the Saints. And behind him (attending upon him) were red ⟨p. 40⟩horses, speckled and white. That is, Angels sent to and fro through the earth, upon his message, and upon his errand; and unto him they come and give an account, and to none but Christ. Then we shall see this Angel, that stood among the myrtle-trees, comes and Intercedes:

First, To our Comfort. Very much to our Comfort. And therefore in the 1. Chap. of Zach. good words, & comfortable are spoken upon this occasion: (ver. 8.) saies the Prophet, I saw by night, and behold, a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrile-trees that were in the bottome, and behind him were there red horses speckled & white. Then said I, O my Lord, what are these? And the Angel that talked with me, said unto me, I will shew thee what these be. And the man that stood among the myrtle-trees, answered and said, These are they, whom the Lord hath sent to walke to and fro through the earth. And they answered the Angel of the Lord that stood among the myrtle-trees, and said, Wee have walked to and fro through the earth, and behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest. And the Angel of the Lord answered, and said, O Lord of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem, and on the Cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years? Here is Intercession. And the Lord answered the Angel that talked with me, with good words, and comfortable words. Give me leave to open the words a little, and we shall see how much it makes to our comfort, this Intercession of Jesus Christ. At the 8. verse, I saw (saies he) a man riding upon a red horse. This is the Lord Jesus Christ presented thus unto us. And he stood among the myrtle-trees. The Saints and people of God, they are called myrtle-trees, for their greenness, sweetness, and fruitfulness. And these myrtle-trees were in the bottome. That is, in a dark, in a low, and a poor condition: it is the condition of myrtle-trees, and of the Saints and people of God to be oft in bottoms, and in a dark and low condition. Well: Behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white: And I said, O my Lord, what are these? Now that this is Christ; First of all, he is called a Man, and an Angel too. Secondly, As Christ walked between the golden Candlesticks, in the book of the Revelation: So here he stood among the mirtle-trees, among the Saints. And behind him (attending upon him) were red