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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
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.
Secondly, As he doth take our Persons, and lead, §2and carry us into the presence of God the Father: So, when we do perform any Duty, he doth observe what evil, or failing there is in that Duty, and draws it out, takes it away before he presents the Duty-unto God the Father. A Child that would present his father with a Nose-gay, or Posy, goes into the garden, and he gathers flowers, and weeds together; but coming to his mother, she takes them, and picks out the weeds, and binds up the flowers by themselves, and so it is presented to the father, Thus it is with us: We go to Duty, and we gather weeds, & flowers together: But the Lord Jesus Christ, he comes and picks out the weeds, and then he presents nothing but flowers unto God the Father.
Secondly, As he doth take our Persons, and lead, §2and carry us into the presence of God the Father: So, when we do perform any Duty, he doth observe what evil, or failing there is in that Duty, and draws it out, takes it away before he presents the Duty-unto God the Father. A Child that would present his father with a Nose-gay, or Posie, goes into the garden, and he gathers flowers, and weeds together; but coming to his mother, she takes them, and picks out the weeds, and binds up the flowers by themselves, and so it is presented to the father, Thus it is with us: We go to Duty, and we gather weeds, & flowers together: But the Lord Jesus Christ, he comes and picks out the weeds, and then he presents nothing but flowers unto God the Father.
And this we have plainly set forth unto us, by that of ⟨p. 56⟩the High-Priest taking away the iniquities of the Holy things of Gods people, in the 28. Chapter of Exodus, Thou shalt make a plot-form of pure gold (at the 36. verse) and grave upon it like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD. And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the Mitre; upon the forefront of the Mitre it shall be. Then at the 38. verse, And it shall be on Aaron's forehead (that is, the High-Priest) that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the Children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts: and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord. Thus taking away the iniquity of their holy things. So it is said concerning our Saviour Christ, in the 3. Chapter of Malachi, the 2, 3, & 4. verses, Who may abide the day of his coming? (plainly understood of Christ, as appears by the first vers.) Then at the 3. He shall sit as a refiner, and purifier of silver; and he shall purify the Sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Then shall the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old. Then shall their offerings be pleasant; When? when he hath purged their sacrifices, and their offerings. This in the days of his flesh and now much more. This is the Second thing, that the Lord Christ, our great High-Priest doth in offering up our Gifts unto God the Father, He takes out the weeds.