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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.
Again, If ye be Godly; yea, if ye be Ungodly: §2Here I ⟨p. 72⟩see infinite reason, why I should receive every Truth that comes from Christ, though accompanied with many failings in him that speaks it. The Lord Jesus Christ, he accepts of every prayer, and duty that comes from me; though it have many weaknesses: yea, he takes my Prayer, and carries it into the presence of God the Father for acceptance, my poor Prayer, labouring with many weaknesses: Then when a Truth comes from Christ, shall not I accept of it? what though the Minister, or Preacher that speaks it, labour with this or that weakness? There is Pride, or there is some miscarriage in the delivery, or the like: Shall the Lord Christ take my Prayer, labouring under infirmity, and accept thereof, and carry it into the presence of God the Father for acceptance, notwithstanding all the failings of my Duty? and shall not I accept of Truth that comes from Christ, notwithstanding all the failings of the poor messenger that brings it?
Further, §3The more Evangelical you are in your Obedience, the more Holy ye are in your lives. This truth that is now before the, well studied and considered, will make you more Obedient in an Evangelical way. And ye shall find therefore, that the Lord himself from Heaven does make this use of it: pray consult with the 17. of Matthew, and the 5. verse. This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him. Those words follow, Hear him. Hearing notes Faith, and Obedience; not a bare Hearing with the ear. Compare this, and the same speech together, which ye have in the 3. of Matthew, and the 17. verse. Lo, a voice from Heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. Hear ye him, is not there in the 3. of Matthew; but here in the 17. of Matthew, these words are added, Hear ye him: What should the reason be, that, Hear ye him, should be added here in the 17. of Matthew, and not in the 3. of Mat. thew? Give me leave to give you some reason for it, so far as may make to our present purpose: Not to say any thing of that which Moses said, In his days a Prophet will the Lord your God raise up unto ye like unto me, hear ye him.