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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.
Hereby they are made like unto Jesus Christ. Reas. 7 Christ was made like to us, that he might be tempted; and we are tempted that we may be made like to him. He was made like to us, that he might be tempted, and so become our High-Priest: and we are tempted, that we may be made like to him, and receive of the mercy of that office. He was made like to us and tempted, that he might have communion with us in the evil of our temptation: and we are made like to him and tempted as he was, that we might have communion with him in the benefit of his temptations. For these and other reasons, God suffers his children to be tempted. But my design is not to fall upon the argument of Temptation at large; only to speak of the Suffering part of it: For in that he suffered being once tempted, he is able to succour those that are temped.
And upon the same reason, or account, that God suffered ⟨p. 106⟩the children of Israel to be Vexed, and to suffer by the hands of the Egyptians, he doth suffer his own dear children to be stung, and vexed by these temptations. Give me leave a little in that.
God suffered the Israelites to be vexed, §1& to suffer much by the hands of the Egyptians, That so be might make his glorious power the more to appear for them, and in them. For when men saw, that the Israelites increased and prospered, the more they were oppressed, and the more that the Egyptians laboured to cut them off: then who would not say, Oh! what power, and what mercy is here? So now, when as men shall see, that the graces of the Saints increase the more by temptation, and by spiritual oppression; who would not say, Oh! what mercy, and what power is here?