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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.
God suffered the Israelites to be vexed by the Egyptians, §4That so they might long for Canaan the land of rest. And why doth God suffer his people to suffer thus by their temptations, but that they might cry out for help, and for the land of rest? as David, Oh! that I had wings like a dove for then would I fly away and be at rest.
If the children of Israel had not suffered thus from the hands of the Egyptians; §5in all likelihood they would have returned to Egypt much more than they did. They made them a Captain to return again, notwithstanding all the hardness that they underwent in Egypt: but had the children of Israel had good usage in Egypt, how would they have returned again thither; Beloved! we are apt to return again to folly, you that are the servants of God, too apt to return to folly; notwithstanding all the hard usage that you have from the hand of your temptation, how apt and ready are you to return to folly; now God loves you, and would not have you to return again, and therefore that you might not return to your garlic, onions, and fleshpots again, he suffers this Spiritual Pharaoh thus to follow you, and lie hard upon you in these temptations. And thus you see what a glorious design of love God hath, even in the suffering part of his children's temptations: Gods own children do suffer thus by the hand of a Temptation.
If the children of Israel had not suffered thus from the hands of the Egyptians; §5in all likelihood they would have returned to Egypt much more than they did. They made them a Captain to return again, notwithstanding all the hardness that they underwent in Egypt: but had the children of Israel had good usage in Egypt, how would they have returned again thither; Beloved! we are apt to return again to folly, you that are the servants of God, too apt to return to folly; notwithstanding all the hard usage that you have from the hand of your temptation, how apt and ready are you to retturn to folly; now God loves you, and would not have you to return again, and therefore that you might not return to your garlike, onyons, and fleshpots again, he suffers this Spiritual Phatoah thus to follow you, and lie hard upon you in these temptations. And thus you see what a glorious design of love God hath, even in the suffering part of his childrens temptations: Gods own children do suffer thus by the hand of a Temptation.