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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
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Again, Let the heart speak thus: §2If the Lord does give out a Threatening that it may not be fulfilled; and he does give out a Promise that it may be fulfilled: If the very applying of the Threatening, makes the Threatening not to belong to me; and the very applying of the Promise, makes the Promise to belong to me; then the Threatening does not belong to me, for I have applied it; and the Promise does belong to me, for I have applied it; Oh! I remember how my soul hath lien trembling before the Threatening, the Lord knows I have often applied the Threatening: but now this is true, That the very applying of the threatening, makes the threatening not to belong to a man; and the very applying of the Promise, makes the Promise to belong to a man; and therefore Satan, the Threatening belongs not unto me, but the Promise does.
Again, Let the heart speak thus: §2If the Lord does give out a Threatning that it may not be fulfilled; and he does give out a Promise that it may be fulfilled: If the very applying of the Threatning, makes the Threatning not to belong to me; and the very applying of the Promise, makes the Promise to belong to me; then the Threatning does not belong to me, for I have applied it; and the Promise does belong to me, for I have applied it; Oh! I remember how my soul hath lien trembling before the Threatning, the Lord knows I have often applied the Threatning: but now this is true, That the very applying of the threatning, makes the threatning not to belong to a man; and the very applying of the Promise, makes the Promise to belong to a man; and therfore Satan, the Threatning belongs not unto me, but the Promise does.
But then again Thirdly, let him say thus: §3If I be more godly now, than I was when Satan told me, that the Threatening did not belong to me; and the Promise did belong to me, then there is no reason for this temptation. When I went on in a way of sin, then Satan told me, the Threatening did not belong to me; and then he told me, the Promise did belong to me: Oh! but now I am more godly than I was then, I have more of Christ than I had then I am sure, & therefore Satan, Didst thou tell me, that the Promise did belong to me then? 'therefore it belongs much more to me now. Thou toldst me heretofore, when I went on in a way of sin, the Threatening