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The works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel College in CambridgeThe vvorks of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge
The works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel College in Cambridge: now preacher of the Word of God at Yarmouth. The second volume. [sic] Viz. 1. Grace for grace; or, The overflowing of Christs fullness received by all saints. II. The spiritual actings of faith through natural impossibilities. III. Evangelical repentance.The vvorks of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge: now preacher of the Word of God at Yarmouth. The second volumn. [sic] Viz. 1. Grace for grace; or, The overflowing of Christs fulness received by all saints. II. The spiritual actings of faith through natural impossibilities. III. Evangelical repentance.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1649
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This may make the Saints, and People of God to come with boldness to the Throne of Grace: Hath Christ received for others, & not for Himself; Then why not for me? Lord, why not for me? Now you shall see that further proved in the 61. Chap. of Isaiah. the 1. & 2. verses. The Spirit of the Lord God is on me, because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound. To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all that mourn: They are the words of Christ, spoken in the Person of Christ: as if he had said thus: There are a generation of men in the world, that are taken captive by their sins; and lie bound in chains, and irons by Satan: and they are broken, and bowed down greatly under the burden of them: Now God the Father, He hath designed me, to go open the prison doors to these poor captives: and because God the Father hath designed me to it; therefore ⟨p. 25⟩the Spirit of the Lord is upon me, (not in me) therefore the Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek. So that you see now, that anointing that falls upon the head of Christ, it falls not upon Him for Himself, barely, but that it may run down upon all His members. That is a second Proposition.
This may make the Saints, and People of God to come with boldnesse to the Throne of Grace: Hath Christ received for others, & not for Himself; Then why not for me? Lord, why not for me? Now you shal see that further proved in the 61. Chap. of Esay. the 1. & 2. verses. The Spirit of the Lord God is on me, because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tydings unto the meek; He hath sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound. To proclaim the acceptable yeer of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all that mourn: They are the words of Christ, spoken in the Person of Christ: as if he had said thus: There are a generation of men in the world, that are taken captive by their sins; and lie bound in chains, and irons by Satan: and they are broken, and bowed down greatly under the burden of them: Now God the Father, He hath design'd me, to go open the prison dores to these poor captives: and because God the Father hath design'd me to it; therefore ⟨p. 25⟩