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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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I work, 1(says God) and who shall let? And I communicate My grace (says Christ) and who shall hinder? If any thing can hinder it must be either Satan without us, or our sins within us: Satan without cannot hinder, he could not go into the herd of swine, he could not destroy a hog, a sow, a pig till he had leave from Christ: and can Satan hinder then, when Christ intends to communicate His grace? He is called the strong man, but Christ is called the stronger than he.2 Peter, Peter (says our Saviour) Satan hath desired to winnow thee; but I have prayed that thy faith fail not. I, one prayer, one prayer by Jesus Christ is stronger than all the temptations of Satan. Satan cannot hinder. Nor can our sins within hinder. For if you look into the 2. Chapter of Titus: 'tis said there, at the 14. verse, He gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity. If from All iniquity, then from unbelief. Then unbelief cannot hinder. If a King come on purpose to pardon All Rebellion; if he be able, and willing, and come on purpose to pardon All Rebellion: then no one Rebellion can hinder, can be a reason why he should not pardon. The Covenant that God makes with His; is like the Covenant that ⟨p. 29⟩He made with Noah; as you read in the 54. Chapter of Isaiah, the 8. and 9. verses: In a little wrath I hid my face from thee, for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee: saith the Lord thy redeemer: for this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wrath with thee, nor rebuke thee. Mark, The Covenant God would make with His people, is like the Covenant that He made with Noah: The Covenant that He made with Noah, what is that? Pray now look into the, 8. Chapter of Genesis, & the 21. verse. Noah being come out of the Ark, and offering unto the Lord; The Lord smelled a sweet savour: and the Lord said in His heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for mans sake; for the imagination of mans heart is evil from his youth. I think it should rather be read thus, according to the Hebrew: I will not again curse the ground any more for mans sake; although the imagination of mans heart is evil from his youth: although: ye read it, for: I will not again curse the ground any more for mans sake;