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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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First, The fullness of the world, §1it is fullness made up of many things. Martha, Martha, 1(says Christ) thou art busied about many thing. 'Tis a fullness made up of many things; and therefore not a Homogenial fullness: The fullness of Christ is a fullness made up of one thing, the Deity, in whom the God-head dwells; and therefore 'tis a Homogenial fullness; every part of it is fullness: every part of a ⟨p. 34⟩Homogenial body, hath the name of the whole: Wvery part of water, is called water, though it be but a drop: Every part of fire, is fire, though it be but a spark: And Every part of Heaven, it is called Heaven, though it be but a corner of Heaven. And so, every part of the Fullness of Jesus Christ, is fullness. As the Philosophers say of the soul, Animatota in toto, that the soul is, wholly in the whole, and wholly in every part: So the Fullness of Christ, 'tis wholly in the Church, and 'tis wholly in every Believer. Every Believer may come and say, I have all Christ. But as for the fullness of the world, every one that hath the worlds fullness cannot say so; I have all the worlds fullness.
First, The fulness of the world, §1it is fulness made up of many things. Martha, Martha, 1(saies Christ) thou art busied about many thing. 'Tis a fulness made up of many things; and therefore not a Homogenial fulness: The fulnes of Christ is a fulnes made up of one thing, the Deitie, in whom the God-head dwells; and therefore 'tis a Homogenial fulness; every part of it is fulness: every part of a ⟨p. 34⟩Homogenial body, hath the name of the whole: Wvery part of water, is called water, though it be but a drop: Every part of fire, is fire, though it be but a spark: And Every part of Heaven, it is called Heaven, though it be but a corner of Heaven. And so, every part of the Fulness of Jesus Christ, is fulness. As the Philosophers say of the soul, Animatota in toto, that the soul is, wholly in the whol, and wholly in every part: So the Fulness of Christ, 'tis wholly in the Church, and 'tis wholly in every Beleever. Every Beleever may come and say, I have all Christ. But as for the fulness of the world, every one that hath the worlds fulness cannot say so; I have all the worlds fulness.