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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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Seventhly, §7The Fullness of the Earth is a defiling Fullness. When a thing is mixed with any thing that is worse than it self, it is defiled thereby: If silver be mingled with gold, the silver is not defiled thereby, because gold is better than the silver: but if silver be mingled with lead, the silver is defiled, because 'tis mingled with something that is worse than it self. So now, if a man be mingled with Spiritual, and Heavenly things, his heart is not defiled thereby, because they are better than himself: but if a mans heart be mingled with the things of the world, his heart is defiled, because 'tis mingled with something that is worse than himself: and the more a mans heart is mingled with the things of the earth, the more defiled it is. As a dog, that hath bemired himself, the more he fawns upon you, the more he dirties you: If you take a dog abroad with you into the fields, and he run into a dirty ditch, or the river: after he is dirty, you will not suffer him to come near you and the more he fawns upon you, and leaps upon you the more he defiles you. Truly, such is the earths, and the world fullness: as (I say) a dog, the more it fawns upon you, and falls upon you, the more it defiles you: Oh! but the Fullness of Jesus Christ is a pure Fullness, a Fullness that is full of pureness.
Seventhly, §7The Fulnesse of the Earth is a defiling Fulness. When a thing is mixed with any thing that is worse than it self, it is defiled thereby: If silver be mingled with gold, the silver is not defil'd thereby, because gold is better than the silver: but if silver be mingled with lead, the silver is defil'd, because 'tis mingled with something that is worse than it self. So now, if a man be mingled with Spiritual, and Heavenly things, his heart is not defil'd thereby, because they are better than himself: but if a mans heart be mingled with the things of the world, his heart is defil'd, because 'tis mingled with something that is worse than himself: and the more a mans heart is mingled with the things of the earth, the more defil'd it is. As a dog, that hath bemir'd himself, the more he fawnes upon you, the more he dirties you: If you take a dog abroad with you into the fields, and he run into a dirty ditch, or the river: after he is dirty, you will not suffer him to come neer you and themore he fawns upon you, and leaps upon you the more he defiles you. Truly, such is the earths, and the world fulness: as (I say) a dog, the more it fawns upon you, and falls upon you, the more it defles you: Oh! but the Fulnesse of Jesus Christ is a pure Fulnesse, a Fulness that is full of purenesse.