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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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Tenthly. §10As for the Fullness of the earth, (again) It costs a man many times more than 'tis worth: it costs him his Time, his precious Thoughts, his Soul; much is laid out for it, much care to get it, much fear to keep it, and much grief to lose it. Oh! but the Fullness of Jesus Christ, it costs him nothing:1 Come, buy Wine, and Milk without money, or moneys-worth. Christ gives much, and takes little, takes nothing, it costs you nothing, and having it you have all.
Tenthly. §10As for the Fulnesse of the earth, (again) It costs a man many times more than 'tis worth: it costs him his Time, his precious Thoughts, his Soul; much is laid out for it, much care to get it, much fear to keep it, and much grief to lose it. Oh! but the Fulnesse of Jesus Christ, it costs him nothing:1 Come, buy Wine, and Milk without money, or moneys-worth. Christ gives much, and takes little, takes nothing, it costs you nothing, and having it you have all.
And again. §11(to name no more of these) Take all the fullness of the Earth, and though it be never so much: it is not able to answer you with Love; to return you Love, for your Love. The greaten, & noblest Gift of the world, is Love. That is always unworthy of your love, that cannot answer your love again. If you have a full bag, If you have a full Table; if you have a full House: these fullnesses cannot answer you with love again; but it can defile your own love. Oh! but the Fullness of Christ, it can answer you with Love for Love, it gives you a better Love than you brought: it Nobilitates, and Meliorates, and raises your own love forever. Behold! This is the Fullness, this is the Fullness that the Saints, that Believers do partake in, that they do receive of: and they may come to this Fullness of Jesus Christ, and they may say: Of this Fullness, of this Fullness we have all received: As those wicked men, they may go unto the fullness of the Earth, and they may say indeed; Of this fullness we have all received; but as for that Fullness we have none of it. Oh! how much better is the condition of a Believer, than the condition of a wicked man, though he be never so great, or rich.