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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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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.
And again. §11(to name no more of these) Take all the fulnesse 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 alwaies unworthy of your love, that cannot answer your love again. If you have a full bagg, If you have a full Table; if you have a full House: these fulnesses cannot answer you with love again; but it can defile your own love. Oh! but the Fulnesse 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 Fulnesse, this is the Fulnesse that the Saints, that Beleevers do partake in, that they do receive of: and they may come to this Fulness of Jesus Christ, and they may say: Of this Fulnesse, of this Fulnesse wee have all received: As those wicked men, they may go unto the fulnesse of the Earth, and they may say indeed; Of this fulnesse we have all received; but as for that Fulnesse we have none of it. Oh! how much better is the cōdition of a Beleever, than the condition of a wicked man, though he be never so great, or rich.