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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
You that are Believers, you do envy at the men of the world, because of their fullness? I Pray tell me, would you change your Fullness for theirs? Would you change your Condition for theirs?
You that are Beleevers, you do envy at the men of the world, because of their fulnesse? I Pray tell me, would you change your Fulnesse for theirs? Would you change your Condition for theirs?
And you that are of the world, wicked ungodly men; that have but the Earths fullness: Why do you lay out your thoughts and your time upon such a fullness? a dropsical fullness; a fading fullness; a dying fullness; a fullness that is mixed with a Curse; a fullness thsat does all bemire you, and dirty you: pray tell me, Are you able with the Daisies, & Tulips of the world, to satisfy your better part? Oh! know you not, that notwithstanding all the Earths fullness, that a wicked mans fortune, (I say) that a wicked mans fortune it lies in a lake that burneth with fire and brimstone? And when you have done all you can, & gathered all that ever you can together; you may go unto your full purses; or unto your full bags; or unto your full houses; or unto your full barns; and you may say of this fullness I have received. Oh! but you cannot go unto the Fullness of the Lord Jesus Christ, and say; And of this Fullness my soul hath received. Oh! fool (says our Saviour,1 when His barns are full) this night shall thy soul be taken away from thee. And when you come below, in the pit, where no water is; then you will complain, and say: Oh! wretch that I was; I might have had of the Fullness of Jesus Christ, but I chose rather the fullness of the earth: and if I had had the Fullness of Christ, I had bin made for ever; but I chose rather the fullness of the world, then the Fullness of Jesus Christ, and now I am lost for ever; Oh! I am lost for ever, I have none of the Fullness of Jesus Christ.
And you that are of the world, wicked ungodly men; that have but the Earths fulnesse: Why do you lay out your thoughts and your time upon such a fulnesse? a dropsical fulnesse; a fading fulnesse; a dying fulnesse; a fulnesse that is mixt with a Curse; a fulnesse thsat does al bemire you, and dirty you: pray tell me, Are you able with the Dasies, & Tulips of the world, to satisfie your better part? Oh! know you not, that notwithstanding all the Earths fulnesse, that a wicked mans fortune, (I say) that a wicked mans fortune it lies in a lake that burneth with fire and brimstone? And when you have done all you can, & gathered all that ever you can together; you may go unto your full purses; or unto your full bags; or unto your full houses; or unto your full barnes; and you may say of this fulnesse I have received. Oh! but you cannot go unto the Fulnesse of the Lord Jesus Christ, and say; And of this Fulness my soul hath received. Oh! fool (saies our Saviour,