The works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel College in CambridgeThe vvorks of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge

JOHN, 1.16. SERMON I Doctrine 1. THERE is a Fullness of Grace in Jesus Christ Page 3 Opened Ibid Grace taken 3. ways 1 For the love and favour of God ibid 2 For holiness Page 6 Proved by Demonstrations Page 7 Objections answered Page 9 3 For gifts and abilities ibid Proved Application Duty 1 Let all men come to Christ Page 12 Objections answered Duty 2 Let all trust unto him, and build upon him Page 14 Duty 3 It is our duty to draw forth this fullness 1 By a frequent eying of it. Page 15 2 By resting up on it in the time of tempt at on Page 16 3 By giving it forth to others ibid Duty 4 Let us labour to be like to him. ibid Duty 5 ⟨image 5⟩Take heed how we do any thing that may rob Christ of glory of his fullness

JOHN, 1.16. SERMON I Doctrine 1. THERE is a Fulness of Grace in Jesus Christ Page 3 Opened Ibid Grace taken 3. waies 1 For the love and favour of God ibid 2 For holiness Page 6 Proved by Demonstrations Page 7 Objections answered Page 9 3 For gifts and abilities ibid Proved Application Duty 1 Let all men come to Christ Page 12 Objections answered Duty 2 Let all trust unto him, and build upon him Page 14 Duty 3 It is our duty to draw forth this fulness 1 By a frequent eying of it. Page 15 2 By resting up on it in the time of tempt at on Page 16 3 By giving it foirth to others ibid Duty 4 Let us labour to be like to him. ibid Duty 5 ⟨image 5⟩Take heed how we do any thing that may rob Christ of glory of his fulness

SERMON II John 1.16. Proposition cleared Page 20 Doct. 2 All the Saints and people of God do partake of the fullness of Christ in a way of receiving Page 20 Divided into two parts Page 21 1 There is a communication of the fullness of Jesus Christ unto all believers ibid 2 Whatsoever Grace or holiness the Saints have from Christ, they have it in a way of receiving ibid The former proved Reason 1. Because there is a union between Christ and a believer ibid 2 By 4. propositions 1 There is an infinite treasury of grace in Jesus Christ Page 22 2 What grace soever and holiness he received as mediator he received not for himself but for others ibid 3 There is an infinite willingness in Jesus Christ to communicate his grace to the sons of men Page 25 4 There is nothing in heaven or earth can hinder him from doing all Page 28 Objection Why are believers so empty of grace Answered 1 The fullness of grace which is in a believer is many times hid from the world Page 31 2 He communicates grace to them as an universal cause and an universal cause seldom or never produceth particular effects without the concurrence of a particular cause ibid 3 He doth it in proportion Page 32 4 He doth it according to their necessities and wants ibid Application 1 Difference between the fullness of the world and the fullness of Christ Page 33 1 The fullness of the world is made up of many things, The fullness of Christ of but one thing, viz, the Deity ibid 2 The fullness of the world is made up of worser things, But the fullness of Christ of the best of bests Page 34 3 The fullness of the world runs into emptiness, but the fullness of Christ is a