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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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Thirdly. As he is unable to rise again: §3So he is unable to stand, to hold, to continue: though he should rise up again, he is unable to stand, he is unable to hold, to continue. And therefore David seeing his people in a good frame, he prays, That the Lord would continue that good in the thoughts of their heart, and that for ever. And so the Apostle in the 1 Peter, 5.10.1 But the God of all Grace, who hath called us unto His eternal Glory by Christ Jesus, after the have suffered a while, make ye perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. (Pray mark the words) The God of all Grace, stablish, strengthen, settle you. He does not say; The God of Nature settle you: Oh! 'tis an act of Grace, of great Grace, of rich Grace to be settled, it is an act of great Grace to be truly settled, As Hierome excellently notes; God is always a giver; God is always a bestower: It shall not suffice me that God hath once given, unless He would always give. You know the parable concerning the strong man, that ye read of, in Mat. 12. being cast out by a stronger then he, and yet returns again. The Devil is this strong man in some great, and gross sin: now, though he be cast out; yet notwithstanding the room being emptied, though it be garnished with moral virtues, and Evangelical gifts yet the room being left empty of Jesus Christ, the Lord Jesus Christ not keeping the house: says the Devil, the house is mine still: and therefore (says he) I will return to mine house, he calls it his house all this while; Though the strong man were cast out, and though the room were swept, and garnished, yet he calls it his house still, because Jesus Christ did not keep there, and continue ⟨p. 52⟩there. So that, the Lord Jesus Christ must have the Keeping of the house, as well as the Sweeping of the house. Naturally, a man is unable to hold, to stand, and continue, though he do rise.
Thirdly. As he is unable to rise again: §3So he is unable to stand, to hold, to continue: though he should rise up again, he is unable to stand, he is unable to hold, to continue. And therefore David seeing his people in a good frame, he prayes, That the Lord would continue that good in the thoughts of their heart, and that for ever. And so the Apostle in the