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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 besides, When the Lord is pleased to convert, and draw a poor sinner unto Himself, He does not always take those that are the best, those that are the wisest, those that are ⟨p. 55⟩the most moral, Civil men; He does not always take the most Prudent: but many times the Lord takes the worst; Paul, Zacheus, Matthew, the Jailer, divers others. And if you look into the 33. Chapter of Job, where you have the plot-form (indeed) of mans conversion: you shall find there, in what a time God takes a man to Convert him: (at the 14. verse) God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceives it not: In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumbrings upon the bed: Then He openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, That He may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. When man least thinks of it, then God comes, in a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon a man, and in slumbrings upon the bed: Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction. What does all this argue then? But that grace, grace is infused, grace is supernatural; Oh! there is a supernaturallity in saving grace: Surely therefore, all is in a way of Receiving, all is Received. That is a Second Argument.
And besides, When the Lord is pleased to convert, and draw a poor sinner unto Himself, He does not alwaies take those that are the best, those that are the wisest, those that are ⟨p. 55⟩the most moral, Civil men; He does not alwaies take the most Prudent: but many times the Lord takes the worst; Paul, Zacheus, Matthew, the Jailour, divers others. And if you look into the 33. Chapter of Job, where you have the plat-form (indeed) of mans conversion: you shall find there, in what a time God takes a man to Convert him: (at the 14. verse) God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceives it not: In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumbrings upon the bed: Then He openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, That He may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. When man least thinks of it, then God comes, in a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon a man, and in slumbrings upon the bed: Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction. What does all this argue then? But that grace, grace is infused, grace is supernatural; Oh! there is a supernaturallity in saving grace: Surely therefore, all is in a way of Receiving, all is Received. That is a Second Argument.