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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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Fifthly and lastly. This Truth is argued also, §5From the posture, and true behaviour of Prayer (Mark) Prayer, is nothing else, but the souls begging, or petitioning for something from Heaven. A beggar you know, when he begs, he holds forth, or he stretches forth his hand: noting a willingness to receive. So you read in Scripture, that when the soul is put into a posture of Prayer, it is put into this posture. Read therefore what is said, in Job, 11.13. If thou prepare thine heart, (or est ablish thine heart, for so the word signifies) if thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands towards Him. That is, if thou doest Pray unto Him, thou stretchest ⟨p. 58⟩out thine hands unto Him. Now as one observes well: As it were a derision, or a mocking of God, to praise God, or to give God thanks for that which He doth not give, but I have in my own power: So it were also a mocking of God, to pray to God for that which is not in His hands to give, but in mine to do. Now my Beloved, What ever Grace, or Holiness a man hath, he is to pray for: pray for healing strength; pray for quickening strength; pray for confirming strength; pray for strength to pray: and seeing the posture of prayer is this, to stretch forth the hands, (which notes receiving) in that we are for to beg all Grace from God; it argues, all is in a way of Receiving, all, all good is in a way of Receiving: what ever Grace, or Holiness a man hath on this side Heaven, 'tis all in a way of Receiving.
Fifthly and lastly. This Truth is argued also, §5From the posture, and true behavior of Prayer (Mark) Prayer, is nothing else, but the souls begging, or petitioning for something from Heaven. A begger you know, when he begs, he holds forth, or he stretches forth his hand: noting a willingness to receive. So you reade in Scripture, that when the soul is put into a posture of Prayer, it is put into this posture. Reade therefore what is said, in Job, 11.13. If thou prepare thine heart, (or est ablish thine heart, for so the word signifies) if thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands towards Him. That is, if thou doest Pray unto Him, thou stretchest