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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.1 God hath so ordered things in the dispensations of His Grace under the Gospel, That the Saints, and Children of God may live by faith. (Good people mark it.) Some there are, some creatures in the world, that do live by Sense: as the beasts, and beastly men. Some creatures there are that do live by Reason, moral men: But the Lord would have His Children to live by Faith: That as the men of the world do live by Sense and Reason; So the Lord would have all His Children to live by Faith. What way, or means to bring a soul off for to live by Faith? Establish this Doctrine, let this be a Statute made in the Churches, All in a way of Receiving: I, (says a poor soul) is it so indeed? What? all in a way of Receiving? Then I fee a necessity of living by Faith: Oh! Lord, teach me now for to live by Faith.
Thirdly.1 God hath so ordered things in the dispensations of His Grace under the Gospel, That the Saints, and Children of God may live by faith. (Good people mark it.) Some there are, some creatures in the world, that do live by Sence: as the beasts, and beastly men. Some creatures there are that do live by Reason, moral men: But the Lord would have His Children to live by Faith: That as the men of the world do live by Sence and Reason; So the Lord would have all His Children to live by Faith. What way, or means to bring a soul off for to live by Faith? Establish this Doctrine, let this be a Statute made in the Churches, All in a way of Receiving: I, (saies a poor soul) is it so indeed? What? all in a way of Receiving? Then I fee a necessity of living by Faith: Oh! Lord, teach me now for to live by Faith.
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Thus you see the Doctrine clearly proved by Reason to you. I shall not be able to reach the Use of the point, so as I intended.