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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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.
The Doctrine is exceeding Useful, full of Spiritual Use: yet though I shall not be able to do what I would, give me leave for to make some Application of the point; and so I will wind up all.
The Doctrine is exceeding Useful, ful of Spiritual Use: yet though I shall not be able to do what I would, give me leave for to make some Application of the point; and so I will winde up all.
Is this Doctrine true,1 That all, all is in a way of Receiving? Then behold what infinite care the great God of Heaven and Earth, hath of Believers, of every believing soul though he be never so mean! would you not think, that if a mother were so tender of her child, that she would not let her child eat a bit of bread, but it should be of her own cutting: that she would not let it drink a drop of drink, but it should be of her own drawing: would you not think ⟨p. 63⟩this mother, this woman were very careful of her child? Beloved! thus the case stands: No Grace, no Assistance, no Help for duty, no Help against sin; but the Lord Jesus Christ Himself will have the cutting of it, the Lord Jesus Christ will have the giving of it out; He will have the drawing of it all; all in a way of Receiving. Oh! what care! Oh! what infinite care hath God of poor Believers! When the Lord would commend His care of the Children of Israel unto them; pray mark what an argument he uses, in