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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.
This Interpretation, (that I might clear up the meaning before I come to that which I intend to press) it suits with the like phrase of Scripture,1 Skin for skin, and all that a man hath, will he give for his life: (you know the place.) That is, a man will give all his Skins, all his Cattle and Skins: (for their Estates in those times did lie in Cattle much) he will give all his Skins though they be never so many; he will give them all for to save his life: Skin for Skin; though he have never so many: Skin for Skin, Abundance of Skins: Grace for Grace, and Abundance of Grace: Gratia gratiis accumelata.
This Interpretation, (that I might cleer up the meaning before I come to that which I intend to press) it sutes with the like phrase of Scripture,1 Skin for skin, and all that a man hath, will he give for his life: (you know the place.) That is, a man will give all his Skins, all his Cattell and Skins: (for their Estates in those times did lie in Cattell much) he wil give al his Skins though they be never so many; he will give them all for to save his life: Skin for Skin; though he have never so many: Skin for Skin, Abundance of Skins: Grace for Grace, and Abundance of Grace: Gratia gratiis accumelata.
- 1Job, 2.4.
This also suits with the word, And, or Even: 'tis not barely said thus: And of His Fullness have all we received Grace for Grace: but, of His Fullness have all we received, Even Grace for Grace. That is, in great Abundance; we have not only received Grace, but we have received much Grace, Even Grace for Grace. This also suits, with the Title, the Attribute that is here given to Christ; and that is; Fullness: When God, or Christ is mentioned in Scripture they are mentioned still under such a Title, as suits with the matter that is in hand: and you may know what the matter in hand is, by the Title. Now the Title here that is given to Christ, the Attribute that is given to Christ, is Fullness: Answerable unto that is, Fullness of Grace in us, or Abundance of Grace from Him. This also suits with the Scope of the place: for here the Evangelist sets Christ above Moses; shows how Christ does go beyond Moses: the following verse coming in as a reason of this: For the Law was given by Moses,