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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.
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Abundance of Grace Exhibited, and Communicated to all the Saints: he that hath the least measure of Gospel Grace, hath Abundance of Grace from Jesus Christ.
Abundance of Grace is now Discovered. That I may make that appear: First.
It will appear, if you consider the several Advances, that Grace hath made, from the beginning of the world to this day, upon the children of men. In the beginning God made man perfect, and righteous, after His own Image: Man falling from that Estate, exposed himself, and all his posterity to the wrath of God for ever: Then Grace steps in, and makes it's first Advance into the world;1 The Seed of the woman shall break the serpents head. Here Christ is preached, and preached to the greatest sinners; Adam and Eve, that had damned all the world: And Jesus Christ is preached immediately by God Himself. One would think now, that the Lord should rather have said to Adam: Adam, I made thee Perfect, and Righteous; thou mightst have kept thee so: thou wouldst not trust to Me, Adam; thou wouldst trust unto the Devil; Go now, now thou art fallen, go mend thy self; if thou canst find out a better Master, Adam. Or ⟨p. 72⟩if the Lord would have shown mercy to Adam; one would think, that He should have stayed for Adams Repentance; that Adam should first a cried Him mercy: No, but before ever this poor prodigal stirs one step unto his Father, his Father runs out to meet him, to overtake him: The Lord Christ is preached, the Promise is propounded, the free Grace of God is revealed: Here was the first Advance that ever Grace made into the world.