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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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Again. Though there were many Doctrines of Grace, §3and mercy communicated to our fore fathers the Jews: Yet notwithstanding they were so tempered with the Law, that the very Gospel seemed to be Law to them: As now, we have the Law among us, but 'tis so tempered with the Gospel; that the Law it self is Gospel-wise to us. They had Christ in the hand of Moses, and we have Moses in the hand of Christ. A mighty difference! As we have a Baptized, and a Christian Moses; so they had a Circumcised, and a Mosaical Christ. They had Grace in the hand of the Law. And therefore you shall observe, that when the Lord appeared unto them in way of greatest mercy, He appeared still with tokens of Majesty, and Greatness: But now we have Grace in the hand of Grace; we have Grace with the tokens of Grace, and with the tokens of Love. And this difference the Apostle makes out clearly, in the 12. of the Hebrews, from the 18. unto the 25.
Again. Though there were many Doctrines of Grace, §3and mercy communicated to our fore fathers the Jews: Yet notwithstanding they were so tempered with the Law, that the very Gospel seem'd to be Law to them: As now, we have the Law among us, but 'tis so temper'd with the Gospel; that the Law it self is Gospel-wise to us. They had Christ in the hand of Moses, and we have Moses in the hand of Christ. A mighty difference! As we have a Baptized, and a Christian Moses; so they had a Circumcized, and a Mosaical Christ. They had Grace in the hand of the Law. And therefore you shall observe, that when the Lord appear'd unto them in way of greatest mercy, He appear'd still with tokens of Majesty, and Greatness: But now we have Grace in the hand of Grace; we have Grace with the tokens of Grace, and with the tokens of Love. And this difference the Apostle makes out cleerly, in the 12. of the Hebrews, from the 18. unto the 25.
Again, Though they had many Doctrines of Grace, §4and of free Grace; yet themselves were not made free thereby but they were as the children of the bond-woman; they were not free from Ceremonial Rites. They had the free use of the creature: their hearts were not free, and enlarged towards God. Indeed, those that were Godly among them, they were Children: