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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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For example, §1to Instance. Ye say, 'tis no great matter, for a man or woman to tremble at the Word: 'Tis more then many a one does; many come and fit out Sermons, & never tremble before the Word. Well, but you say, 'tis no great matter to tremble before the Word, to tremble at the Word. I but, for a man to tremble at the Word, and yet to count it as honey, and the honey-comb to tremble at the Word, & yet to love it, & prize it then, & look upon it as the honey and the honey-comb; this is much: Now ye shall have a poor soul, a poor Christian, come and tremble before the Word, and yet look upon the Word as the honey, even as honey, and the honey-comb, for sweetness; This is much.
For example, §1to Instance. Ye say, 'tis no great matter, for a man or woman to tremble at the Word: 'Tis more then many a one does; many come and fit out Sermons, & never tremble before the Word. Well, but you say, 'tis no great matter to tremble before the Word, to tremble at the Word. I but, for a man to tremble at the Word, and yet to count it as hony, and the hony-comb to tremble at the Word, & yet to love it, & prize it then, & look upon it as the hony and the hony-comb; this is much: Now ye shall have a poor soul, a poor Christian, come and tremble before the Word, and yet look upon the Word as the hony, even as hony, and the hony-combe, for sweetnesse; This is much.
Again. §2You count it no great matter, for one to love the ⟨p. 83⟩Ordinances, so to love the Ordinances above all the world, as to be willing to part with all the world, rather than to part with them: This is a great matter. But may be, you will say, this is no great matter. Well, but for a man or a woman to think so; so to love the Ordinances, & yet notwithstanding, at the same time to think that he don't Profit, that he is barren, and gets little or no good thereby; this is much. Now thus you shall have it with a poor Christian; love, and prize the Ordinances, and would not part with the Ordinances for all the world, and yet at the same time complain, and say: Oh! I get little good thereby. Here's a Mystery. Put all together; you take things asunder, and therefore you think it is not much.