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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. §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.
Again. You think it is no great matter for a man to comfort himself in this, That the Lord knows his heart. §3I but, for a man to comfort himself in that, and yet say, There is much hypocrisy there; & the same day, (it may be) say; Oh! I am an hypocrite. Thus you shall have it with many a poor, poor gracious, drooping soul. All is naught; Oh! my heart, it is full of hypocrisy; and I am but an hypocrite: and yet now, let him be charged or accused by men of the world, for such and such designs; he comforts himself in this: Oh! but, blessed be the Lord, the Lord knows my heart. Put these things together.
Again. You think it is no great matter for a man to comfort himself in this, That the Lord knows his heart. §3I but, for a man to comfort himself in that, and yet say, There is much hypocrisy there; & the same day, (it may be) say; Oh! I am an hypocrite. Thus you shall have it with many a poor, poor gracious, drooping soul. All is naught; Oh! my heart, it is full of hypocrisy; and I am but an hypocrite: and yet now, let him be charg'd or accused by men of the world, for such and such designes; he comforts himself in this: Oh! but, blessed be the Lord, the Lord knows my heart. Put these things together.