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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. 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.
Again, You will say 'tis no great matter, for a man, To look into his own heart; so to look into his own heart, §4and so to be sensible of his sin, as to think he shall perish for ever. I but, for the same person, To profess he would not change his condition with another for all the world; this is much. Take many a poor drooping soul, and thus it is: I am afraid I shall go to Hell, and perish to all eternity: But now, come & lay his condition to a Drunkard, to an Adulterer; says he, I profess, I would not change my condition with that man for all the world, at the same time. Here's a mystery! 'tis strange; but there's a mystery in every piece of godliness; and if you would but consider, it would appear that there is much Grace in those that have the least.