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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. §8You will say, It is no great matter, for a man, To grieve for sin past, and to strive against sin for the time to come. I but, for the same person to know, that his sin past is pardoned, and to know, that if he fall into a sin for the time to come, God will work good out of it, it shall be for his gain, God will over-rule it so; and yet strive against it as the greatest evil in the world: this is much. Now thus it is, A gracious soul knows his sin is pardoned, yet he grieves for it: and he knows that if he shall fall into a sin, the Lord will over-rule things so, as he shall be the better for it; and yet he strives against his sin, as the greatest evil in the world. Here is a Mastery! this is much.
Again. §8You will say, It is no great matter, for a man, To grieve for sin past, and to strive against sin for the time to come. I but, for the same person to know, that his sin past is pardoned, and to know, that if he fall into a sin for the time to come, God will work good out of it, it shal be for his gain, God wil over-rule it so; and yet strive against it as the greatest evil in the world: this is much. Now thus it is, A gracious soul knows his sin is pardoned, yet he grieves for it: and he knows that if he shall fall into a sin, the Lord will over-rule things so, as he shall be the better for it; and yet he strives against his sin, as the greatest evil in the world. Here is a Mastery! this is much.
Again. You will say 'tis no great matter, §9for a man to be quiet under his Affliction, because it does come from God; for that reason: I but for the same person, To be the more sensible, and to be the more afflicted, because it does come from God; this is much. Beloved! you shall have these Two meet together: A godly, gracious soul, he is therefore quiet under Affliction, because it does come from God; and he is therefore the more sensible of his affliction, because it does come from God. Here's a mystery! put these together, and you will say, things rese high.