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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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Fourthly. §4Ye cannot honour Jesus Christ, And despise the choice work of Christ. What is the choice work of Christ? Grace, Grace is the choice work of Christ, that comes out of His hand; and the worst name that you can give it is; to call it Hypocrisy. Some there are, that looking upon the lives of godly men, they say: I but he is all Hypocrisy, and they are Hypocritical. Yea, and some poor souls there are, that when they look upon their own souls, they conclude and say; I but, 'tis all Hypocrisy; I prayed at such a time, but it was all in Hypocrisy: I but what if it be the Grace of Christ? what if it prove so? Surely, surely ye cannot honour Jesus Christ, and despise the choicest works that come out of His hands.
Fourthly. §4Ye cannot honor Jesus Christ, And despise the choice work of Christ. What is the choice work of Christ? Grace, Grace is the choice work of Christ, that comes out of His hand; and the worst name that you can give it is; to call it Hypocrisy. Some there are, that looking upon the lives of godly men, they say: I but he is all Hypocrisy, and they are Hypocritical. Yea, and some poor souls there are, that when they look upon their own souls, they conclude and say; I but, 'tis all Hypocrisy; I prayed at such a time, but it was all in Hypocrisy: I but what if it be the Grace of Christ? what if it prove so? Surely, surely ye cannot honor Jesus Christ, and despise the choicest works that come out of His hands.
Again. §5A man is said then for to honour Christ, When He does trust unto Him, & rest upon Him for help at a dead lift (as we speak commonly) and the more a man does rely upon Jesus Christ in straights, and in the time of Temptation, the more he does honour Jesus Christ. Abraham gave glory ⟨p. 109⟩to God, he believed above hope, and under hope; and because he believed above hope, and under hope, therefore he gave glory to God, when he considered his own body. Man or woman, wouldst thou therefore now honour Jesus Christ? Say, True, I confess indeed I Have finned much; and when I look, upon my self, I know no reason why such a wretch, so great a sinner as I should be saved: but because the way to honour Christ, is for to rest upon Him; and I have dishonoured Jesus Christ enough already, therefore now, through the Grace of God, I will cast the weight of my poor, guilty soul upon Jesus Christ; yea, for that very reason will I leave the weight of my guilty soul upon Him, because thereby I may honour Him.