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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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Is this true, That of His Fullness ye have all received,1 Grace for Grace, Answerableness of Grace? that ye have fellowship with Jesus Christ in all His Graces? Then be for ever contented to have fellowship with Jesus Christ in all his Sufferings. And truly, well may ye be contented, if you have fellowship with Christ in His Sufferings; if you have Suffering, for Suffering, ye shall have Grace for Grace, and Glory for Glory; if ye partake with Him in His Sufferings, ye shall partake with Him in His Graces, and partake with ⟨p. 130⟩Him in His Glory. I say, well may ye be contented to have fellowship with Him in His Sufferings, for if you have suffering for suffering, you shall have Comfort for Comfort: if you have fellowship with Him in His sufferings: you shall have fellowship with Him in His Comforts too. (Mark ye) When Jesus Christ Suffered, Had He a Deity to support Him? So shall you have. When Jesus Christ Suffered, Had He Angels to minister to Him? So shall you have. When Jesus Christ suffered, Did He see the travail of His Soul? So shall you see it. When Jesus Christ was lift up, He drew all men after Him: So shall you do: when you are lift up for the Truth upon the cross; you are apt to think, now will the Truth suffer, now will the Cause of God fall to the ground: But remember, if you have fellowship in His Graces; if you have fellowship with Christ in His Sufferings; you shall have fellowship with Christ in His Comforts: This was one of His Comforts; when He was lift up upon the Cross, then He drew all men after Him: So, when you come to be lift up upon the Cross, then shall men be drawn after the Truths that you suffer for: and never shall men be more drawn after the Truths that you suffer for, then when you come to be lift up upon the Cross to suffer for them. Oh! who would not be willing to partake with the Lord Jesus Christ in His sufferings, to have fellowship with Him in his sufferings, to have suffering for suffering? 'Tis observed, that our Saviour never met with any great debasement, but at that time, in the midst of that debasement, there was some breakings forth of Golory. He was born in a Stable, He was laid in a Manger; here was His first debasement: Here glory breaks forth; the Wise men come and fall down before Him, and offer gifts; frankincense, and myrrh.
Is this true, That of His Fulness ye have all received,