A77357:382
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
First of all for the Subject, or the Matter that he believed; more plainly expressed in the 18. v. Who against hope believed in hope, that he should become the father of many Nations, according to that which was spoken, so shall thy seed be: Aggravated and enlarged in this 19. verse; The Matter that he believed was enclosed with many difficulties, he believed that he should be the father of many Nations, and that in his seed all the Nations of the world should be blessed, herein he had an eye unto Jesus Christ; but now his own body was dead, being about an hundred years old, and Sarahs womb dead, yet notwithstanding says the text, Being not weak in the faith, he considered not his own body now dead, nor yet the deadness of Sarahs womb.
First of all for the Subject, or the Matter that he beleeved; more plainly expressed in the 18. v. Who aginst hope beleeved in hope, that he should become the father of many Nations, according to that which was spoken, so shall thy seed be: Aggravated and inlarged in this 19. verse; The Matter that he beleeved was inclosed with many difficulties, he beleeved that he should be the father of many Nations, and that in his seed all the Nations of the world should be blessed, herein he had an eye unto Jesus Christ; but now his owne body was dead, being about an hundred years old, and Sarahs wombe dead, yet notwithstanding sayes the text, Being not weak in the faith, he considered not his own body now dead, nor yet the deadnesse of Sarahs wombe.
You will say, Obj. How can this be that the Apostle here says, Abraham considered not his own body being now dead, when we read in the 17. Chapter of Genesis, and vers. 17. (unto which Story this Chapter relates) it is said, That Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed in his heart, and said, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah that is ninety years old, bear? Did not Abraham here, consider the deadness of his own body? and the deadness of Sarahs womb? why does the Apostle say thus then?
You will say, Obj. How can this be tht the Apostle here sayes, Abraham considered not his own body being now dead, when we read in the 17. Chapter of Genesis, and vers. 17. (unto which Story this Chapter relates) it is said, That Abraham fell upon his face, and laught in his heart, and said, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred yeares old? and shall Sarah that is ninety yeares old, beare? Did not Abraham here, consider the deadnesse of his own body? and the deadness of Sarahs wombe? why does the Apostle say thus then?