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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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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?
Some answer it thus, Answ. That the Apostle here speaks of the first giving out of the promise unto Abraham, which we read of in the 12. of Genesis; but that cannot be, he was not then an hundred years old; He considered not his own body now dead when he was about an hundred years old, and so 'tis said, he was an hundred years old in the 17. Chapter, of Genesis and the 17. verse; therefore it must relate unto that.
Some answer it thus, Answ. That the Apostle here speakes of the first giving out of the promise unto Abraham, which we read of in the 12. of Genesis; but that cannot be, he was not then an hundred years old; He considered not his own body now dead when he was about an hundred years old, and so t'is said, he was an hundred years old in the 17. Chapter, of Genesis and the 17. verse; therefore it must relate unto that.