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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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Others, they answer it thus, That Abraham indeed at the first did consider his own body, and did doubt through unbelief: but afterwards Abraham recollected himself, and got over that unbelief; but the Apostle he speaks the contrary in the 20. verse, He staggered not at the promise through unbelief.
Others, they answer it thus, That Abraham hideed at the first did consider his owne body, and did doubt through unbeliefe: but afterwards Abraham recollected himself, and got over that unbeliefe; but the Apostle he speakes the contrary in the 20. verse, He staggered not at the promise through unbeliefe.
Others, they answer it, by labouring to find out some mystical interpretation of those words, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah that is ninety years old bear? as if Abraham (say they) had said thus, Lord, thou hast some secret meaning in these words, I pray thee speak it out unto me, and tell me plainly thy meaning; and therefore, (say they) God answered to that purpose in the 19. verse, And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed. I mean according to my words, Sarah shall bear thee a Son indeed.
Others, they answer it, by labouring to sind out some mysticall interpretation of those words, Shall a child be brone unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah that is ninety years old beare? as if Abraham (say they) had said thus, Lord, thou hast some secret meaning in these words, I pray thee speak it out unto me, and tell me plainly thy meaning; and therefore, (say they) God answered to that purpose in the 19. verse, And God said, Sarah thy wife shall beare thee a son indeed. I meane according to my words, Sarah shall beare thee a Son indeed.
But we need not strain for any mystical interpretation, or expression: when Abraham says, Shall a child be bron unto him that is an hundred years old? (In that seventeenth of Genesis and the seventeenth) they are words not of Doubting, but words of Inquiring: Abraham desiring to be further satisfied, and rightly to understand the meaning of the promise, and rightly understanding the meaning of the promise, says the Apostle, He did not much mind, he did not throughly mind, he did not stand poring upon, or considering the deadness of his own body, or the deadness of Sarahs womb.