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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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A promise of a great seed like the stars of heaven, and the sand upon the sea-shore, is given to Abraham; but before it is fulfilled, Abraham's body is dead, and Sarahs womb dead; the sentence of death put upon the mercy, and the means that do lead unto it; and herein Abraham is held forth for our example, it was written not for his sake alone, (at the 23. verse) but for us also, to whom it shall be imputed (at the 24. verse) And as thus it fell out with Abraham, so it falls out with all the children of Abraham, with all believers, when God intends to give any special or great mercy by fulfilling his promise, he does first of all write down the sentence of death upon the mercy, and upon the means that do tend unto it.
A promise of a great seed like the starres of heaven, and the sand upon the sea-shore, is given to Abraham; but before it is fulfilled, Abrahams body is dead, and Sarahs wombe dead; the sentence of death put upon the mercy, and the means that do lead unto it; and herein Abraham is held forth for our example, it was written not for his sake alone, (at the 23. verse) but for us also, to whom it shall be imputed (at the 24. verse) And as thus it fell out with Abraham, so it falls out with all the children of Abraham, with all beleevers, when God intends to give any speciall or great mercy by fulfilling his promise, he does first of all write down the sentence of death upon the mercy, and upon the means that do tend unto it.
The Saints and People of God,1 they are called the Redeemed of the Lord, not only because they are redeemed from hell and from wrath, but because that they have their mercies and blessings in a way of Redemption; there is a line of that great mercy of Redemption that runs through all the mercies which they have; they have Health redeemed our of the hand of Sickness, they have Liberty redeemed out of the hand of Straitness, they have peace redeemed out of the hand of War, they have Assurance redeemed out of the hand of Doubting and Unbelief, they have Mercy redeemed out of the hand of Misery, they have Joys and Comforts redeemed out of the hand of Grief; they are the redeemed of the Lord, whatsoever great Mercy or Blessing they have, they have it in a way of Redemption; Thus it was