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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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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 ⟨p. 155⟩with Abraham. And was it not thus with Joseph? (I shall not have time to speak of the Patriarchs all of them) Joseph you know had a promise by way of vision,2 That his sheaf should be higher then all the sheaves, and all the sheaves of his Brethren should bow down to his, the Sun and the Moon should bow down before him (his Father and mother;) this promise was afterward fulfilled when his Brethren went down into Egypt, and bowed before him there, and his Father went down into Egypt; but first of all Joseph is sold into Egypt, the sentence of death put upon the Mercy; the promise did bring forth, but it had a sore and a hard labour first.
The Saints and People of God,1 they are called the Redeemed of the Lord, not onely 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 runnes through all the mercies which they have; they have Health redeemed our of the hand of Sicknesse, they have Liberty redeemed out of the hand of Straitnesse, they have peace redeemed out of the hand of Warre, they have Assurance redeemed out of the hand of Doubting and Ʋnbeliefe, they have Mercy redeemed out of the hand of Misery, they have Joyes and Comforts redeemed out of the hand of Griefe; 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