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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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And was it not thus with the People of Israel? they had a promise of great increase like the sands upon the sea, and that they should be brought into the Land of Canaan; first the sentence of death is put upon both these, their Males are to be cut off from Egypt, and before they come into Canaan, they must go into a howling wilderness; thus the sentence of death passes first upon the mercy before they do come to it.
And was it not thus with the People of Israel? they had a promise of great increase like the sands upon the sea, and that they should be brought into the Land of Canaan; first the sentnece of death is put upon both these, their Males are to be cutt off from Egypt, and before they come into Canaan, they must go into a howling wildernesse; thus the sentence of death passes first upon the mercy before they do come to it.
And was it not thus with David? David had a Kingdom promised him, that he should be the King of Israel, but first of all David must be thrust out of the Kingdom, he must into the wilderness, he must be hunted up and down there like a partridge, David must be a Traitor first before he can be a King, and David must be a Rebel first in the eyes of the King before he can come to the Kingdom and to the Throne; he had the mercy afterward, but first the sentence of death was put upon it.
And was it not thus with David? David had a Kingdome promised him, that he should be the King of Israel, but first of all David must be thrust out of the Kingdome, he must into the wildernesse, he must be hunted up and down there like a partridge, David must be a Traitor first before he can be a King, and David must be a Rebell first in the eyes of the King before he can come to the Kigndome and to the Throne; he had the mercy afterward, but first the sentence of death was put upon it.