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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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What Reason for it? This seems somewhat strange: Not a blessing or a mercy of any great importance, or concernment, but the sentence of death passes upon it first: What Reason for this? Why is God pleased to take this way with his own people, the Children of Abraham?
What Reason for it? This seemes somewhat strange: Not a blessing or a mercy of any great importance, or concernment, but the sentence of death passes upon it first: What Reason for this? Why is God pleased to take this way with his owne people, the Children of Abraham?
First of all, Reas. 1 God doth so give blessings, and mercies unto his own people, as, That he may be most of all seen therein. Beloved! God doth not only give us these outward creature-comforts, for to supply our Wants, but to bear up the honour of his own greatness. You have not fish out of the water, only to supply your wants: nor fruit from the earth, only to supply your wants: nor light from the Sun, only to supply your wants, but to bear up the honour of Gods greatness also. When he gives unto his people, he does give in such a way, as may most of all bear up the honour of his own greatness: if it were only to supply their wants, then possibly, the sentence of death should never come upon the second cause: but now, it is also to bear up his own honour the honour of his own greatness and that is done this way.
First of all, Reas. 1 God doth so give blessings, and mercies unto his own people, as, That he may be most of all seene therein. Beloved! God doth not onely give us these outward creature-comforts, for to supply our Wants, but to beare up the honour of his owne greatnesse. You have not fish out of the water, onely to supply your wants: nor fruit from the earth, onely to supply your wants: nor light from the Sun, only to supply your wants, but to beare up the honour of Gods greatnesse also. When he gives unto his people, he does give in such a way, as may most of all bear up the honour of his own greatnesse: if it were only to supply their wants, then possibly, the sentence of death should never come upon the second cause: but now, it is also to beare up his own honour the honour of his own greatnesse and that is done this way.