The works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel College in CambridgeThe vvorks of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge

Again, Reas. 3 Thirdly, It is fit that all believers should be conformable to Jesus Christ. It was thus with Christ. we read in that second of the Philippians, of our Lord and Saviour, That God highly exalted him, and gave him a name above every name. But see first of all, a sentence of death passes upon his name, He was made of no reputation (verse the seventh) he was made of no name first: And being of no reputation, took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of man: wherefore God hath highly exalted, and given him a name which is above every name. He brought salvation, life to light; he spoiled Satan but first of all he was spoiled himself, and a sen tense of death passes upon him before he brought things unto life and he gives you to understand thus much himself, & here he holds forth himself for our example; in the twelfth chapter of John says he, at the twenty third verse, The time is come that the Son of man should be glorified. Well, but how? Verily, verily, I say unto you, except a corn of wheat fall to the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. Thus he comes to his glory, he must die first, and so he must come to glory. If any man serve me, (says he at the twenty sixth verse) Let him follow me, and where I am, there shall also my servant be. This is the way that Christ went, and this way God took with Christ. Love loves to be like unto Jesus Christ: and Faith loves to go in the garment of Jesus Christ: as with him, so with the Saints.

Againe, Reas. 3 Thirdly, It is fit that all beleevers should be conformable to Jesus Christ. It was thus with Christ. we read in that second of the Philippians, of our Lord and Saviour, That God highly exalted him, and gave him a name above every name. But see first of all, a sentence of death passes upon his name, He was made of no reputation (verse the seventh) he was made of no name first: And being of no reputation, tooke upon him the forme of a servant, and was made in the likenesse of man: wherefore God hath highly exalted, and given him a name which is above every name. He brought salvation, life to ligth; he spoil'd Satan but first of all he was spoil'd himselfe, and a sen tence of death passes upon him before he brought things unto life and he gives you to understand thus much himself, & here he holds forth himselfe for our example; in the twelfth chapter of John sayes he, at the twenty third verse, The time is come that the Sonne of man should be glorified. Well, but how? Verely, verely, I say unto you, except a corne of wheat fall to the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. Thus he comes to his glory, he must die first, and so he must come to glory. If any man serve me, (sayes he at the twenty sixth verse) Let him follow me, and where I am, there shall also my servant be. This is the way that Christ went, and this way God took with Christ. Love loves to be like unto Jesus Christ: and Faith loves to go in the garment of Jesus Christ: as with him, so with the Saints.