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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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Or suppose a man be in some personal strait or affliction: the Devil, the Tempter he comes; ye see in what strait ye are; there's no means at all for your deliverance, you had as good take such and such an indirect course; why should you wait any longer? Nay, says the Soul, but I have ⟨p. 166⟩learned otherwise: when God intends any great Marcy to his children, he does first of all put the sentence of death upon it, and upon all the means that do lead unto it: and therefore I will wait on God still, I may be in Gods way, this may be Gods way; it may be the Lord is in a way to give me a greater Mercy then ever I had in all my days. Oh! my Beloved, that you would but gird this truth upon your thigh, how might you cut off all discouragements as they rise upon you.
Or suppose a man be in some personall straite or affliction: the Devill, the Tempter he comes; ye see in what straite ye are; ther's no meanes at all for your deliverance, you had as good take such and such an indirect course; why should you waite any longer? Nay, sayes the Soule, but I have ⟨p. 166⟩learned otherwise: when God intends any great Marcy to his children, he does first of all put the sentence of death upon it, and upon all the meanes that do lead unto it: and therefore I will waite on God still, I may be in Gods way, this may be Gods way; it may be the Lord is in a way to give me a greater Mercy then ever I had in all my dayes. Oh! my Beloved, that you would but gird this truth upon your thigh, how might you cutt off all discouragements as they rise upon you.
You will say, Quest. How does this cut off discouragements? some things there are that die, and never rise again, as Beasts: some things there are that die, and do rise again, as Men: The sentence of death is upon the Mercy that I do much desire; and did I know indeed, that it should rise again, it were a matter of great Encouragement to me, but that I do not know.