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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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For Answer, Answ. I shall only say thus much to it: A may be of Mercy, is a sufficient ground for our reliance and support of the Soul upon God. Mark, there is two acts of Faith; the Faith of Reliance, and the Faith of Assurance; Assurance, that causes Joy; Reliance that causes Quietness: Accordingly there are two Objects of Faith; A shall be of Mercy, that is the Object of Assurance; A may be of Mercy, that is the Object of Reliance. Ye shall observe therefore, that when the Lord would call out his people to an act of Reliance upon him, he holds out a may be of mercy to them:1 Seek the Lord, ye meek of the earth; seek righteousness, seek meekness; it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lords anger; ye know the place in Zephaniah: And if you look into the 1 Samuel the 14. Chapter, ye shall find, that this may be was that encouraged Jonathan (at the 6. verse) Jonathan said to the Young man that born his Armour: Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the Lord will work for us; for there is no restraint with the Lord to save by many, or by few. It may be the Lord will work for us, for there is no restraint with the Lord, to save by many or by few. This encouraged Jonathan, ⟨p. 167⟩and hereby he encourages his Armour-bearer. So, when a man can say thus: it may be the Lord will show Mercy to me in such a work, or in such a business; there is no restraint with him; it causes the Soul to rely on God. Now this Doctrine, it holds forth a may be to you, a may be of Mercy to you; though you have not an Assurance that this mercy that hath the sentence of death upon it, will certainly rise again; yet notwithstanding, seeing it is Gods way, this is Gods way with the Children of Abraham; when he intends to give a special Mercy, he does put a sentence of death upon it. This holds forth a may be unto you, a may be of Mercy this Doctrine holds forth unto you. Why therefore (my beloved) should we not rely upon God, when the sentence of death is put upon the means, upon all the means that does lead unto the Mercy that you most desire?
For Answer, Answ. I shall onely say thus much to it: A may be of Mercy, is a sufficient ground for our reliance and support of the Soule upon God. Marke, there is two acts of Faith; the Faith of Reliance, and the Faith of Assurance; Assurance, that causes Joy; Reliance that causes Quietnesse: Accordingly there are two Objects of Faith; A shall be of Mercy, that is the Object of Assurance; A may be of Mercy, that is the Object of Reliance. Ye shall observe therefore, that when the Lord would call out his people to an act of Reliance upon him, he holds out a may be of mercy to them: