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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But you will say unto me; Is there no way, Quest. no means to spy out Gods meaning in this particular? Oh! that I did but know, whether this Mercy that hath the sentence of death upon it, shall rise again: how shall one know that? are there no means to know it? whether a Mercy shall rise again, when the sentence of death is upon it?
But you will say unto me; Is there no way, Quest. no meanes to spy out Gods meaning in this particular? Oh! that I did but know, whether this Mercy that hath the sentence of death upon it, shall rise again: how shall one know that? are there no meanes to know it? whether a Mercy shall rise againe, when the sentence of death is upon it?
I shall speak but two things unto that, briefly.
I shall speake but two things unto that, briefly.
A Christian may have some persuasion of the Resurrection of his Mercy when the sentence of death is put upon it; Answ. 1 by the frequent visitings of the promise; mark, when God intends any special Mercy to his people, he gives out a promise; then comes the sentence of death: but if he intends to fulfil the promise; he does cause the promise frequently to visit the Soul, even when the sentence of death is upon the business; often to knock at the door of the Soul. When there is Good-will between two Young people kept from marrying by their Parents, and the Young man often is at the house; ye say, surely, if the Parents were but dead, there would be a marriage quickly, by the frequent visitings. So now, when the promise does frequently ⟨p. 168⟩