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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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Again secondly, Consider this; §2God does never give to supply our lusts, but to supply our wants. Possibly there may be means to supply thy want, though not means to supply thy lust. When our Lord and Saviour Christ fed so many thousand, what did he feed them with? Five barley loaves and two fishes; not with Turkey, not with Partridges, 1not with Quails, not with Chickens; but with barley loaves.
Again secondly, Consider this; §2God does never give to supply our lusts, but to supply our wants. Possibly there may be meanes to supply thy want, though not meanes to supply thy lust. When our Lord and Saviour Christ fed so many thousand, what did he feed them with? Five barley loaves and two fishes; not with Turkey, not with Partridges, 1not with Quailes, not with Chickens; but with barley loaves.
It may be thou hast a barley loaf-means, but thou hast not Chicken-means; and because thou hast not means to supply thine appetite, and to supply thy lust, thou sayest thou hast no means, and all means fail: Oh! this is very ordinary among some people; because they have not means to satisfy their mind and their lust, therefore they say, that all means fail. I beseech you Beloved, consider whether there be not this great mistake, when you say, that all means ⟨p. 186⟩