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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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Yea, if you look into the Gospel ye shall find, that when men were putting forth the highest acts of fin, He was putting forth the highest acts of His love. When Christ was suffering for Peter, Peter was denying Christ: Peter denying Christ, and Christ suffering for Peter. When He was upon the earth, He did not only pardon once, but He would pardon again and again: if men sinned again, He would pardon again. The Disciples slept, and Christ Pardoned: They slept again, and Christ pardoned again: they slept again, and Christ pardoned again. Yea, and when He had pardoned, He would not upbraid them with their former sins, or with His own mercy: After His Resurrection not a word to Peter, of all his denial, or of Christ mercy. Beloved! Christ is the same in Heaven, He is the same in Heaven now.
Yea, if you look into the Gospel ye shall find, that when men were putting forth the highest acts of fin, He was putting forth the highest acts of His love. When Christ was suffering for Peter, Peter was denying Christ: Peter denying Christ, and Christ suffering for Peter. When He was upon the earth, He did not only pardon once, but He would pardon again and again: if men sinned again, He would pardon again. The Disciples slept, and Christ Pardon'd: They slept again, and Christ pardon'd again: they slept again, and Christ pardon'd again. Yea, and when He had pardon'd, He would not upbraid them with their former sins, or with His own mercy: After His Resurrection not a word to Peter, of all his denial, or of Christ mercy. Beloved! Christ is the same in Heaven, He is the same in Heaven now.
Again, when Christ was upon the Earth, His first, and His great care was,1 for those that were weak in grace. The first Sermon that He Preached, Blessed are the poor in spirit: ⟨p. 5⟩and blessed are those that mourn: He doth not say, blessed are those that have assurance of the love of God: and blessed are those that have the sense of His Love in their hearts; but blessed are the Poor; and blessed are they that mourn: And when any poor doubting, trembling soul came unto Him, He would not cast away their service because it was accompanied with infirmity: but He would rather pass by their infirmity, because it was accompanied with some sincerity: So the Woman that came behind Him: So Nicodemus. And when any poor soul could not come to Christ, could not come to Christ in Christs way; Christ would come down to him in his way: Thomas (saith He) Thou sayest thou wilt not believe, unless thou thrust thy hands into My side: Thomas, Thou wilt not honour Me by believing unless thou seest; Thomas, Thou wilt not come up to Me in My way: Well, I will come down to thee in thy way: Come, reach hither thy fingers, and thrust thy hands into My side, and be not faithless, but believing. Oh! the admirable condescension of the love of Jesus Christ! Beloved! He is the same now in Heaven.