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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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You will say, This is a faith of Miracles. You may be pleased therefore to observe, that our Saviour Christ uses this, and the like expression upon three several occasions. Once upon occasion that his Disciples could not cast out the Devil out of some that were possest. Once upon occasion that the fig-tree was dried up and withered. And once here upon occasion that the Disciples said, Lord increase our faith: when they thought it was so hard a thing to forgive a man so often as Christ required.
You will say, This is a faith of Miracles. You may be pleased therefore to observe, that our Saviour Christ uses this, and the like expression upon three severall occasions. Once upon occasion that his Disciples could not cast out the Devil out of some that were possest. Once upon occasion that the fig-tree was dryed up and withered. And once here upon occasion that the Disciples said, Lord increase our faith: when they thought it was so hard a thing to forgive a man so often as Christ required.
First, our Saviour uses this and the like expression of removing a Sycamine tree, and the mountains; upon occasion that the Disciples could not cast out the Devil. And of that you read in Matth. 17.20. and there (indeed) he speaks of the faith of miracles. Why could not we cast him out? (verse 19.) Jesus said unto them, because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove, and nothing shall be unpossible unto you. Here he speaks of the faith of miracles, because thereby we should be able to cast out the devil; which plainly speaks a miracle.
First, our Saviour uses this and the like expression of removing a Sycamine tree, and the mountaines; upon occasion that the Disciples could not cast out the Divell. And of that you reade in Matth. 17.20