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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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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.
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. and there (indeed) he speakes of the faith of miracles. Why could not we cast him out? (verse 19.) Iesus said unto them, because of your unbeliefe: for verily I say unto you, if ye have faith as a graine 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 speakes of the faith of miracles, because thereby we should be able to cast out the divell; which plainly speaks a miracle.
He uses again this like expression, upon an occasion of the drying up of the fig-tree. And concerning that you read in Mark 11.20. As they passed by, they saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots. Peter calling to remembrance, saith unto ⟨p. 197⟩him, Behold, the fig-tree which thou cursedst is withered away. Jesus answering, said unto them, have faith in God. And verily I say unto you, whosoever shall say to this mountain, be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, &c. Here the faith called for, is both faith of Miracles, and a justifying faith too: a faith of miracles, it is brought in upon occasion of this miracle, Christ says if he hath faith, he shall not only do this, but he shall remove mountains, But here is a justifying faith also intended, for he says, Have faith in God, (at the 22 verse) so you read it. But in the margin of your Bible, it is, have faith of God; when as the Scripture speaks of a justifying faith, it uses to speak in such an expression as this. So Paul says,