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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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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,1 I live by the faith of the son of God, speaking of justifying faith, not by faith in the Son of God. So in Rev. 14. 'tis called the faith of Jesus: and then it seems to run very largely, somewhat too largely, if it were only a miraculous faith, faith of miracles that were here intended. For I say unto you, whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed, The faith of miracles and gifts only to some, unto another the gift of faith; not to all, says the Apostle. And then here 'tis opposed to doubting, the same word that is used here in my text concerning Abraham, who believed, and staggered not: says he here, Whosoever shall say to this mountain, be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, or shall not stagger in his heart: 'tis the same word that is used there, the same opposition. So that I take it, both are here intended: one primarily, the other secondarily.
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