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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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And Lord, If I do go about to build an Ark, the whole world will jeer me: what will this old man do? will he ride in a Ship upon the dry ground? And when I have built the Ark, Lord How shall I do to get in all the Creatures into the Ark? And if the Creatures do come, they will tear me in pieces; the Lyons and the Bears ⟨p. 199⟩they will prey upon me. Yea, Lord, And if they do come into the Ark, and into the ship, the very stench of all the beasts will poison me: yet notwithstanding all these Difficulties, and all these discouragements, Noah prepared an Ark, Why? For he believed, and he believed with a Saving, justifying Faith.
And Lord, If I do go about to build an Arke, the whole world will jeere me: what will this old man doe? will he ride in a Ship upon the dry ground? And when I have built the Arke, Lord How shall I doe to get in all the Creatures into the Arke? And if the Creatures do come, they will teare me in pieces; the Lyons and the Bears ⟨p. 199⟩they will prey upon me. Yea, Lord, And if they do come into the Arke, and into the ship, the very stench of all the beasts will poyson me: yet notwithstanding all these Difficulties, and all these discouragements, Noah prepared an Arke, Why? For he beleeved, and he beleeved with a Saving, justifying Faith.
So, if you look into the New-Testament, that is full of this: What abundance of difficulties did the wise men go through that came to worship Jesus Christ! They were commanded to go worship him that was borne King of the Jews: They might have said thus: What is the King of the Jews to us? We know no such King: Shall we go out of our own Kingdom, and out of our own Country to worship the King of the Jews? The despised people of the Jews? When they came at Jerusalem; the learned men, the Priests, and those that were of that Country; they knew none such: when they came at the place where Christ was borne, they found him in a Stable; and they might have said: Is this the King of the Jews? Is this his Palace? What? A Stable for his Palace? What? Are these horse, are these his Courtiers? Is this a King? 'Tis impossible he should be a King: Yet not withstanding, they went: Why? because they believed, and this their Faith carried them through all.