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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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What abundance of difficulties did Zacheus's Faith carry him through? Zacheus (says our Lord to him) hast, 1and come down; for I must abide with thee this day: he came down, he received him into his house; and being there he says, Lord, ⟨p. 200⟩behold, 2the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if there be any one that I have wronged by false accusation, I restore unto him four-fold. Mark, what a hard work he went through: The half of my goods I give to the poor. Pray let us compute it a little: Suppose his estate was a thousand pound. Lord, (says he) the half of my goods I give to the poor, there's but five hundred left. Suppose he had wronged a man to the value of a hundred pound: Lord, (says he) I restore four-fold; then there is but one hundred left of a thousand: What a great matter was this? Yet this Zacheus did: Why? Oh! Zacheus (says Christ) This day is Salvation come to thine house, for so much as thou also art the son of Abraham: He believed as Abraham did, with a saving, justifying Faith. So then, thus you see, that true saving, justifying saith; carries a man through all difficulties, discouragements and natural impossibilities to Jesus Christ.
What abundance of difficulties did Zacheus's Faith carry him through? Zacheus (sayes our Lord to him) hast, 1and come downe; for I must abide with thee this day: he came down, he received him into his house; and being there he sayes, Lord, ⟨p. 200⟩behold, 2the halfe of my goods I give to the poore, and if there be any one that I have wrong'd by false accusation, I restore unto him foure-fold. Marke, what a hard worke he went through: The halfe of my goods I give to the poore. Pray let us compute it a little: Suppose his estate was a thousand pound. Lord, (sayes he) the halfe of my goods I give to the poore, ther's but five hundred left. Suppose he had wroung'd a man to the value of a hundred pound: Lord, (sayes he) I restore foure-fold; then there is but one hundred left of a thousand: What a great matter was this? Yet this Zacheus did: Why? Oh! Zacheus (sayes Christ) This day is Salvation come to thine house, for so much as thou also art the son of Abraham: He beleeved as Abraham did, with a saving, justifying Faith. So then, thus you see, that true saving, justifying saith; carries a man through all difficulties, discouragements and naturall impossibilities to Jesus Christ.