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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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Again, true, saving faith;1 it tells the soul that all things are its own. All things are yours, (says the Apostle) things present, and things to come, life and death; all things are yours. Faith speaks the same language: All things are yours (Soul) all things are yours: Difficulties are yours, and natural impossibilities are yours; things present are yours, and things to come are yours. Will you be afraid of that which is your own? Will the owner be afraid of his own dog: a mastiff, he falls upon a stranger, and worries him, and a stranger is a afraid of him; but the owner is not afraid, he leaps and fawns upon him, but does not worry him. Says faith, all these Difficulties, and all these Temptations, they are your own, they won't worry you; they may leap upon you, they may fawn upon you, but they won't worry you; they are all your own; part of the purchase that Jesus Christ hath made for you, all these are your own, Faith holds this steadily ⟨p. 204⟩upon the soul, and so a man breaks through Difficulties.
Againe, true, saving faith;1 it tels the soule that all things are its owne. All things are yours, (saies the Apostle) things present, and things to come, life and death; all things are yours. Faith speakes the same language: All things are yours (Soule) all things are yours: Difficulties are yours, and naturall impossibilities are yours; things present are yours, and things to come are yours. Will you be afraid of that which is your owne? Will the owner be afraid of his owne dog: a mastiffe, he fals upon a stranger, and worries him, and a stranger is a afraid of him; but the owner is not afraid, he leapes and fawnes upon him, but does not worry him. Sayes faith, all these Difficulties, and all these Temptations, they are your owne, they won't worry you; they may leape upon you, they may fawne upon you, but they won't worry you; they are all your owne; part of the purchase that Jesus Christ hath made for you, all these are your owne, Faith holds this steadily ⟨p. 204⟩upon the soule, and so a man breaks through Difficulties.