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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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But the thing is sufficiently proved, No difficulty can stand before saving Faith; True, saving, justifying Faith, carries the Soul through all difficulties, discouragements, and natural Impossibilities to Jesus Christ.
But the thing is sufficiently proved, No difficultie can stand before saving Faith; True, saving, justifying Faith, carries the Soule through all difficulties, discouragements, and naturall Impossibilities to Jesus Christ.
I come to the Application.
If these things be so,1 Then if difficulties and natural discouragements do arise; (who is there among you, but meet with some or other in your several places?) see here the way how for to grapple with them; strengthen your Faith, exercise your Faith; Resolution (you are mistaken) resolution won't do it; (Christian) here is thy strength. Conviction won't do it, Moral Virtues won't do it, Evangelical Gifts, and Parts, and Enlargements won't do it; Experiences of Gods preservation of you won't do it; (Christian) here's thy strength: But Oh! let not your strength be cut off in the lap of any Delilah. True, justifying Faith ⟨p. 208⟩is your strength, that is your shield. The Heathen could say, when he was sore wounded, Is my shield whole? if that be well, all is well: So say I, if your shield be well, if your faith be well, if your true justifying saving faith be well, then all is well. Thus you shall be able to look difficulties and discouragements in the face, though they be never so great.