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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And then again, §2if you will behold these, Look upon them as they are your Trial, and many times the devils Engines to work your hearts off again: I say your Trials, and the devils Engines to work your hearts back again. When you were in your natural condition, then your heart was quiet, your conscience quiet, and the devil quiet, and your friends quiet, and did not speak evil of you: Now you begin to look towards Christ, now conscience condemns, now the Devil accuses, now your friends, your former friends they ⟨p. 209⟩speak evil of you. I appeal to thee (man or woman) in thine own soul, doest thou not think that thy former condition, was an ungodly condition? yes: and then quiet; then conscience quiet, then friends quiet, then Satan quiet: and now conscience accuses, and now Satan accuses, and now friends speak evil. Oh! therefore, say, surely, this is nothing but a Temptation: and believe it (beloved) it is half a victory over a Temptation, to know that a Temptation is but a Temptation.
And then againe, §2if you will behold these, Look upon them as they are your Tryall, and many times the devils Engines to worke your hearts off againe: I say your Tryals, and the devils Engines to worke your hearts back againe. When you were in your naturall condition, then your heart was quiet, your conscience quiet, and the divell quiet, and your friends quiet, and did not speak evill of you: Now you begin to look towards Christ, now conscience condemnes, now the Divell accuses, now your friends, your former friends they ⟨p. 209⟩speak evill of you. I appeale to thee (man or woman) in thine own soule, doest thou not thinke that thy former condition, was an ungodly condition? yes: and then quiet; then conscience quiet, then friends quiet, then Satan quiet: and now conscience accuses, and now Satan accuses, and now friends speak evill. Oh! therefore, say, surely, this is nothing but a Temptation: and beleeve it (beloved) it is halfe a victory over a Temptation, to know that a Temptation is but a Temptation.