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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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It ventures to Christ, in opposition to all legal terrors. It ventures on Christ, in opposition to all our own guiltiness. It ventures for Christ, in opposition to all Difficulties, and discouragements: The proper nature of faith is to venture: and what need we venture, if there were no difficulties? Difficulties properly call for venturing. (Mark it) Do difficulties arise? Now set thy self to venture upon Jesus Christ.
It ventures to Christ, in opposition to all legall torrours. It ventures on Christ, in opposition to all our own guiltinesse. It ventures for Christ, in opposition to all Difficulties, and discouragements: The proper nature of faith is to venture: and what need we venture, if there were no difficulties? Difficulties properly call for venturing. (Marke it) Do difficulties arise? Now set thy selfe to venture upon Jesus Christ.
If a man be to go home over some water, or River, and the water rises, he says with himself, how shall I get over this water? The longer I stay, the more it rises: he begins to go into it, and he comes back again: but (says he) there is no other way, as good first, as at the last; I must venture, I must over, there is no other way; and so he ventures. So say I now unto thee: This thou must come unto at last (poor soul) Difficulties, and discouragements arise, to stave thee off from Christ; at the last thou must venture upon Jesus Christ, at the last you must venture, notwithstanding all your guilt: you begin to do it, and you are ready to go back; but know this, first or last you must venture upon Christ: hadst thou not better do it at the first? Oh! therefore, when ever any difficulties do arise, put thy self upon faith: say, come, O my soul, here is a difficulty, now venture on Jesus Christ.
If a man be to go home over some water, or River, and the water rises, he sayes with himself, how shall I get over this water? The longer I stay, the more it rises: he begins to go into it, and he comes back againe: but (sayes he) there is no other way, as good first, as at the last; I must venture, I must over, there is no other way; and so he ventures. So say I now unto thee: This thou must come unto at last (poor soule) Difficulties, and discouragements arise, to stave thee off from Christ; at the last thou must venture upon Jesus Christ, at the last you must venture, notwithstanding all your guilt: you begin to do it, and you are ready to go back; but know this, first or last you must venture upon Christ: hadst thou not better do it at the first? Oh! therefore, when ever any difficulties do arise, put thy selfe upon faith: say, come, O my soule, here is a difficulty, now venture on Jesus Christ.