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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 what then are we to understand here by the Kingdom of Heaven? Quest. and the approaching of the Kingdom of Heaven? For the Kingdom of Heaven hath approached, or drawn near unto you.
But what then are we to understand here by the Kingdom of Heaven? Quest. and the approaching of the Kingdom of Heaven? For the Kingdom of Heaven hath approached, or drawu neer unto you.
The Kingdom of Heaven sometimes in the language of the new Testament Notes, Ans. The glorious condition of the other world that we are going to. Sometimes it notes the State of the Church; it's used for the Church of Christ. And sometimes for the Gospel of Christ. I take it here for the whole State of the Messiah: the Kingdom of grace, Christ, and all his benefits, grace, mercy, and free remission ⟨p. 218⟩published in the Gospel, in the several dispensations, and administrations thereof: this is called the Kingdom of Heaven, for this motive, The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand, is set and used here in opposition unto the motives that was used among the Jews: when the Jews were Excited, and put upon any duty, they were stirred up thereunto upon such motives as these: for the Kingdom of Canaan is at hand; If you do so and so, God will bring you into the Land of Canaan, and give you that Land. Now under the Gospel, here are other motives, Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand: Not like those Jewish motives, The kingdom of Canaan is at hand, or the Kingdom of the Jebusites is at hand; Christians are not only or especially to be stirred up by such motives as those, but by higher, and greater motives, Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hadn. And may carry an Hebraism with it, The Kingdom of Heaven: that is, a heavenly Kingdom: as the Law is called the Law of fire, in the Hebrew, a fiery Law. The Jews expected the Messiah, & dreamed of an outward, glorious, and pompous Kingdom: Now says John the Baptist, The Messiah is come, his Kingdom is come; but it is not an outward, glorious, and pompous Kingdom; but 'tis an heavenly Kingdom, and therefore, Repent, and prepare your selves for the receiving of it, make your way plain, for the Kingdom of Heaven, an heavenly Kingdom is now at hand.