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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.
Thus God hath promised: This Christ hath parabled: Thus God fulfilled.
Thus God hath promised. Thou shalt hear a voice behind thee: What voice is that? but the voice of mercy, and the voice of grace, and of free-remission.
Thou shalt hear a voice behind thee: 1When thou art going away from God, and when thou hast thy back upon God; thou shalt hear a voice of mercy behind thee; it shall follow after thee before thou dost come to it.
And thus ye have a clear parable for it, which you may read, fully speaking this truth, in Luke 14.16, 17, 18. and so on, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many; And sent his servant at Supper-time, to say to them that were bidden, Come, for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuses: So that the Servant came (at the 21. vers.) and showed his Lord these things. Then the Master of the house being angry, said to his Servant, Go quickly into the Streets and Lanes of the City, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed; and the balt, and the blind. (Mark) here are invitations of mercy sent out to those that never thought of it. And the Servant said, Lord, it is done as thou bast commanded, and yet there is room. And the Lord said unto the Servant again (at the 23. vers.) Go out into the high-ways, and beages, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. See I pray, how the kingdom of Grace, and Mercy, and Free-remission