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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.
I'll give you but Two Demonstrations of it.
I'le give you but Two Demonstrations of it.
If there were not a fullness of Holiness in Jesus Christ, how is it possible that God and man could be brought so near together, that were so far asunder? Every man naturally is full of sin: You say of the Beggar, He is full of vermin, why? because he goes to this door, to that door, and to another door, and he scatters his vermin where ever he comes, and the man knows it not: Surely therefore, the man is full of vermin.
If there were not a fulness of Holiness in Jesus Christ, how is it possible that God and man could be brought so neer together, that were so far asunder? Every man naturally is full of sin: You say of the Begger, He is full of vermine, why? because he goes to this door, to that door, and to another door, and he scatters his vermine where ever he comes, and the man knows it not: Surely therefore, the man is full of vermine.
And so a man naturally, dropping, and scattering his sins ⟨p. 8⟩and not knowing of it, it argues he is full of sin. God, he is full of Holiness: whose eyes cannot endure to behold iniquity: yet when men are converted and drawn to God, they are brought near unto him: they are the apple of His eye: their names are written in the palm of his hand. That is, (says Luther) the hand is an instrument of work; and when the names of the Saints are said to be written in the palm of Gods hand, it notes thus much (says he) That God in all his works hath an eye to his Children; God in all the works of his hands hath an eye to his Children. They are the friends of God, and God is their friend: When a man is my friend, not only his Purse is my friend, or his Estate is my friend, or his Tongue is my friend, or his Hand is my friend; but his Sword is my friend: So when God is a friend to any, not only his Mercy is his friend, but the Sword of God is his friend, the very Wrath of God is a friend to his Children: Such a great friendship there is between God and his people, so near they are brought to one another. Well, but how are they brought thus near? They are brought near by Jesus Christ: in whom we have a Manuduction, a leading by the hand (says the Apostle) as the word carries it) unto God the Father. But now, could men so full of sin, and God so full of Grace, and Holiness be brought so near together by Jesus Christ, if there were not an infinite fullness of Holiness in Jesus Christ?