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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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And whereas 'tis said, That Christ came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance: That is, such as are sensible of their sins; and men must be first sensible, before the offer of grace, mercy, and free-remission be made unto them.
I beseech you turn unto the place where the Scripture lies: 'tis in the 9. Chapter of Matthew at the latter end of the 13. verse. I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. This (say I) is not to be understood of sinners only Sensible of their own sins, but sinners indeed. Christ came to call sinners indeed, yea, before they are sensible of their sins. For the word (Sinner) here, must be understood as the word sinner before is, in the 10. and 11. verse, As Jesus sate at meat in the house, behold, many Publicans and sinners came and sate down with him, and with his Disciples. When the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his Disciples, why eateth your Master with Publicans and sinners? He did eat with those that were not sensible of their sins: Sinners there, are not to be meant of those only that were sensible of their sins; Christ did not only eat with those that were sensible of their sins. Now he gives this account of it, I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance: That is, sinners, such as he names before, such as he did eat withal; and they were not only such as were sensible of their sins.
Again, Our Saviour Christ gives this account, at the 12. verse, The whole need not the Physician, but those that are sick. To answer to this Objection, That our Saviour did eat with sinners, and converse with sinners. Says he, I am a Physician; and Physicians, are to go to those that are sick only. There is this difference between me a Physician, and other Physicians: for I come unsent for; but other Physicians come when sent for. I, as a Physician come to Call my Patients: but other Physicians are Called in by their Patients. Now (says he) I am a Physician, and I come not to call the righteous, but sinners, I come to Call my