The works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel College in CambridgeThe vvorks of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge

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 ⟨p. 227⟩Patients. Physicians don't only go to those that are sensible of their disease; but if a man be past sense, his friends send for the Physicians, and the Physician goes: So does Christ here, Comes unto his Patients when they are not sensible of their disease many times.

Again, Our Saviour Christ gives this account, at the 12. verse, The whole need not the Physitian, but those that are sick. To answer to this Objection, That our Saviour did eat with sinners, and converse with sinners. Saies he, I am a Physitian; and Physitians, are to go to those that are sick only. There is this difference between me a Physitian, and other Physitians: for I come unsent for; but other Physitians come when sent for. I, as a Physitian come to Cal my Patients: but other Physitians are Called in by their Patients. Now (saies he) I am a Physitian, and I come not to call the righteous, but sinners, I come to Call my ⟨p. 227⟩Pationts. Physitians don't only go to those that are sensible of their disease; but if a man be past sence, his friends send for the Physitians, and the Physitian goes: So does Christ here, Comes unto his Patients when they are not sensible of their disease many times.

Again; This suits with that which goes before. Go (says he, at the 13 verse) and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice. Sometimes this phrase, this sentence is to be understood concerning bodily mercy: But here 'tis to be understood of mercy to the soul Go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice. Ye object to me, that I converse with Publicans and sinners, not with those that are righteous in their generation, go and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: I have more delight in conversing with poor sinners, that with those Jews that do offer sacrifice.