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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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You will say unto me: Quest. But suppose this, that the Lord hath brought the Kingdom of Heaven near to me, and my family before I did come to it: for I must confess, that I have tasted, and drunk deeply of Gods preventing love: Oh! how graciously hath God dealt by our poor family! we were a poor, ignorant family; and the Lord showed mercy to our family when we little thought of it: to such a Child, to such a Servant, to such a Friend, to mine own soul. Indeed this is true, That the Kingdom of Heaven hath approached unto me, drawn near unto me before I drew near to it; Oh! what is my duty now, that does flow from hence?
You will say unto me: Quest. But suppose this, that the Lord hath brought the Kingdom of Heaven neer to me, and my family before I did come to it: for I must confess, that I have tasted, and drunk deeply of Gods preventing love: Oh! how graciously hath God dealt by our poor family! wee were a poor, ignorant family; and the Lord shewed mercy to our family when we little thought of it: to such a Child, to such a Servant, to such a Friend, to mine own soul. Indeed this is true, That the Kingdom of Heaven hath approch't unto me, drawn neer unto me before I drew neer to it; Oh! what is my duty now, that does flow from hence?
Let me tell you: Ans. 11
- 1Duty.
First of all; Be sooner at Heaven gate with your duties hereafter, than ever you were before. When as a Master comes into his servants Chamber in the morning, and takes him abed: if the servant have any ingenuity, the servant says, this my Masters coming thus early, is plainly a rebuke to my sloth; and therefore (God willing) I will be up sooner another day. So now, when as the Lord does thus prevent us with his grace, and is at our bed-side with his grace, when we lie sleeping, and never think of mercy, and grace; an ingenious soul should say thus: What is all this, but a plain rebuke to the slothfulness of my duty? Come, up prayer, up duty, oh my soul be up sooner: Yea, through the Lords grace I will be up sooner at Heaven gate in duty than ever I was before: His preventing grace teaches me thus much, that I am not soon enough at Heaven gate with my duty.