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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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Again, §3As a man Repenting must be grieved for sin committed; So he must, and he will loath himself: self-loa-thing is requisite to Repentance. If a man have taken a surfeit by cating or drinking, he does not only loath the meat which caused the surfeit, but he loathes the very Vessel that hath the smell of the meat, or the liquor in it: So now, when a man comes to Repent, he does not only loath his sin, but he loathes himself, the vessel, where the sin was: Oh! these filthy eyes of mine; Oh! these vile hands, Oh! this vile heart of mine; he loathes himself. But what causes this self-loathing? Th Prophet Ezekiel will tell ye, in the 20. of Ezekiel. the 41, 42, and 43. verses: Then shall ye loath your selves when I am pacified; or when God had shown them mercy, caused his love to approach unto them: Then should they loath themselves. 'Tis not all your Afflictions: nor all my Threatenings (says God) that will make ye to loath your selves: but when ye see my love, my grace, my pardoning mercy; then shall ye loath your selves: not your sins only, but your selves also.
Again, §3As a man Repenting must be grieved for sin committed; So he must, and he will loath himself: self-loa-thing is requisite to Repentance. If a man have taken a surfet by cating or drinking, he does not only loath the meat which caused the surfet, but he loaths the very Vessel that hath the smell of the meat, or the liquor in it: So now, when a man comes to Repent, he does not only loath his sin, but he loaths himselfe, the vessel, where the sinne was: Oh! these filthy eyes of mine; Oh! these vile hands, Oh! this vile heart of mine; hee loaths himself. But what causes this self-loathing? Th Prophet Ezekiel will tell ye, in the 20. of Ezekiel. the 41, 42, and 43. verses: Then shall ye loath your selves when I am pacified; or when God had shown them mercy, caused his love to approach unto them: Then should they loath themselves. 'Tis not all your Afflictions: nor all my Threatnings (saies God) that will make ye to loath your selves: but when ye see my love, my grace, my pardoning mercy; then shall ye loath your selves: not your sins only, but your selves also.