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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, §5A Repenting person is not only ashamed of his former evil ways: but as occasion serves, he will acknowledge his sins: But I pray, what works the heart over to this acknowledgement? When David had Saul at a great advantage, and spared him: Saul breaks forth into this expression, O my son David, thou art more righteous than I: O David! thou art a righteous man, but I am an unrighteous man. So when the soul sees what infinite advantage the Lord hath it at, and how the Lord spareth; then the soul breaks forth, and says, The Lord is righteous, I am unrighteous, I am unrighteous: this works an acknowledgement.
Again, §5A Repenting person is not only ashamed of his former evil waies: but as occasion serves, he will acknowledge his sins: But I pray, what works the heart over to this acknowledgment? When David had Saul at a great advantage, and spar'd him: Saul breaks forth into this expression, O my son David, thou art more righteous than I: O David! thou art a righteous man, but I am an unrighteous man. So when the soul sees what infinite advantage the Lord hath it at, and how the Lord spareth; then the soul breaks forth, and saies, The Lord is righteous, I am unrighteous, I am unrighteous: this works an acknowledgment.
Sixthly, §6A Repenting person, does not only acknowledge his sin as occasion serves; but he labours to un-sin his sin; and truly, else it is no Repentance. He does walk contrary ⟨p. 245⟩unto himself, and his former self: he does labour to undo what he had done before sinfully: he does labour to unsay what he had said before wickedly. Before the Jailer was converted, he clapped up the Apostle into close prison, and either he whipped him there, or else being whipped, he did not relieve him, and wash his wounds: But the Jailer Repenting, mark how he walks contrary to himself: Repenting, he opens the prison door, he washes the Apostles wounds, brings him into his own house, sets meat before him. Those Sorcerers