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

Would you know the Reason? Briefly thus.

Repentance is a fruit of faith. Ye have a notable expression ⟨p. 246⟩of godly sorrow to the height, in the 12. of Zechariah, the latter end of the 10, 11, and 12. verses, (speaking of the Call and Conversion of the Jews.) They shall mourn for him as one mourneth for his only son: and shall be in bitterness for him, (the latter end of the 10. verse) as one that is in bitterness for his first-born. Bitterness upon bitterness, and mourning. And in that day (at the 11. verse) there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon: And the land shall mourn, every family apart, the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart. Here is great mourning, and sorrow; What caused this? says he at the 10. verse, They shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn: They shall look upon me whom they have pierced. This is the eye of faith, and all true mourning, and sorrow does come from thence. All tears of Repentance flow from the eye of faith: the more a man by faith is able to see a pierced Christ, the more his heart is pierced for sin committed: the more by faith a man is able to see a wounded Christ, the more will his heart be wounded for sin committed. Faith works Repentance: but what worketh faith? Surely the Gospel, the preaching of the Gospel: Received ye the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by the preaching of faith? He does not say by the preaching of the Gospel, but by the preaching of faith: The Gospel is called faith, not only because 'tis the Cbject of faith; but that by which faith is wrought.

Repentance is a fruit of faith. Ye have a notable expression ⟨p. 246⟩of godly sorrow to the height, in the 12. of Zachary, the latter end of the 10, 11, and 12. verses, (speaking of the Call and Conversion of the Jews.) They shall mourn for him as one mourneth for his only son: and shall be in bitterness for him, (the latter end of the 10. verse) as one that is in bitterness for his first-born. Bitterness upon bitterness, and mourning. And in that day (at the 11. verse) there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon: And the land shall mourn, every family apart, the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart. Here is great mourning, and sorrow; What caused this? saies he at the 10. verse, They shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn: They shall look upon me whom they have piercit. This is the eye of faith, and all true mourning, and sorrow does come from thence. All tears of Repentance flow from the eye of faith: the more a man by faith is able to see a pierced Christ, the more his heart is pierced for sin committed: the more by faith a man is able to see a wounded Christ, the more will his heart be wounded for sin committed. Faith works Repentance: but what worketh faith? Surely the Gospel, the preaching of the Gospel: Received ye the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by the preaching of faith? He does not say by the preaching of the Gospel, but by the preaching of faith: The Gospel is called faith, not only because 'tis the Cbject of faith; but that by which faith is wrought.