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The works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, now preacher…The vvorks of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, now preacher…
The works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, now preacher of the Word of God at Yarmouth. The third volume. [sic] Viz. 1. The spiritual life, and in-being of Christ in all believers. 2. The woman of Canaan.The vvorks of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, now preacher of the Word of God at Yarmouth. The third volumn. [sic] Viz. 1. The spiritual life, and in-being of Christ in all believers. 2. The woman of Canaan.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1649
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Duty. 2 Secondly. If we be alive indeed, and made partakers of this Spiritual life: Why should our hearts run after the things of the world, so as to feed on them as our meat, to be satisfied with them? Every life lives upon some meat that maintains it, and is suitable to it. The Herb hath one kind of life, and it hath a meat which suits to it. The Beasts have another life, and they have a meat that does suit to that life. Man hath another life different from the Beast, and therefore he hath a meat that does suit to his life. Now this Spiritual life, 'tis another kind of life than the natural life of man is, and therefore it must have a meat that does suit with it, meat that the world knows not of. Says our Saviour,1 I have meat to eat that you know not of. This life of grace, it is a hidden life; and therefore the meat thereof that it lives upon, 'tis an hidden meat. Then if you are alive indeed, and have this Spiritual life; why do you live upon these outward things? and why should our hearts run out after these outward things, so as to live upon them, and make them (as it were) our meat, for the satisfaction of our souls to live upon.
Duty. 2 Secondly. If we be alive indeed, and made partakers of this Spiritual life: Why should our hearts run after the things of the world, so as to feed on them as our meat, to be satisfied with them? Every life lives upon some meat that maintains it, and is sutable to it. The Herb hath one kind of life, and it hath a meat which sutes to it. The Beasts have another life, and they have a meat that does sute to that life. Man hath another life different from the Beast, and therefore he hath a meat that does suit to his life. Now this Spiritual life, 'tis another kind of life than the natural life of man is, and therefore it must have a meat that does sute with it, meat that the world knows not of. Saies our Savior,1 I have meat to eat that you know not of. This life of grace, it is a hidden life; and therefore the meat thereof that it lives upon, 'tis an hidden meat. Then if you are alive indeed, and have this Spiritual life; why do you live upon these outward things? and why should our hearts run out after these outward things, so as to live upon them, and make them (as it were) our meat, for the satisfaction of our souls to live upon.