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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Applyca. If so, if all these things be true: How hard a thing is it, for a man to Believe! how few are there in the world that do Believe indeed! True, saving, justifying faith, it makes a man Abundant in the work of the Lord; it makes a man live a spiritual life: but then it takes away that I from him, he cannot write an I upon what he does, as formerly he hath done. It makes a man live a Spiritual life: but it makes him also, to Deny that Spiritual life.
Applyca. If so, if al these things be true: How hard a thing is it, for a man to Beleeve! how few are there in the world that do Beleeve indeed! True, saving, justifying faith, it makes a man Abundant in the work of the Lord; it makes a man live a spiritual life: but then it takes away that I from him, he cannot write an I upon what he does, as formerly he hath done. It makes a man live a Spiritual life: but it makes him also, to Deny that Spiritual life.
There are Four streams, that this Spiritual life is divided into: The stream of Performance: The stream of Obedience: The stream of our Sufferings: The stream of Enjoyment. True saving faith, and the Gospel, makes a man to Deny himself in all these.
As for our Performance, and Obedience; ye know what the Apostle says concerning himself, Thus and thus I was, and thus and thus I have lived: but now I count all things as dung, and dross in regard of Christ.
As for our Performance, and Obedience; ye know what the Apostle saies concerning himself, Thus and thus I was, and thus and thus I have lived: but now I count all things as dung, and drosse in regard of Christ.