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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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Thirdly. If the Lord Christ were not really in the soul of a Believer by his Spirit, besides those Habits of grace, Actings, and Operations of the Spirit; then how would there be Three that bear witness? The Apostle tells us,1 There are Three that bear witness in Heaven, and in our Hearts, The Spirit, Water, and Blood. Water; what is that? That is Sanctification; ⟨p. 84⟩a mans Sanctification does bear witness to him that he is the Child of God, that is, Water. But now, Sanctification consists, either in the Habit of grace, or in the Acting of grace; if therefore the Spirit of Christ in a Believer, were nothing else but Grace, inherent Grace, then it were all one with the testimony of Water: but there are Three that bear witness, There's the testimony of the Spirit, there's the testimony of Blood, and there's the testimony of Water: If by the Spirit we are to understand only, the Grace of Christ, the Habit of grace in the soul, then there would be but Two that bear witness, namely, Water, and Blood; because the other would be all one with Water; Water being meant only Sanctification: But now there are Three that do bear witness unto a soul that is in Christ, The Spirit, and Blood, and Water; and therefore Christ is really in a Believer, Christ really united unto all Believers by his Spirit.
Thirdly. If the Lord Christ were not really in the soul of a Beleever by his Spirit, besides those Habits of grace, Actings, and Operations of the Spirit; then how would there be Three that bear witness? The Apostle tels us,1 There are Three that bear witness in Heaven, and in our Hearts, The Spirit, Water, and Blood. Water; what is that? That is Sanctification; ⟨p. 84⟩a mans Sanctification does bear witness to him that he is the Child of God, that is, Water. But now, Sanctification consists, either in the Habit of grace, or in the Acting of grace; if therefore the Spirit of Christ in a Beleever, were nothing else but Grace, inherent Grace, then it were all one with the testimony of Water: but there are Three that bear witnesse, There's the testimony of the Spirit, there's the testimonie of Blood, and there's the testimonie of Water: If by the Spirit we are to understand only, the Grace of Christ, the Habit of grace in the soul, then there would be but Two that bear witnesse, namely, Water, and Blood; because the other would be al one with Water; Water being meant only Sanctification: But now there are Three that do bear witnesse unto a soul that is in Christ, The Spirit, and Blood, and Water; and therefore Christ is really in a Beleever, Christ really united unto all Beleevers by his Spirit.