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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, What abundance of Comfort is here unto all believers! Christ is in you of a truth; not only by the infusion of his Grace, but Christ really in you by his Spirit. It is some comfort to a sickly man, that he hath a Physician always in the house with him: and to a woman that is near her time of travail, that the Mid-wife is in the house with her. What comfort is it then unto a poor soul, that Christ is always in him, really in him by his Spirit! You that are believers, will not this content you? He is too Covetous whom God cannot suffice. He hath all things, that hath him that hath all things. Now every believer hath Christ, Christ really in a believer by his Spirit; not Notionally, not by the Habit of grace only, but Christ is really United unto each believer by the Spirit. Here is Comfort, Comfort, Comfort, unto all those that are believers.
Thirdly, What abundance of Comfort is here unto all beleevers! Christ is in you of a truth; not only by the infusion of his Grace, but Christ really in you by his Spirit. It is some comfort to a sickly man, that he hath a Physitian alwaies in the house with him: and to a woman that is neer her time of travail, that the Mid-wife is in the house with her. What comfort is it then unto a poor soul, that Christ is alwaies in him, really in him by his Spirit! You that are beleevers, will not this content you? He is too Covetous whom God cannot suffice. He hath all things, that hath him that hath all things. Now every beleever hath Christ, Christ really in a beleever by his Spirit; not Notionally, not by the Habit of grace only, but Christ is really United unto each beleever by the Spirit. Here is Comfort, Comfort, Comfort, unto all those that are beleevers.
Object. But I fear that Christ is not in me, I do not find, or perceive that Christ is in me, and therefore I can have none of the comfort of this Doctrine: were Christ really in me by the Spirit, Christ would be working in me; but I do not find these workings of Jesus Christ in me: and were the Spirit in me (it is quick, lively, and powerful) I should do great things for God; but alas! I do nothing for him; and therefore I fear that the Lord Christ is not in me of a truth.