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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. Do not you find your souls sometimes, carried out to what is good, beyond and contrary to your own dispositions, and natural inclinations? It is written of Irajan the Emperor, that He was an exceeding, meek, loving, quiet, good natured man; and yet He was one of the greatest Persecutors in the Primitive times, He had his hand in two as bloody actions against the Saints, as any Persecutor in those times: yet a man of a quiet, loving, sweet nature and disposition. How came this to pass? He was acted by Satan, and being thus acted beyond his own disposition, and inclination, it argued that Satan had a greater hand and stroke in his action than himself had. So, when a man shall be carried on to what is good, even contrary to his own nature and disposition: what doth this argue, but that the Lord Christ hath a greater hand and stroke in that action than himself hath.
Thirdly. Do not you find your souls sometimes, carried out to what is good, beyond and contrary to your own dispositions, and natural inclinations? It is written of Irajan the Emperor, that He was an exceeding, meek, loving, quiet, good natured man; and yet He was one of the greatest Persecutors in the Primitive times, He had his hand in two as bloody actions against the Saints, as any Persecutor in those times: yet a man of a quiet, loving, sweet nature and disposition. How came this to passe? He was acted by Satan, and being thus acted beyond his own disposition, and inclination, it argued that Satan had a greater hand and stroke in his action than himself had. So, when a man shall be carried on to what is good, even contrary to his own nature and disposition: what doth this argue, but that the Lord Christ hath a greater hand and stroke in that action than himself hath.
Fourthly. Do not you find, sometimes, (who ever you are that make this Objection, or lie under this fear, That Christ doth not live in you) do not you find, that sometimes your soul is carried out to what is good, beyond what you intended? When Zacheus went up into the Sycamore-tree, he only went up to see the outside of Christ; but he comes down, receives Christ into his house, there he bids him welcome, and saith, Lord, Behold,