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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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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, 1the half of my goods I give to the poor. Zacheus never intended this when he went up to see Christ; What's the reason? The Lord Christ was upon his soul, the Lord Christ was at work upon him; and because he was carried out farther in this good work than ever he intended, it thereby doth appear, that the Lord Jesus Christ had a greater stroke in this spiritual action of his than himself had. As on the other side, A wicked man, ⟨p. 110⟩sometimes, he begins to sin; and saith he within himself, I will do it but a little, I will not go very far, I will never do it again, I will now take my leave of this sin, it shall never be acted by me any more. But he goes farther in it than ever he intended; Why? because the Devil hath a greater stroke upon him than himself hath. So here, when as a mans soul shall be carried out unto what is good, beyond what he intended, this argues that the Lord Jesus Christ is at work upon his soul, and hath a greater hand and stroke upon his actions; his spiritual actions than himself hath. Now is it not thus with thee?
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, 1the half of my goods I give to the poor. Zacheus never intended this when he went up to see Christ; What's the reason? The Lord Christ was upon his soul, the Lord Christ was at work upon him; and because he was carried out farther in this good work than ever he intended, it thereby doth appear, that the Lord Jesus Christ had a greater stroke in this spiritual action of his than himself had. As on the other side, A wicked man,