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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.
We find in Scripture, that Christ and David did often exchange Names. And David your King shall reign over you. 1(A Promise made to the Jews yet to be converted) that is, Christ: David your King (and not Abraham) shall reign over you; but David your King. David was the King of the people of God, and was to feed them: and so Jesus Christ is King of the Church, and feeds the people of God. Abraham was not a King, David a King; and therefore, thou son of David, and not, thou son of Abraham. And then, the Messiah ordinarily among the Jews was called David. And therefore this woman here says, O Lord, thou son of David.
We find in Scripture, that Christ and David did often exchange Names. And David your King shall reign over you. 1(A Promise made to the Jews yet to be converted) that is, Christ: David your King (and not Abraham) shall reign over you; but David your King. David was the King of the people of God, and was to feed them: and so Jesus Christ is King of the Church, and feeds the people of God. Abraham was not a King, David a King; and therefore, thou son of David, and not, thou son of Abraham. And then, the Messiah ordinarily among the Jewes was called David. And therefore this woman here saies, O Lord, thou son of David.
She does first of all acknowledge his Deity; and therefore she calls him Lord, O Lord: She does acknowledge his Humanity, and Incarnation; and therefore she says, Thou son of David. Her Faith was rightly planted: here now ye have her Faith in the Mustard-seed; look but down a few verses, and you find it grown up into a great tree, that the birds of the air, and the Saints, may come and build their nests in the branches of her Faith. But here it is planted. She had in her own country, some that by Exorcism did undertake for to cast out Devils: she does not go to them: she had her own gods in her own country, she leaves them, and she singles out Christ, and she singles out that Name, Title, and Attribute of Christ, wherein was most of the Covenant, and most of the Promise: and her faith now, being thus rightly planted, it rises up unto great perfection, she comes on with boldness.