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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.
Observ. If faith be true and right, it lays aside all ones own righteousness, and comes unto naked mercy; passes by all other helps and means, singles out Christ, that Name and Title of Christ that hath most of the Covenant, and of Gods love in it.
Observ. If faith be true and right, it laies aside all ones own righteousness, and comes unto naked mercy; passes by all other helps and means, singles out Christ, that Name and Title of Christ that hath most of the Covenant, and of Gods love in it.
She does not only come with Boldness, but she comes with Prayer, Have mercy upon me &c. She comes Praying, for she came Believing. Faith and Prayer well go together. Prayer is the issue of Faith. Faith is Prayer in the Coal, and Prayer is Faith in the Flame; she comes Praying. And mark also, She comes with Love; and such Love, as makes another bodies infirmity and weakness ones own: For she does not say thus, My Daughter is grievously vexed with a Devil, have mercy on my Daughter; but have mercy on Me: her daughters vexation is her own, her infirmity is her own. Faith wrought the Love here. Oh! that Parents would imitate this woman, and go unto Jesus Christ for their Children that are vexed with Devils. If a child be sick in body, a parent will run to God and cry for help; but children's souls may be vexed with Devils (every Lust and Sin is a Devil) and they do not run to Christ and say, Oh! Lord, have mercy on me; for my Daughter, or my Son, or my Child, is vexed with an unclean Devil, or a profane Devil: But this woman, having planted her ⟨p. 203⟩faith rightly, her faith here it does work by Prayer, and it works by Love, and she says thus, Have mercy upon me, O Lord, thou son of David, my daughter is grievously vexed with a Devil.
She does not only come with Boldness, but she comes with Prayer, Have mercy upon me &c. She comes Praying, for she came Beleeving. Faith and Prayer well go together. Prayer is the issue of Faith. Faith is Prayer in the Coale, and Prayer is Faith in the Flame; she comes Praying. And mark also, She comes with Love; and such Love, as makes another bodies infirmity and weakness ones own: For she does not say thus, My Daughter is grievously vexed with a Devil, have mercy on my Daughter; but have mercy on Me: her daughters vexation is her own, her infirmity is her own. Faith wrought the Love here. Oh! that Parents would imitate this woman, and go unto Jesus Christ for their Children that are vexed with Devils. If a child be sick in body, a parent wil run to God and cry for help; but childrens souls may be vexed with Devils (every Lust and Sin is a Devil) and they do not run to Christ and say, Oh! Lord, have mercy on me; for my Daughter, or my Son, or my Child, is vexed with an unclean Devil, or a prophane Devil: But this woman, having planted her