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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. As it arises from our union with Christ, by the Spirit: So (I say,) It is that Supernatural I perfection, whereby a man is able to act, and move, and work towards God as his utmost and last end, And therefore says the Apostle in the former verse, I through the Law, am dead unto the Law, that I may live to God. To God, as my last and my utmost end. And when a man is able to act, and move, and work towards God, as his last, and utmost end, then he is said to live spiritually. So that then ye have this description of our spiritual life; I repeat it again. It is that supernatural perfection of soul, whereby a man being united unto Christ, by the Spirit, is able to act, and move, and work towards God, as his utmost end.
Thirdly. As it arises from our union with Christ, by the Spirit: So (I say,) It is that Supernatural I perfection, whereby a man is able to act, and move, and work towards God as his utmost and last end, And therefore saies the Apostle in the former verse, I through the Law, am dead unto the Law, that I may live to God. To God, as my last and my utmost end. And when a man is able to act, and move, and work towards God, as his last, and utmost end, then he is said to live spiritually. So that then ye have this description of our spiritual life; I repeat it again. It is that supernaturall perfection of soul, whereby a man being united unto Christ, by the Spirit, is able to act, and move, and work towards God, as his utmost end.
Quest. 2 Secondly. Whereby may it appear, That every godly, gracious man, is thus a living man, made partaker of this spiritual life, so as to he able to act, and move, and work towards God as his utmost end?
Answ. I will take but the Three ordinary lives that are in the world. The vegetative life, the life of Plants and Herbs. The Sensitive life, the life of Beasts. And the Rational life, the life of Man. And I will show ye, That the Essential properties of all these lives, are in a Spiritual way in the godly; and then the Argument will lie thus: If the Essential properties of all these lives be in a spiritual way in every godly man: then certainly, every godly, gracious man, is a living man, and in the state of life; living another life from the life of the world.