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A77357 The vvorks of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge: now preacher of the Word of God at Yarmouth. The second volumn. [sic] Viz. 1. Grace for grace; or, The overflowing of Christs fulness received by all saints. II. The spiritual actings of faith through natural impossibilities. III. Evangelical repentance. Bridge, William, 1600?-1670.; Yates, John, d. ca. 1660.; Greenhill, William, 1591-1671.; Adderley, William. 1649 (1649) Wing B4446; Thomason E471_2; ESTC R205749; ESTC R24233 190,835 267

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great_a while_n and_o then_o discouragement_n arise_v to_o beat_v he_o out_o of_o the_o way_n of_o christ_n how_o shall_v he_o raise_v his_o faith_n to_o work_v through_o these_o answer_v 1_o consider_v your_o call_n often_o page_n 211_o 2_o the_o more_o you_o believe_v in_o the_o full_a of_o difficulty_n the_o more_o you_o please_v god_n ibid._n 3_o talk_v often_o one_o to_o another_o what_o great_a thing_n god_n have_v do_v that_o he_o have_v promise_v page_n 212_o 4_o consider_v what_o great_a difficulty_n jesus_n christ_n have_v break_v through_o to_o come_v to_o you_o ibid._n 5_o never_o speak_v with_o your_o difficulty_n apart_o from_o a_o promise_n ibid._n matthew_n 3.2_o sermon_n i_o the_o text_n open_v and_o explain_v page_n 216_o doct._n the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n mercy_n &_o forgiveness_n come_v to_o we_o before_o we_o come_v to_o that_o page_n 211_o prove_v page_n 218_o evidence_v 1_o from_o our_o own_o condition_n lose_a sheep_n page_n 228_o 2_o from_o christ_n willingness_n to_o save_v sinner_n page_n 224_o objection_n answer_v page_n 225_o reas_n 1_o that_o god_n may_v be_v know_v to_o be_v god_n page_n 229_o reas_n 2_o that_o man_n may_v be_v make_v the_o more_o gracious_a ibid._n reas_n 3_o that_o no_o flesh_n may_v glory_v in_o itself_o nor_o any_o thing_n it_o do_v page_n 231_o application_n 1_o consider_v whether_o god_n have_v deal_v thus_o by_o our_o soul_n or_o no_o page_n 232_o if_o so_o learn_v these_o duty_n 1_o be_v soon_o at_o heaven_n gate_n with_o your_o duty_n hereafter_o than_o you_o be_v before_o page_n 234_o 2_o labour_n to_o be_v like_o god_n in_o this_o particular_a ibid._n 3_o wait_v with_o long_o suffer_v for_o the_o conversion_n of_o other_o page_n 235_o 4_o trust_n in_o god_n for_o ever_o page_n 236_o application_n 2_o you_o that_o have_v not_o receive_v the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n take_v heed_n how_o you_o neglect_v so_o great_a salvation_n page_n 237_o sermon_n two_o matth._n 3.2_o doct._n 2_o the_o draw_v nigh_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n be_v the_o great_a motive_n to_o true_a repentance_n page_n 240_o open_v by_o consider_v the_o particular_n of_o repentance_n and_o you_o shall_v find_v the_o grace_n and_o love_n of_o god_n have_v influence_n upon_o they_o all_o viz._n 1_o sight_n and_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n page_n 242_o 2_o be_v humble_v for_o it_o page_n 243_o 3_o loath_a himself_n ibid._n 4_o be_v ashamed_a of_o it_o ibid._n 5_o acknowledge_v it_o page_n 244_o 6_o labour_n to_o unsin_v it_o it_o ib._n reason_n 1_o because_o repentance_n be_v a_o fruit_n of_o faith_n page_n 245_o reas_n 2_o because_o it_o flow_v from_o love_n page_n 246_o object_n argument_n draw_v from_o hell_n and_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n seem_v to_o work_v repentance_n more_o than_o the_o love_n of_o god_n page_n 247_o answer_v by_o distinction_n 1_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o be_v trouble_v in_o conscience_n and_o another_o thing_n to_o be_v humble_v for_o sin_n page_n 248_o 2_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o be_v prick_v at_o heart_n and_o another_o thing_n to_o repent_v ibid._n 3_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o repent_v of_o sin_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o it_o and_o another_o thing_n to_o repent_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o moral_a evil_n of_o it_o ibid._n 4_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o be_v break_v with_o the_o weight_n of_o sin_n and_o another_o to_o have_v the_o soul_n melt_v for_o it_o page_n 249_o 5_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o have_v sorrow_n &_o repentance_n in_o the_o ore_n and_o another_o thing_n to_o have_v it_o refine_v ibid._n 5_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n for_o repentance_n to_o be_v more_o in_o view_n another_o to_o be_v mort_fw-fr in_o spirit_n page_n 250_o 7_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n for_o our_o repentance_n to_o affect_v our_o own_o heart_n much_o another_o thing_n for_o to_o affect_v the_o heart_n of_o god_n much_o use_v 1_o what_o a_o sad_a condition_n be_v those_o in_o to_o who_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n have_v come_v and_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o move_v to_o repentance_n page_n 251_o use_v 2_o the_o reason_n why_o our_o heart_n be_v no_o more_o humble_v be_v because_o we_o do_v not_o labour_v to_o bring_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n near_o to_o our_o soul_n page_n 252_o use_v 3_o what_o infinite_a cause_n we_o have_v to_o repent_v page_n 254_o 1._o the_o more_o evangelical_a our_o repentance_n be_v the_o more_o it_o will_v cure_v our_o soul_n and_o not_o hurt_v our_o body_n page_n 255_o 2_o the_o more_o you_o will_v be_v grieve_v for_o sin_n against_o the_o gossel_n page_n 256_o 3_o it_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o spiritual_a joy_n ibid._n 4_o the_o more_o you_o hope_v your_o sin_n be_v pardon_v the_o more_o you_o will_v grieve_v for_o it_o page_n 257_o 5_o the_o more_o your_o heart_n will_v be_v enlarge_v to_o and_o for_o christ_n ibid._n 6_o the_o more_o of_o the_o gospel_n be_v in_o your_o repentance_n the_o more_o of_o the_o gospel_n will_v be_v in_o your_o obedience_n page_n 257_o 7_o the_o more_o your_o heart_n will_v be_v 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through_o the_o love_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n sometime_o this_o word_n in_o the_o original_a be_v use_v 3.16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d coll._n 3.16_o or_o put_v for_o holiness_n sing_v with_o grace_n in_o your_o heart_n that_o be_v with_o holiness_n in_o your_o heart_n and_o sometime_o it_o be_v use_v for_o excellency_n gratificatur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d donum_fw-la quodquis_fw-la gratificatur_fw-la for_o gift_n or_o ability_n as_o in_o ephes_n 4.7_o and_o in_o all_o these_o respect_n there_o be_v a_o fullness_n of_o grace_n in_o christ_n first_o of_o all_o take_v grace_n for_o love_n and_o bounty_n and_o mercy_n and_o so_o there_o be_v plenitudo_fw-la bonitatis_fw-la there_o be_v a_o fullness_n of_o love_n in_o christ_n the_o heart_n and_o love_n of_o christ_n now_o in_o heaven_n be_v the_o same_o towards_o poor_a sinner_n towards_o his_o child_n towards_o believer_n towards_o man_n as_o it_o be_v when_o he_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n when_o christ_n be_v upon_o 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