William Bridge

Walter Bridges

Delivered in a Sermon Before the Honourable House of Commons at Their Late Solemns Fast, Feb. 22

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The Works of the Rev. William Bridge

Gods Return to the Soul, Or Nation; Together with His Preventing Mercy. Delivered in Ten Sermons, (viz.) 1. Christs Personal Excellencies, the Object of of [sic] Our Love. 2. Christ Crucified, the Object of Our Faith. 3. The New Covenant of Grace Opened. 4. Christ the Mediator of the New Covenant. 5. The Way and Spirit of the New Covenant, Or New Testament. 6. The Blood of Sprinkling. 7. The Sweetness and Profitableness of Divine Meditation. 8. The Work and Way of this Meditation. 9. Gods Return to the Soul and Nation. 10. Preventing Mercy. By W. B.

Christ and the Covenant the Work and Way of Meditation

Twenty one several books of mr. William Bridge

The Works of the Rev. William Bridge, M.A.

Jonathan Edwards

John Bunyan

Richard Baxter

Edmund Calamy

Edward Taylor

"The Digital Puritan" is a quarterly digest of carefully selected Puritan works which are gently edited to render the text more readable, while still retaining much of the flavour and character of the originals. Helpful notes and Scripture references (in the English Standard Version®) are included as end-notes; no internet connection is needed. Pull on your favourite sweater, pour yourself a hot mug of tea, and settle down by the fireplace to enjoy the following articles in this autumn edition: 1. An Exhortation to Peace and Unity - John Bunyan. In which Bunyan teaches us to leave aside bickering and petty divisiveness, and to pursue Christ-honouring unity while putting others ahead of ourselves. 2. Directions to Fearful, Troubled Christians - Richard Baxter. Ten practical instructions for the Christian who is plagued by doubts. 3. The Monster of Sinful Self-Seeking Anatomized - Edmund Calamy. Stand by as Calamy dissects this gruesome and ghastly monster known as self-seeking. First reprinting since it was originally published in 1655. 4. Thankfulness Required in Every Condition - William Bridge. Once again William Bridge shows us how to find light in the darkest dungeon, and return thanks with sincerity to our loving and wise heavenly Father. 5. The Sin and Folly of Depending on Future Time - Jonathan Edwards. In which Edwards pokes holes in many of our justifications to view time as "idle" or something to "pass" while putting off things of more urgent and eternal importance. 6. The Puritans in Verse: "The Reflection" by Edward Taylor. A private meditation on the Saviour's beauty (Song of Solomon 2:1).

The Digital Puritan - Vol.III, No.3

(From t.p.) [v.1] 1. The great gospel mystery of the saints comfort and holiness, opened and applied from Christs priestly office -- 2. Satans power to tempt, and Christs love to, and care of, his people under temptation -- 3. Thankfulness required in every condition -- [v.2] 4. Grace for grace, or, the over-flowing of Christs fulness received by all saints -- 5. The spiritual actings of faith through natural impossibilities -- 6. Evangelical repentance -- [v.3] 7. The spiritual life and inbeing of Christ in all beleevers -- 8. The woman of Canaan -- 9. The saints hiding-place in time of Gods anger -- 10. Christs coming is at our midnight -- 11. A vindication of gospel ordinances -- 12. Grace and love beyond gifts.

Twelve Several Books of Mr. William Bridge ...

C. Matthew McMahon

Divine meditation on the word of God is a lost art and science in the spiritual disciplines. Christians are often content to read a little and pray a little. They often have little to no strategy for godly meditation. This is where William Bridge will come in. He will not only show the work and way of divine meditation, but he will initially set forth its sweetness. He teaches that this spiritual discipline is the Christian’s daily way of exercising himself in godliness and walking with God, and that such a walk is sweet. This walking is a picture of persistent communion with Jesus Christ, and is eminently sweet in its applications to the soul. Bridge’s main text is, “My meditation of him shall be sweet,” (Psalm 104:34), setting forth the doctrine that it is a sweet thing for a gracious soul to meditate on God. He shows the true nature and notion of meditation, how and in what respects a man may meditate on God, and how it is that meditation is a sweet thing, and profitable for the Christian. In his second part, in the work and manner which godly meditation ought to be accomplished, he answers some objections. He demonstrates that it is the Christian’s duty to meditate on God and the things of God, that it is a duty for every day, how to rightly meditate to make it profitable (with some rules to that end) and then concludes with arguments and motives to press all Christians to the regular and consistent practice of godly meditation. This work is not a scan or facsimile, and has been updated in modern English for easy reading. It also has an active table of contents for electronic versions.

The Sweetness of Divine Meditation

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