A lifting up for the downcast
It will not oppose much grace the least spark of fire will not oppose the flame, or resist the flame. "I will tell you what small, weak, little grace will do, and not do, to dinstinguish it from common grace. William Bridge quote on how sincere Christian believers are not opposed to growing in godliness, sanctification, obedience, knowledge, and understanding "the least spark.
Is Jesus Christ only a Mediator for small sins? Will you bring down the satisfaction of Christ, and the mercy of God, to your own model? Will you bring down the satisfaction of Christ, and the mercy of God, to your own model? Has not the Lord said concerning pardoning mercy, that His 'thoughts are not as our thoughts, but as the heavens are greater than the earth, so are his thoughts (in this respect) beyond our thoughts'?" – William Bridge for though your sin be great, is not God's mercy great, exceeding great? Is not the satisfaction made by Christ great?. Do you not think that Peter, when he denied his Lord and Master, sinned against his conscience, against his light, and against his knowledge?. "Suppose that a man have sinned greatly against his conscience, or against his light, against his knowledge, hath he not just cause or reason then to be cast down, and to be quite discouraged? No for if there be a sacrifice for such a sin as this is, then a man hath no reason to be quite discouraged cause to be humbled. "Sinning not unto death." 1 John 1:7 Mark 3:28 1 John 5:16. William Bridge quote on the blood of Christ cleansing believers from all their sins. "Discouragement itself is a sin, another sin, a Gospel sin now my sin against the Law, is not just cause why I should sin against the Gospel." – William Bridge William Bridge quote on the sinfulness of discouragement:
Quotation from "A Lifting Up for the Downcast: in Thirteen Sermons, on Psalm 42:11" (1845 Edition) by William Bridge.
"A strong Christian will use that for his edification which seems to be against him but the weak Christian will use that against himself which is in truth for him." – William Bridge William Bridge quote on the strong Christian drawing edification from all things, and the weak Christian's struggle: The following quotations are selected from the writings of William Bridge. William Bridge, M.A., 1600-1670, was an English Puritan Preacher, Fellow of Emanuel College, Cambridge, and Pastor of the Church of Christ in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. QUOTE: "Are sense and feelings suitable to judge of the dispensations and designs of God by? Can their testimony be safely relied on? Is it safe to argue thus: 'If God had any love for my soul, I should feel it now, as well as in former times but I cannot feel it, therefore it is gone? May you not as well conclude, when the sun is invisible to you, that he has ceased to exist?"
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#A lifting up for the downcast series
Reprint: Banner of Truth, Puritan Paperback series Each sermon is aimed at carefully and biblically lifting up true believers who, for various causes, struggle under the burden of an injured conscience or self condemnation. Thirteen sermons preached in 17th century London. "These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so." "Every scribe who is instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings forth from his treasure things new and old."