His main point here is that faith is the help against all discouragements, and that Christ's blood is the object of faith, and faith brings peace. When believers are discouraged, they are to exercise their faith in Christ's blood and righteousness.
The Wounded Conscience Cured, the Weak One Strengthened and the Doubting Satisfied by Way of Answer to Doctor Ferne (1642)[11]
Ioabs covnsell and King Davids seasonable hearing it (1643),[12] Fast Sermon for February 22
A large collected Works of the Rev. William Bridge was published in 1845, and reprinted in 1989 in five hardback volumes by Soli Deo Gloria Publications.
Referencesedit
Peter King, Bishop Wren and the Suppression of the 'Norwich Lecturers', The Historical Journal, Vol. 11, No. 2 (1968), pp. 237–254
Beeke, Joel R. and Pederson Randall J., Meet the Puritans (With a Guide to Modern Reprints), (Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2006)
The works of William Bridge & Biography from A Puritan's Mind website
Notesedit
^"Bridge, William (BRG619W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^Beeke, Joel R. and Pederson Randall J., Meet the Puritans (With a Guide to Modern Reprints), (Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2006), p.93
^Hugh Trevor-Roper, PDF at p. 288, Religion, the Reformation and Social Change, p. 312
^The wovnded conscience cvred, the weak one strengthened and the doubting satisfied by way of answer to Doctor Fearne : where the maine point is rightly stated, and objections throughly answered, for the good of those who are willing not to be deceived [WorldCat.org]
^Ioabs covnsell and King Davids seasonable hearing it delivered in a sermon before the honourable House of Commons at their late solomne fast, Feb. 22 [WorldCat.org]
^The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulnesse of Parliamentary proceedings in taking up of arms, is justified, Doctor Fernes reply answered, and the case in question more fully resolved [WorldCat.org]