"In A Lifting Up for the Downcast, Puritan preacher William Bridge offers a profound exploration of spiritual depression through thirteen powerful sermons on Psalm 42:11, originally delivered in Stepney, London, in 1648. As a true physician of souls, Bridge skillfully diagnoses the heart's deepest afflictions, addressing the struggles that believers face, including great sins, weak grace, failure in duties, lack of assurance, temptation, desertion, and affliction.
Bridge's insights are timeless; the causes of spiritual discouragement he identifies resonate just as deeply with twenty-first-century Christians as they did with those from past generations. But he doesn't stop at diagnosis. With compassion and clarity, Bridge provides practical directions for applying the remedy, ensuring that readers not only understand their struggles but also find a pathway to hope and renewal.
For anyone feeling weighed down by despair, A Lifting Up for the Downcast is an essential companion, offering encouragement and guidance to uplift the spirit and restore the joy of salvation. "
"What comfort can we have in Christ Himself but as He is clothed in His priestly garments, in His office of High Priest? Nothing is more vital to a believer's comfort and sanctification than understanding the scope of the Lord's priestly office. Conversely, some struggle with sin, doubt, temptation, discouragement, or an accusing conscience because they fail to grasp the significance of Christ's priesthood. In Comfort and Holiness from Christ's Priestly Work , William Bridge reminds us that 'Christ's office as a priest is the great storehouse and supply of all the grace and comfort that we have on this side of heaven.' Read this edifying book and see how Jesus' fourfold labor of satisfaction, intercession, offering gifts, and blessing His people works to sooth your weary soul and grow you in godliness."
