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Puritan Treasures for Today
Comfort and Holiness from Christ’s Priestly Work
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.
Table of Contents:
1. Christ's Priestly Work
2. Making Satisfaction
3. Making Intercession
4. Offering Gifts
5. Blessing the People
6. Conclusion Series Description Interest in the Puritans continues to grow, but many people find the reading these giants of the faith a bit unnerving. This series seeks to overcome that barrier by presenting Puritan books that are convenient in size and unintimidating in length. Each book is carefully edited with modern readers in mind, smoothing out difficult language of a bygone era while retaining the meaning of the original authors. Books for the series are thoughtfully selected to provide some of the best counsel on important subjects that people continue to wrestle with today.
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.
Table of Contents:
1. Christ's Priestly Work
2. Making Satisfaction
3. Making Intercession
4. Offering Gifts
5. Blessing the People
6. Conclusion Series Description Interest in the Puritans continues to grow, but many people find the reading these giants of the faith a bit unnerving. This series seeks to overcome that barrier by presenting Puritan books that are convenient in size and unintimidating in length. Each book is carefully edited with modern readers in mind, smoothing out difficult language of a bygone era while retaining the meaning of the original authors. Books for the series are thoughtfully selected to provide some of the best counsel on important subjects that people continue to wrestle with today.
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Published March 27, 2020
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October 13, 2025
Comfort and holiness indeed. I think these days we've got a basic understanding of what a king does, we've got an idea of what a prophet does, but priest? pff. This book fixes that.
December 22, 2019
I rate this book highly, not because I edited it, but because the content from Puritan Pastor William Bridge is so excellent. He is one of my favorite Puritan preachers and his sermons have been a great help to my soul. It was a privilege to work on this book and I hope many others will benefit from Bridge as much as I have.
April 28, 2025
|| 4.5 ⭐️ ||
From time to time, we all need a dose of Puritan writing/preaching to point us to Scripture and squash all our objections as to why God would probably never extend grace to us in our specific sins and weaknesses and circumstances.
The message of this little book gave me a lot more insight into Christ’s work as a mediator between the Father and believers. I had a good idea of what that meant in relation to prayer and petitions, but I had never really considered how His priestly work also applies to our duties, works & worship. How even our acts of worship are so often laced with sin because of our fallen nature; and how Christ intercedes for us there by purifying that worship, weeding out any sin that is in it, and bringing it before the Father who is then quick to accept it and accept us. It definitely broadens my understanding of just how far His grace and acceptance reaches despite my sin, and just how little (aka not at all) my works have to do with it.
From time to time, we all need a dose of Puritan writing/preaching to point us to Scripture and squash all our objections as to why God would probably never extend grace to us in our specific sins and weaknesses and circumstances.
The message of this little book gave me a lot more insight into Christ’s work as a mediator between the Father and believers. I had a good idea of what that meant in relation to prayer and petitions, but I had never really considered how His priestly work also applies to our duties, works & worship. How even our acts of worship are so often laced with sin because of our fallen nature; and how Christ intercedes for us there by purifying that worship, weeding out any sin that is in it, and bringing it before the Father who is then quick to accept it and accept us. It definitely broadens my understanding of just how far His grace and acceptance reaches despite my sin, and just how little (aka not at all) my works have to do with it.
December 22, 2023
"The priestly office of the Lord Jesus Christ is the only support and relief which Christians have against all temptations under heaven."
Bridge uses a short book to richly unpack the truths about Christ's office of priest, and the effect it has on the believer's comfort and pursuit of holiness. A masterful work regarding the office of priest and all it entails in Christ.
Bridge uses a short book to richly unpack the truths about Christ's office of priest, and the effect it has on the believer's comfort and pursuit of holiness. A masterful work regarding the office of priest and all it entails in Christ.
April 23, 2024
Another book that makes me feel like I’m seeing Christ for the first time. Stunning.
January 17, 2020
Excellent work on Christ and his High Priestly office of making satisfaction for sins, making intercession for his people, offering gifts for our acceptance with the Father, and Christ's blessing us. The preface by Brian Hedges whets the appetite and is full of helpful information; e. g. page viii footnote 5 for further reading on the priesthood of Christ by Puritan writers. Bridge has a warm, experiential quality to his writing that marks the better Puritan works. You leave each page thinking of the greatness of Christ Jesus' worth and excellencies.
January 1, 2025
William Bridge, uses God's Word and Christ's intercession as precious ointment on the wounds of the soul. Even as the soul flinches and pulls away, his insights recall, assure, and bring comfort to that wounded soul. If a man ponders Bridge's insights into Christ, his heart will be softened, if he ponders Bridge's insights into Christ's Intercession, he will surely be led to tears.
Highlights;
"In whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him" (Eph. 3:12). The word access, as some have observed, suggests the idea of leading someone by the hand. Thus this verse could be translated, "In whom we have a hand-leading," or "By whom we are led by the hand to God the Father." As a child, having run away from his father, is taken by the hand of a friend or his elder brother and brought again into the presence of his father, so we, having all run away from God, are taken and led again into the presence of the Father by the hand of Jesus Christ."
" If a man has a crooked back, and someone comes and puts velvet, silk, or scarlet upon him, it might make him more handsome, but it will not change his back and make him straight. But when the Lord Christ came, He found all our souls as crooked backs, as it were, and put His righteousness upon us. And this garment makes straight that which was crooked. It makes the very crooked backed duty to become a straight duty."
"But now He is in glory, and yet He takes your dirty prayers and (as it were) washes the feet of your prayers so that He may present them to God the Father. "
"we must know that in every duty we perform, there are two things: there is the sacrifice itself, and there is the obedience in offering the sacrifice. And though the sacrifice is imperfect, yet your obedience in offering the sacrifice may be perfect with gospel-perfection. God deals with duties as He deals with persons. Never think that God will deal otherwise with our duties than He does with our persons. When the Lord justified you, He was justifying the ungodly. He came and found a poor soul in a sinful condition, imputed His righteousness to that soul, and justified the ungodly, though not so that person would continue in sin."
" In the eyes of the world, man's ordinance is the elder brother and God's ordinance is the younger brother. And both are brought before Christ for a blessing, but the Lord Christ crosses His hands and lays the blessing upon the younger in this respect. So two men are brought before him: a proud Pharisee and a poor, brokenhearted sinner. The Pharisee comes to the right hand of Christ and thinks he will be given the blessing. But the Lord Christ crosses His hands and lays the right hand of blessing upon the poor, broken hearted sinner, while passing by the proud Pharisee. The Lord Christ does not bless as the world blesses."
"When the Lord Christ blesses people, he also draws those people to Himself. When a person is brought nearer to God by affliction, that person is blessed. When a person is brought nearer to God by any comfort or by any sorrow, that is a blessing. "Come, you blessed." Blessings draw one nearer to God with a cord of love."
"So I say to you, poor drooping soul, laboring (In regards to Christ's death for you) why do you say not for you? Why do you say not for you?? And so you can say to Satan "Why not for me?". Christ's satisfaction lies open for all sorts of sinners to come to it, the promise is made for all who receive it."
" Therefore any poor Christian may go to the Lord Jesus Christ and say " Oh my high priest has made satisfaction for me!" What comfort this is to a poor drooping soul! Lift up your head all you saints and children of God. "
" I say, then, that our life here is heaven begun, and therefore a Christian should be always blessings and praising the Lord. But what will make a person to be always blessing and praising God in Christ? The knowledge that a person is blessed by Christ will make a person bless God for Christ."
Highlights;
"In whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him" (Eph. 3:12). The word access, as some have observed, suggests the idea of leading someone by the hand. Thus this verse could be translated, "In whom we have a hand-leading," or "By whom we are led by the hand to God the Father." As a child, having run away from his father, is taken by the hand of a friend or his elder brother and brought again into the presence of his father, so we, having all run away from God, are taken and led again into the presence of the Father by the hand of Jesus Christ."
" If a man has a crooked back, and someone comes and puts velvet, silk, or scarlet upon him, it might make him more handsome, but it will not change his back and make him straight. But when the Lord Christ came, He found all our souls as crooked backs, as it were, and put His righteousness upon us. And this garment makes straight that which was crooked. It makes the very crooked backed duty to become a straight duty."
"But now He is in glory, and yet He takes your dirty prayers and (as it were) washes the feet of your prayers so that He may present them to God the Father. "
"we must know that in every duty we perform, there are two things: there is the sacrifice itself, and there is the obedience in offering the sacrifice. And though the sacrifice is imperfect, yet your obedience in offering the sacrifice may be perfect with gospel-perfection. God deals with duties as He deals with persons. Never think that God will deal otherwise with our duties than He does with our persons. When the Lord justified you, He was justifying the ungodly. He came and found a poor soul in a sinful condition, imputed His righteousness to that soul, and justified the ungodly, though not so that person would continue in sin."
" In the eyes of the world, man's ordinance is the elder brother and God's ordinance is the younger brother. And both are brought before Christ for a blessing, but the Lord Christ crosses His hands and lays the blessing upon the younger in this respect. So two men are brought before him: a proud Pharisee and a poor, brokenhearted sinner. The Pharisee comes to the right hand of Christ and thinks he will be given the blessing. But the Lord Christ crosses His hands and lays the right hand of blessing upon the poor, broken hearted sinner, while passing by the proud Pharisee. The Lord Christ does not bless as the world blesses."
"When the Lord Christ blesses people, he also draws those people to Himself. When a person is brought nearer to God by affliction, that person is blessed. When a person is brought nearer to God by any comfort or by any sorrow, that is a blessing. "Come, you blessed." Blessings draw one nearer to God with a cord of love."
"So I say to you, poor drooping soul, laboring (In regards to Christ's death for you) why do you say not for you? Why do you say not for you?? And so you can say to Satan "Why not for me?". Christ's satisfaction lies open for all sorts of sinners to come to it, the promise is made for all who receive it."
" Therefore any poor Christian may go to the Lord Jesus Christ and say " Oh my high priest has made satisfaction for me!" What comfort this is to a poor drooping soul! Lift up your head all you saints and children of God. "
" I say, then, that our life here is heaven begun, and therefore a Christian should be always blessings and praising the Lord. But what will make a person to be always blessing and praising God in Christ? The knowledge that a person is blessed by Christ will make a person bless God for Christ."
April 28, 2023
This is a lovely, lightly modernized set of sermons by Westminster Assembly delegate and beloved preacher William Bridge, encouraging readers to take comfort in Christ's High Priestly office. It has all the tenderness toward stumbling and doubting saints that one expects to find in the best of Puritan preaching. Some of the points about Christ's intercession, presenting our gifts to the Father, and blessing His people are sticking with me and shaping my prayer. Bridge definitely offers both comfort and encouragement to holiness as he examines each aspect of Christ's office as Priest.
Banner of Truth's Puritan Paperbacks are sort of the gold standard for such things, but so far, this RHB "Puritan Treasures for Today" series is nicely produced, not *too* heavily edited, and, all-importantly, the volumes fit in one's purse.
Banner of Truth's Puritan Paperbacks are sort of the gold standard for such things, but so far, this RHB "Puritan Treasures for Today" series is nicely produced, not *too* heavily edited, and, all-importantly, the volumes fit in one's purse.
August 30, 2025
It's one of the Puritan Treasures for today series. Taken from the works of William Bridge. Christ is the one suitable sacrifice. He is the great high priest and is now in heaven forever interceding for his children. The son loved the world by dying for us. And the father loves Christ again for loving us. Consider then that the fathers inclination and disposition toward the love of Christ shown to poor sinners is just as strong as Christ's. From page 40. what a glorious salvation we have.
July 2, 2023
Each sermon in this little book was such an encouragement to my soul, as I pondered what Christ is doing for us now, as He sits at the right hand of the Father. Using so many OT and NT references, Bridge brings alive Scriptures referring to Jesus as our faithful, loving High Priest. The book of Hebrews means so much more to me now. Outstanding little book, and so very practical.
February 2, 2022
You have to like Puritan thinking and writing style. Within this category, an excellent small book.
February 19, 2024
Bridge beautifully beckons the reader to Christ as the Great High Priest.
December 12, 2023
“Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.”
John 14:13 ESV
What does this mean? This gentleman treats the Lord Jesus Christ’s role as our Great High Priest in such a way that you begin to understand the depth of the Son’s intercession for the saints to the Father.
2nd time through: Absolutely fantastic.
John 14:13 ESV
What does this mean? This gentleman treats the Lord Jesus Christ’s role as our Great High Priest in such a way that you begin to understand the depth of the Son’s intercession for the saints to the Father.
2nd time through: Absolutely fantastic.
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