upantheEpiftle of JAM E s. andw~vering, and~noteeh a ·partic~lar. a<ft of trn.fl:. · • . Nothing wtt/V'ermg, p.»J'~v J'lctitetliotzgv'®-;] What tS this wa– v-ering ? The w:ord fignifieth not difputing or t~verfing the mat– ·rer as doubtful mthe thoughts; the famephrafe ts ufed, Afls to. 20, Arife,go with them., p.nJ~v JllctK.tlv6[.tsv~, no~hingdoubting: tbovt is, do ·n01t fund d.i<fputing in thy thoughts about thy Calling and the goodfuccefs of -it ·; The word is ofcen ufed in the matter ofbeleeving, as Rom. 4· 10. He ftaggered not throngh unbeliif; _ in the Original ~ J'~sK.eiBn, He difjuud not, did not debate the matter, but fetled his heart uponGods power and promife: Mat. 2-t. a-I. If ye ha7:Jef~tith, and doubt n'ot, Jf /hallfay to this moun":" tai'n, Be ~hou rtmtJ1Jed into the depths oftheSea,&c. If they crould but remove the anxioufnefs and uncertainty of their thoughts, a[i)d 43 / fettle their hearts upon the warram, they f.hould do mira·des. •r_urh11 quidam For he that doubteth is Ilk! aw~tve of t!-Je Sea that is tojfed to mum11r ~ojltos . · ' 11flid f'rfJ. ] Anelegant fimilimde to fet ()Ut rheitr efiate, ufed by* rota! ~t znvuluzt • · J' . · d b ·h h rr. . h fugzentes pet1'1t· common Authors m the. fam~ matter, aA ·, y t e Prop et I.tt~t~ , tefq; tadem · Chap. 57· zo. Jame.s faith he're, the doubter, ~o~K;s x.J..JJ'c.m, IS Mze & nttr;c in jitb· a Wave of the Sea; and the Prophet faith 0f all wicked men, x.J..v- time aUevatos J'ovJc&n~ov1d.l, (as the Septuagint render it,) Th~fe jha11 be lik.! mmc irz in~imtt. t1'ou61ed waves, Whofo iV!1lter:s cannot reft. · ~ 5 zfltfos tdaprt•. I enec. e VIta Notes are t 1rrfe : · beata · 1. That the 'T_ryal ofa tr~e Pray~r is ~he Faith of it. Curfory Ob[e;vat. 1~ requefis are made~nt offPI.]hzon, not m frwh; t... {en pray, but do not·confider the bounty of him to whom they pray : Prayer is a m•eans, n0t 1 ttMk,; therefore, in Prayer there lhould be difiinchefledions upon I!Ae fuccefs of it. Well then, Look to your prayers; fee you,put them up with a particular hope and trufr, alhhe fuccefs _lieth on that•; Oh woman, great is thy faith; be it to thee M thou Wilt, Matth. I). 28. Godcan deny Fai~h nothing, Be it to you ru 'jouwill: So, Mark._II. 24. Whatfoever things yedefire whenye pray, bcle~ve ·that ye foal! receive them, andye ]hall have them: Mark that, Be/eeve, andyefba/1 have: Gods,attributes ·when nhey areglorified,they are exercifed; and by our truft his truth& power is engaged. But youwill fay, How tball wedo to pray m Faith ?– .I an~wer, There is fomething prefuppqfed, and that is_ an·interell in ~hnfr. But that which-is:required in .every;Prayer, is, · I. An aCl:ual rcliance-u?'on the grace and merits of Jdus ·Chrill, Eph. ~· 18. Through- him, We h~ve ~tecefs Wilh uonfidence unto the · · - G 2 Father :
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