3Z6 Serin. i 4, f41043,104AMON6A414 What Faith is that, which except we have in Prayer, . we muff not think to obtain any thing of God ? James But let him (k in Faith..._ Or the Connexion of thefe words with the former, fince they will not give much liglsc to the Qe- (lion I am to handle, and the time will hardly permit things more neceffary co be fpoken, I (hall wholly wave or very briefly fpeak to. The Subie& I am to fpeak to, is to Thew what is meant here by asking in Faith, or what Faith that is, which who fo bath nor, mull not, or hach no reafon to expe& to receive any thing from God. God may bellow his mercies where and on whom he pleafeth; but he is no way engaged by promife to bt(}ow any mercy on fuch an one that asketh not in Faith.It is not faid,chat filch an one fhould not expe8 any great matters from God, but not any thing at all, chelea[I mercy is greater, then he harp any reafon co think he (hall receive, not only he (hall not receive Wifdom, ipoken of verfo. but clot any thing. Wifdom he may get as Achitaphel did, and many other 'things without praying in Faith, or praying at all,but for Divine Wifdom or for any Welling from God,he may think what he will, but if the Apoffle may be thought worthy to advife him, he would not have him think to receive any thing, except he ask, and ask in Faith. Therefore it much concerns us to know what is meant by asking in Faith, finte the want of it makes our Pray- ers of none eff;,á ; if we pray without it, we may pray,but you can- not July expe4`I any return of your Prayers, except it.be as of an arrow
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