200 The Spirituall-aitings ofFaith, verfc,8 9. behold, the halfe ofmy goods I give to the poore, and ifthere be any one that PhaveIrrong'd byfalfe accuration , I reflore unto him foure-fold. Marke , what a hard worke he went through : Thehalfe of my goods I give to the poore. Pray let us compute it a little : Suppofe his eftate wasa thoufand pound. Lord, (fayes he) the halfe of mygoods I give to the poore, ther s butfive hundred left, Suppofe he had wrong.d a man to thevalue of a hundrecipound : Lord, ( fayes he) I reltore foure-fold ; then there is but one hundred left of a thoufand : What agreat matter was this ? Yet this Zachem did : Why ? Ohl Zacheus ( fayes Chrift ) This day es Salva- tion come to thine houfe , forfo much as thou alto art thefon of Abraham : H:: beleeved as Abraham did, with a faxing, ju- ftifying Faith. So then, thus you fee, that truePaving, juiti- fying faith, carries a man through all difficulties, difcourage- ments, and natural! impoffibilities to Jefiis Chrift. 3. But in the third place. Nothing elfe can do it, conviElion of thegood wayes of godcannot do it Saul was convinced that tam. z4. 'David was a righteous man : 0my fon David ( fayes he ) 17. thou art more righteous then I ; and yet he perfecuted him Convi6tion, bare conviaionwill not do it. Refolution won't do it neither : Refolution to turne toGod and to become a new man, or woman, that won't do it : bare Refolution won't do it. Many Refolve , that won't do it Luktz.r3 And therefore faies our Saviour to Peter ; Peter,/ have pray- ed that thy Faithfaile not:Satan hath defired to winnow thee? and, Peter, thou haft faid , though all men forfake me , thou wilt not ; thou haft taken up a great Reiolution , but Peter,. 'tis not Refolution will do it, if any thing hold, it will be thy Faith : and therefore 'Peter, . Ihave prayed that thy Faithfaile not. Hedoes not fay, I have prayed that thy Reflation faile not : No,Teter, I have prayed that thyfaith faile not. You - have reade what Hazael refolv'd,when the Prophet told him he fhould be a great perfecutor, rip up women with child Oh ! fayes he, 'Does my Lord lookjspon me as a dogs head , and yet he did it Refolution won't do it : Refolution won t carry one through Temptation, and difficulties..
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