through Natural' impoffibilities. '207 fill thefoule With Gods infinity, or inft,'nitene e, Gods way is not as your way ( fayes Faith ) nor his thoughts as your thoughts ; but as the Heavens are above the earth , fo are his thoughts beyond yours , and his wayes beyond yours. Faith lodges this principle into the Soule, that God is infinite; and having laid that principle there, when difficulties and difcauragements do arife , faying , you fee now into what diftrefle you are brought, now you fee there is no hope at all for your deliverance ; true indeed , fayes the Beleever through the ftrength of Faith, I fee there is no way in anyone reafon , but God is infinite ; I fee many difficulties , but God is infinite : the foule by Faith being fild with the apprehenfion of Gods infiniteneffe, here- by is carried through all difficulties and difcouragements to Jefus Chrift, I have not time , I fee , to tell you how Faith workes by love, which muchwater cannot quench, ftronger thendeath. And how Faith is ftrengthened with the ftrength of the power of God that it layeshold upon. As the Ivie is ftrong by the ftrength of the oake that it grafpes upon : fo Faith is ftrong by the ftrengthof that God that it grafpes upon. But the thing is fufficiently proved, No difficultie canftand beforefaying Faith ; True, laving, julfifying Faith , carries the Soule through all difficulties , difeouragements, andnaturall Impoffibilities to 7efus Chriff: Icome to the Application: If theft things be fo, Then if difficulties and naturall dif- couragements do arife; (who is there amongyou, but meete with fome or other in your feverall places?) fee here the way how for to grapple with them ; strengthen your Faith, exercifeyour Faith; Refolution ( you are miftaken ) refo- lutionwon't do it ; ( Chriftian) here isrhy ftrength. Con- vidion won't do it , Moral! Vertues won't do it , Evangeli- call Gifts , and Parts , and Inlargements won't do it ; Experiences of Gods prefervation of you won't do it (Chriftian) here's thyftrength : But Oh ! let not yourftrength be curt offin the lapof any Dalilah. True, justifying Faith D d is
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