Mofes his Selfe-diniafi. were flirre up all his ftrength for fuch : A'!d although we be in the darke, and know not flow toorder our Reps, and todifcover the fubtiltiesof temptation, yetthere is an infinirewifdone working for us . and althoughwe be never fo un- wor.hy and vile, weehave an infi- rite mercy, whole bowls y me to wardsus, a' d'will not fuffer any evill tò befall us ; ye the m,)re .w-ake and tùc- courlefle wee are, in our felve s, ifthe fenfeofir !litres upfaith, to fit God on woitc for us, Tareítrongby our weak- ties; not onely of wakeare Made ftrong, but bybeingwake are m :deft/wig. )t is fail of the Chu!chofPhiladelphia, Rev. 3.8 that it had a little f rengih, andyet it kept Gods . Ward , and had not denyed his Name Aithou sh w' h vc but a little ftrength, yetif lye have faith to fet Gods itrengthon work-, we (hall k ep Goes Word, and not deny his Name. Hence in the fixt place fromall the fe ir follows, that faith is an overcoming grace: this is thnvictory that overc<,m merh the world , evexi our faith, fa h S intlohn, Er:iftle I chap. 5: y. 4. It. this vi ory,there are three thin ,¡¡s,,. Firm.
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