Burroughes - Houston-Packer Collection BS1265.6.C43 B8 1649

Mofes his Selfe- deniall. x8r world e cati ir_ fatisfie your foutes with God alone, as an i fini e all-fufhcùnt good e Surely 2 precious faith, that is, the Faith ofGods ElegyBoth this. Firf4, Faith hath a tnihty power of God put forth for the working of it in the foule : It is theexceeding gre<itneífe of Gods Dower, she iì.rne that railed e- hriflfrom thedead, that workesfaith wheresoever it is ; and God does not use to put forthhis Almighty power, in any extraordinary manner, for the working of anordinary thing; there- forefaith'muít needes be force extraor- dinary thing, and have Tome extraordi- nary vertue in it, wherefoeverit is trr:e, to doe great things. Secondly, Faith háth thegreat ho- nour above all othergraces , to be the condition 'o fthe f fondCovenant; therefore furely it is fore great matter chatfaith enables todoe; whatfoeverkeeps cove- nant withGod, brings flrength, though it lèlfe benever fo wecke: As Sampfns Haire, what is weaker then a littlehaire, yet becaufe the keeping that, was keep- ing covenant with God therefore even a little Haire was fo great flrength to Sarnpfn a, Z. va.1010111.

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