399 T H E VITAL- F O U N TA-IN, LIFES ORIGINAL. SERMON XXXV. john II. z , z6. .lam theReliirrelhan, and the Life; he that believeth_ in me, though he, heredead, yet /hallhe live : and7vhofever liveth, andbelieveth inme Pall never die. Words that Ihave readto you, theyare part of the con- ferencebetweenAlartba,and Chrift,when Chrift was corn- ing to Bethany to awake Lazarud from the fleep of death. The conference is laid down from the beginning of the at Verfe,totheend ofthe 27. andMarthameeting with Chrift, . begins the conference, as we may fee, verfe zr, zz. Then PaidMar't'ha to efiu, Lord if thou haddori beenhere my bro- ther had not died : but T know that even nowwbetfever thou wilt ask of God, God will gi'se itebte. Here.Martha mani- fefts her affe pion to ber deadbrother, and her faith in her livingMailer : fhema_. nifefts the ftrength of her natural affe&ion, and the weaknefs and imperfeftion of her faith. The ftrength ofher naturalof edion, appears in this that filewas per-; (waded if Chrift had been there prefent, her brother Lia,sert» had not died, lib, Fff tvouh
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