. of Faith. 229 bility to do any Thing for, himfelf, not on- ly of the Irregularity of his ALions, but of: the manifold Plagues and Diftempers of his Heart ; and that, do what he can, that his Evils grow upon him :. Hence, fet- ing no Way to be Paved but by doing, re- penting, and believing,' the Righte-- oufnefs of God not yet made manifeh.) and feeing no Strength or Sufficiency in him- íelf to do what the Lord requires, hence he comes to the Lord Jefus for Strength: And as fore broken Merchants that are to Pet, up, will borrow from their Friends, and trade again ; hence to Chriif they come,- Ma- fier what good 'Thing f gall I do ? Lord Jefus help me to get this Corruption mortified;- and to get this Duty done ; and now they hope and believe he will do it : Hence, if they find any Strength, they, re(I upon ir, and have Peace ; if none, they hope to get it in Procefs of Time and they do as they can in the mean Time. If Evils con- tinue, they trufl either the Lord will at 14 remove them, or feeing they have come to Chriff to get them removed, and mourn for what they cannot get helped, that the Lora= will accept of that, and thus have Peace; Now fuch, though they come to Chrift for what Grace and Power they want, yet are married to the Law, and live in a Covenant of Works, which now cannot give Life, and P which
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