of Faith. 239 Aft ion whichby the Power of natural Facul. ties, Powers, and Habits we do, that can be faid to be the Gift of God. What we elicite or win to, by the goodmanaging of free Will, is not to be called, the Gift of God What we freely give to any doth nowaysproceed from them : And therefore is faid of Faith, :'Tip not of your(elves: '733 aov.d`wpoll, .7he Gift of God. (2.) Man is dead in `F-efpaffes and Sins, and can therefore no more come to Chrif} by his own Strength, thaa :. a dead Man can walk or move till he be quicktied. Eph. z: and v. 14. (3.) That this Workof Faith proceeds in a (pedal and fupernatural Way from Grace, appears in the mighty contra- ry Difpofitions to believing, that are in all Men; as it was in the yews, they loved Darknefs, they would not come to Chrif they were married to the Law, and hence, could not fubmit unto the Righteoufnefs of God. There are filch Mountains in the Way of every Man naturally, that till thefe be removed, they cannot believe ; hence, except the Father draw, ye cannot come. Hence,Saints themfelves pray, Turn ¡s, and we (hall be turn- ed. 5er. xxxi. 19. Cant: i. 4. and Bohn vi. 45 (4.) So much of the Power of. God is hereby manifefled, as that it is expreffed to be done by filch an AClion, as the Lord did put . forth in railing up of Chrift from the dead,Eph. i. 19, 2o. by,an A t of Creation; and
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