2 6 And in the Power of hits might. tto. 'a Martha, v. 3 9. Lord:by this timehe flinketh. Both gracious We- men, yet both betrayed the weakneffe of their faith on the Al- mighty Power of Chriff, one limiting him to place ; Ifthcts hadfi been here he had not died ; as if Chrift could not have laved his life abfent as well as prefent, fent his health to him as well as brought it with him. The other to time, Now be flinketh. As if Chrift had brought his Phyfick too late, and the grave would not deliver up its prifoner at Chrifts command ; and haft thou fuch an high opinion of thy Pelf, Chriftian, that thy faith needs not thy utmoft care and endeavour for further eflablifhment on the Almighty Power of god, when thou keit fuch as theft daft' their foot againff this kinde of temptation ? The fecond Reafon may be taken from the abfolute neceffity of this aft offaith above others, to fupport the Chriftian in the house of temptation. All the Chriftians firength and comfort is fetched without doors, and he bath none to fend of his er- rand but faith ; This goes to heaven and knocks God up, as he in the parable, his neighbour at midnight for bread : Therefore when faith failes, and the foul bath none to go to market for fupplies, there mull needs be a poor houfe kept in the meane time, Now faith is never quite laid up, till the foul denies, or at leaft queftions the Power of God. Indeed, when the Chris (flan difputes the Will of God, whifpering within its own bo- fome, will he pardon ? will he fave ? this may make faith go haltingly to the throneof grace, burnot knock the foule offfrom feeking the face ofGod : even then faith on the Power of God, will bear it company thither : If thou wilt, thou null make me clean; if thou wilt, thou canft pardon, thou canft purge : But when the foul concludes he cannot pardon, cannot fave, this Moots faith to the heart, fo that the foule falls at the foot ofSa- tan, not able more to refift. Now it grower Incite to duty, in- different whether it pray or not, as one that fees the Well dry, breaks or throwes away his Pitcher. Thirdly, becaufe god is very tender of this flower of his Crown, this part of hisName : Indeed we cannot fpell it right and leave out this letter ; for that is Gods Name, whereby he is known from all his creatures, Now man may be called wife, merciful, mighty : God only all-wife, all-merciful, Almighty ; fo that when we leave out this fyllable All, we nick-name God, and
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