g atJJ~tfttau ~utr. , 41 fingle perfon get upon his knees in a Corner, and have no creature to help him, y~t he c~n, even undertake to grapple·with the omnipot~nr aud erernal God, ~ yea. by his ftrength may have power with God, as we heard of cya~ob; \vho by fingle·wrafi:ling with him ~ hand to fift as it wete) wreftled'a bleffing from him: ·Onepoor pngle Elijah could fianci againfl: at K. )eat\: four hqqdred Prophets of BaaJ, ' 1 . mg 18 ' 3 6 • and prevail'; having .recourfe to' the living God by Prayer ; yea' the Apqfile tells us,tlfat this Elijah, thougb but a mortal maQ, yet he thut qp and opene~ Heaven, that it rained, and rained nor, according to his Prayer; hen4:e he infers an univerfal Maxim, that the effectual fervent Ptayer of a righteous man avails much ; and inuftrates it by that notable inftance,Jt£mer 5.16, 17,18. But fom'e tnay o.bjett, Elijah was a great Prophet, an ettraordinary perfori ; hemight prevail whei1 we can- - ~ot: he anfwers.,ilfe was no mere than aman, .a Man fubjeft to liJk.! pttjfions as ·we are, a Jinful creature; he · prevail6d not for any merits of ~is own., but through f~ith in theM.ed.iator- of the Cqvenant, and fo may we. There's not che :meaneft Child of God but bath the ' fame· plea : God 'ha'tf't firength eM G ' · hough to give, faith one; but he hath r. ;,urnztlon lf.ph. ' h d H. h I 6. I o. P· 42· . no ftrengt to eny. ere t e A - . tnightyhimfelf(with reveretJce be it fpoken) is weak: .~vena cnild, the weakeft ingrace of his fami ly., that can but fay, father,is able to ove~come him,for Prayer is in a fort omnipotent; it can c;on- . . . . ... . quer the invincible Jehovah, and VJncgt M~JJucunlem, J,.. b . d. h h d ( .. .J ) . f .gat ommpotentem. tn t e an s as tt we,e o an . omnipotent God; fo that God is fain to cryout .to wreftliog Mofe.t, Let mealone: 'Tis faid·ofLuthar ; That 1man could do with God even what he would.' Pr~yer bath a ki.nd ofcommanding compulfive power: ~h~rs ~ ftrange Te~t, r 1[4. 4)· 11.~.Askwme oftbifl.g~ ~ ; .: . :/ - ~ --·~·- ~. . ' ~ . - ·--·- .......
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