TheSouks eyedmall calling to Chrifh nay it is not my duty to determine of all thefe troubles; I layall the weight of my Pinnes upon Chrift to pardon them and all the weight of mycorruptions to fubdue thern,and then I know he will care for me, that hath undertaken merci- hilly for me ; all my care is to leane upon my Saviour,and this is mycomfort, he will lool.e to me,though I cannot doe it for my felfe. The fourth ad orrepofing.the Spirit ( which makes it up) is this, (and this indeed is the nature of faith) it drawes verme, and derives power from the Lord jefus Chrift, for fitccour and fup. ply ; here is theefpeciall life of faith, and it is the very wordsofScripture,orelfe I darn not fpeake fo much ofit, but that the Scripture layes it open in this manner : faith findes all in the promife, and fetcheth all from the promite that it needs as when a man hath provifion of meat and money in his houfe; if any man fay tohim, where thall we have filchand fich things ? Oh,fuith hc,I will goe fetch them fo it is with the nature of faith, it goes for mercy, and grace, acid comfort in. Chrift,, it knowes cis tobee hid frtnm him, and therefore fetcheth all from him ; it dräwes and Ickes the fweetreffe of the promife: as it was with thewomiri that had the bloudy ili'ue; mat. 9.2 1,2 2. oh, fa:th the, could I but touch the hem of hrstarmenr,I. fhould be whole; and fo thedid, and verme came from him , and thee was healed of all hergrievances that layCapon her : fo it is with a faithful( Ibule that toucheth the Lord )efiks Chaff, it layes híid hat a little on the promife, Qq 3 and 3eß AE14..
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