31 The Soulet effeEivall calling toChrift. exoect a bleiling ; fo faith is the cond,tion that God rcgnires,and themeans that hebath apfoin ted,wherebyhewill convey all good to the foul; and as all grace and mercy is conveyed from God through the promife ; fo ifwee wilt beleeve and layour hearts to the promife, wee are under the power of the promife, to convey all grace and mercy to us : As it is with a Pump or Well; there is water enough in theWell, but yet a man muff draw and pump it upbefore hee can have any ; andwhen hee drawer, then thewater doth come : So the Fountaineof allgrace and good.. nef e in Chrift, and the promife is the pump; nowfaith muff jog the promife before any grace can come : this I take to be the reafon of all thofe paffages in Scripture, where the Lord is faid to give away himfelfe to beleeving foules, as Matti). 1 5.28. oh treman, great i thyfaitb,bee it unto thee as thou wilt : Chriit gives her leave togoe to the treafure ofmercyand grace, and to take what the would : he dothnot fay, be it unto thee,as Iwill, but as thou wilt : Iboke what health thou wilt have for thy daughter, and what comfort for thy confcience, goeand take ir, the Lord denies her nothing. This is the meaningofthat place,Mith. 9.29. 8'e it untoyou according to yourfaith ; not according to your wit, or pride, or ftrength, or fturdy fpirits; as ifa man would goe toHeaven, andbeeproud and flout hearted too : no, no, there is no fuch matter, not according to your parts and gifts,but according toyour faith ; Gen. 1.7.7. Godmakes a deed ofgift to Abraham, lay- ing,
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