The soulereednaücallingto Chriff. 3 d r ing, I trill be a God to thee, and thy feed afier thee ; take all Abraham : fo that beleeving lets Gods grace a going, and puts Gods power and provi- dence forth for the good of the feule. Now imagine the Lord did yet deny that foule that mercy which k feckes and begs, and doth not anfwer the defire of the heart, and let in that good and fweetneffe the beleeving fouleexpeas from him ; what willfaithdoe then ? This is the third A61 offaith in drawing ver- tue fromChrift, faith urgeth Godwith hisovine word, and preffethGods promife,and challengeth Godonhis faithfulnoreand truth, not to be wan- ting unto him, for the acceptation of his perfon, and the pardon of his finnes. Faith enters into fuit withGod, ?fat. 143. r. Hearemyprayer Lord, and in thyfait/lamp anfwerme: as ifhe had laid, I confeffe I am bafe,vile, and finfull, anddeferve nomercy; therefore not in my worthineile, but in thy faithfulneffe anfwerme. I cannot bee but vile, and thou canif not bee but faithfull; and if thou canifceafe to be faithfull, Iamcontent to be miferable; and fo youmay, for he can as well ceafe to be faithfull, as ceafe tóbee God. It is a law-cafe betweene God and Jacob, Gen. aa. to. I i feehow he preffeth God in a point: Ob,faith bee, J know my brothers malicioulnefe and dogged ffirit, and Ïexpell hard meafare from him. O Lord therefore remember thy (ervant, for I fe. re my bro. ther E/àus, and thou haftfaid thouwilt etegood to thy fervant,&e. As a man that bath a good caufè at the Aflizesor Sefllons, though heebath a great ßr 2 enemie,
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