Thesoulet calling toChriff. come from this grace; nay, wee are more ready tobee perfwadedof the need and benefit ofany graca naturally, thanof this graceoffaith; as an igr}orant man, and a weake man, whenhe is asked a quefiion, and a pointofdifpute, hee faith, Oh that I.had learning, and were able to difpute; the reafon is, becaufe hee is fenfible of his want of knowledge in that kinde ; and when a poore Chriffian cornesto joyne in prayer, and in confè- rence with others,it may be hisabilities are (mall, and when he heares fuch aman pray, foholily,and able to give fu:h wholefome counfell, Lee faith, Oh that I had that gift in prayer, and thofe parts and abilities, what a happy man fhouldI be, he is fenfible that hee wants the power of prayer, and abilities toconferre,and all thiswh ilehe faith not a word ofhisunbeleefe,he complains r.ot ofthat; the reafon is,becaufe all thole abilities that carrie aman tohis duty towards menwe are more fen- fible ofthe want ofdiem, becaufe that our credit and refpet lies upon them ; becaufe a man thinkes,if hewant thefei it is a difcrrdir, and hee (hall want that refpeE that he might have, there- fore becaufe chafecarry aman tohis duty towards man, and make for ourcredit, wee are fenfible of theneed and Life of them : but faith in the next worke of ir, is ro aloe with God, and to faften upon him, and to rely upon the precious pro- mifes,all thefe are beyond thereach of the world, and unbeleefe is the withdrawing of it felfefrom God and Chrift ; now becaufe unbeleefe Both not fomuch hinder us inour duties towards man, 443 ;i
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