The Souks e`'earsallcalling to Chrift. him in when we fee fit : but it is the Will of the Lord that mutt beget us, and not our will, that can beget our (elves i Therefore that faith that groweth upon the groundof thy owne naturall abilitie,it is a fancy,it is no found faich.God muff come down fromheaven to thy foule,before ticu canft goe up to heaven againe faith mull be fiat wrought in thyfoule, before thou canft be carried to God by faith ; there mu ft bee a power in all means,above all means;theremuff be a fpirit in all endevours aboveall ender ours, to helpe us tobe- leeve, or elf wee {hall never beleeve while the world ftandeth: therefore avoid thofe proud irna= ginations of heart, when men thinke they may re- fufe grace, &take grace when they lifl,il:ut Chrift our of dooms over night, and take hire in the morning, it isagainft fente, and there is nothing more c toffs and contrary to the power ofgrace : No, gee fecretlybetweene Godand thine owne foule, and confute it ; what, I Lord, and my parts Lord ; what, in my will Lord to beleeve, and in my power, and fo forth : no, if all men and Angels fhould confpire together, andall the Minifiers under Heaven loyne together to work faith in my foule, it wilt never bee, the power of Angell, Men or VVord,willnever worke it,but it mull bee the power of the Lord that mutt worke it; as we may fee, Ephefr. IS. Thefamepopper that brought cbrif1out ofthe grave, muß bring the foule to chrifi, or elk it will never come while the world stands : be perfwaded ofthere things,they arc true, chufe whether you will beleeve them; YyY 3 bue S 37
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