Hpon the epifl/e of JAM IS . bath m11de thee whole; Chrill doth not fay , th] touchi#g mygtflr– ment, but thy F~ith; you lhaU fee 'tis faid ,1 Mark_. 6. 56. as many as touched his garment, were made whole: and therefore the wo· man thought that che emanation was nacurall , and not of free dif– penfation; to infirutl her,Chrifi lhewech, it was not the rite , but her faith; (o Arfs ~· 16. huname by faith in his name h4th made thuman jfrong. Mark, that place fheweth, that as means cam1ot wotk without Faith, (o neither will the principal cau(e, hu name through Faith in his name. The Difciplcos, though invefied with high gifcs,could not cure the L1tnatick.., for want of faith: Mat. 18. 17. 1brought him to thy Difciples, and they couldnot cur~ him; andJefus jllid, 0 faithltfs generation. Well then, learn that in all duties and means we lhould mind the exercife offaith , and we fhould ilrive to make the ptrfwafion as exprefs and particular as the promifes w11l give leave : 'Ads of trufi are engaging , and the way toget Gods power cxercifed , is to' glorify it in our own depen– dance. ~.That all our prayers muft be made i11faith:our Apofile beateth 0/Jfervat. 2. much upon that argument, James 1. 6. let him as/zin faith, &c. Faith is the fountain of prayer , and prayer l.hould be nothing el[e but faith extrcifod; none can come to Chrift rightly, but fuc.h.as are perfwaded to be the better for him ; all worthip is founded in good thollghts ofGod; we have no reafon to doul:>t ; we always find abetter welcom with him then we can expect : therefore in all your addrelfes toGod, pray in faith ; that is, either magnifYing his power by counter-ballancing the difficulty, o(magnifying his love, by referring the fucceffe to his plea(ure. 3· 'Prayer.srnade in faith,.tre ufua!IJ heard andanf'Wered: Chrifi Obftrv~tt. ; . is fo delighted wi_ch it, that he can deny it nothing, l'vlat, I~. 26.0 Wrrman,greal u thy faith, be it unto thee .ts thou wilt. Chrift fpeaketh there as ifabeliever did obtain as much as he can with for. 4• The efficacy of faith in the ufe ofmeans, it not from itJ .own Oh{ervat. 4• meritJ, butfrom Gods power andgrace: the Apo!He faith, F~tith fovtth; buc addeth, the Lordjhall r-4if'e him up: faith is but the inftru-ment, •cis agrace that ha~h no merit in it felf, 'tis the empty hand of the foul, and deputed to fuc:h high fervices, becaufe it iooketh for all from God; the Papins look t:p,mit as anAd in ;us; and becaufe reafon will fuggefi that 'cis not of worth enoogh , and fufficient for fuch high ctfetls, they piece it up with works, Ffff 3 whicb
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