A L L - s V F F I c I E N ·C y. 11~ not becaufe this man is fironger then I ; but he caufe theLordhath done more for him, he hath ·· · .befi:owed moregrace on him: he,that hath done this to him, is he not able to do~ it tothee~ He ·that is fo firong, ifthe Lordwithdraw his qand? thou feefi: what he is. And therefore c,omfort thy felfe with this, that he is able to ftrengthe nthee. ' Thinkagain with thy felfe,how thouhaft found : him at other times. My Beloved, there is great 2 • firength in this,even when thou art attheworft, :lnourfelurs. to keepe Hfdn the.rooteofgrace; in the Winter time it is a mighty power of.God, ifwe looke 9n theworkes ofNature, to keepe life in the plants, when they feeme ·to be dead, that the hardneffc, and coldnes ofWinter take not away thelife of them. Soitis no le!fe Allfojficiencie&almighNote.- .t.ie power ofGod,to keepe the life ofgraceinour greatefl: fals and temptationc:.,tokeepe life inDtt· _ 'Vidand Salomon, that it iliould fpring againe when the'Spri ng- time was tome. Again,who is itthat refirained thy lufrsbeforet ~~~:;~v: who is it that hath given thee any ability to think Iufis,is for thofe good thoughts, to do thofe goodthings~ w_a~t;~bel~i- · thou hadn not the power in thyfelfe, all was fro ;;ffici;~~ · theLord. Tl1erforeifhehauean AU-fufficiency,in him,as he is A!Lfujficient to forgiue fins , fo like- . wife,he is Allfufjic~ent to fanctifie thee. Benot difcouragedthen.Let~ota man think with him– felfe,oh,I fhal never overcome it, I fhalpever be \ able to be fo exact in thewayes ofrighteoufnes, as I ought tobe;Remember,Godis Afl-fufficient. Our endevor.muft be to make our hearts per fed . . M3 ' .·· ,, ' tO
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