Vfe 2· To come withconfi– den(c: in him, WhyGod doth net great :. thing~ for us. ;· Nstt I. I ) Why there is · a fulndl@ in Cbri.ft.. J.'t!thingr a're in (jodr handr. Secondly,as we mufi: not comewithout him, {o we mull: . come·with ·confidence and much ·boldneffe,ifwe·corne in.his name.> and that is an - efpecial ufetobe made ofit, tocome withbold– ,neifeto partake ofhis All:fojfitiency; foritis in the hands of the Sonne, it is in the hands of'a Mediatour. "I he reafon why great thingsare not done for us., notwithfrandingGedis All fujficit»t, is, be– caufewe come not withgreat faith:Ifwe werea– ble to bdecvemuch,itwould be to us according to our faith •.t\nd what is the·reafomhatwecome not wirhgrea.tfaith,but becaufewe come norin ·the name ofchrifl? We are difcouraged in the 4ghtofourown weaknes~ orimperfedions and . frailties; butifwe did lookonchrifl andbehold .him,and comein hisname,we wouldcomewith a firongfaith,andifwedidfo,itwould beaccor· . dingtoour (~ith. Whenwecomet-imorou£1y & , fearefully to G'~a',whenwe comedoubtingwhe. ; ther we1hal receive it orno,itis a figne we come in our ownname : When we come boldlyand ' confidently,andniakeno que.fiion,butthething we aske lhall be granred,it is a fign that we cGme. il). the nameofchrift: and if we do fo, do you thinke he will deny us'? To what end hath the Fathergiven him all things into his handj ~ l Why is he made rich with all treafures'? IS it that hemight keepe it, andhoard it up'? No, hutitisto befiowonthofethat his Father bath I . given him amongfi men : when aman ·hath ri4:hes,II is 4 vanityunder theSun,faithSAlilllfJn,to, . · . ·keepe,
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