The Saints Spiritual) flrength. 25 labour to bee ftrong in the Lord, you mutt goe a- bout all things with Gods ftrength, and not with your owne : and therefore the Apoftle faith, When z Cor. t:. to. I arm wake, then I am(-bong : 2 Cor. t a. i 3. And I rejoyce in my infirmities, that the power of God may be feene in my weakeneffe, that is, I rejoyce in thofe infirmities that difcover my owne weake- nefïe to God, that 1 may not put any confidence thereby in my (-elk. Againe, I rejoyce in my in- firmities, becaufe they are meanes to humble me. Againe, I rejoyce in my infirmities and weake- neífe,becaufe hereby I feene my weakeneffe, that I may goe out of my felfe,and depend wholly upon God : therefore when you goe about any bufi- neffe , or performe any holy action unto God, as you mutt doe it in Faith, fo you nn ft renounce all ftrength in your felves , and then God cannot but profper your bufineffe or whatfoever good you goe about, when you goe about it with Gods ftrength, as Gideon did : and on the contrary the Lord hach pronounced a curfc againft him , that thall goe about any thing with his owne ftrength, Ier. 17. 5. Goofed is the man that maketh flefh bra Icr. 17. g. Arme, that is, that goerh about any thing in confi- dence of his owne ftrength without Faith in me: thus you fee, that if you would bee thong in 1 the inward man , you muff get Paving Faith in Chrift.., The feventh meanes, if you would ftrengthen the inward man, is this, you muff get the fpirit, all other wayes will nothing.availe you, except you et% 7. Meane.r -
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