Mj Belo~edputin his hands,&c. That outward meanes will doe nQ good, unlejfe the S~ R. Ix--:- 11ger of Cbrijl come to doe all that is g()od. O/Jforv. The finger of Chrifi: is the Spirit of Chrift,that is, a kinde of Divime power goes from him in hearing and [peaking the wordof God, and in prayer, there is more then a mans power in all thefe;ifthefe work any effett:, chrijf muft put hrs finger in ; when duties are unfolded to us in the Miniftery of the word, all is tono purpofe, bllt the founding of a voice, ·unleffe the fingei'"bf Chrifi open the heart,and worke in the foul e. Let us make thisufe of it therefore,not to reft1 'Vfn. in any meanes whatfoever, but defire the pre.. fenceofChrifis .fingerto move, and to work upon our hearts and foules. Many careldfe Chrifiians goe about the ordinances cfGod, and never regard this power of Chrifi, this mighty power,the finger of chriff.Thereupon they fiode nothin' at all that is divine& fpirituall wrought in them: For as it required a God to redeeme us, to take our nature, wherein he might refioreas: folikewife it requires the power of God to alter our natures. We could not be li>rought into the ftate of grace withont Divine fatisfa&ion ; and we cannot be altet·ed to aframe of grace w-ithout a Diviae fiager, the finger of God working upon our hearts and foules. This !hould move us in all tbe ordinances of God that wee attend upo.n, to lift up our hearts in the midfi of them. Lord, let me feele the finger of thy Spirit writing thy word upon myhearr:rurne tU o Lurd, and we fball he turned. Pt:ay for tbis C1Uick- '--------------------~------,~----------l
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