therefore he will get little comfort or strength from Christ.

Reader, art thou one of the weak in faith? Dost thou feel it? Dost thou mourn for it? And dost thou know, from whence thy faith is to be strengthened? Who can increase it, but he alone who gives it? O pray then to the Lord God to give thee the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, that the eyes of thy understanding may be enlightened to see the infinite sufficiency of Christ's person, as God-man, and the everlasting merit of his life and death to save his people from their sins. And whatever hinders thy seeing the fullness of Christ's salvation, and resting safely by faith upon it, earnestly entreat the Lord to remove it. If it be sin, beg of God to make thee more willing to part with it. If it be guilt, pray him to ordain peace in thy conscience through the blood of sprinkling. If it be much corruption, it cannot be subdued, until it be first pardoned. If thou hast got under the spirit of bondage, look up to the Lord Christ for that liberty, wherewith he makes his people free. Whatever it be, as soon as it is discovered to thee, make use of prayer, be

lieving God's word of faithfulness; that, what thou askest, thou shalt have, and that he will so establish thee, that thou shalt go on from faith to faith. May it be thy happy case. Amen.

Reader, if thou art an awakened man, convinced of sin by the word and Spirit of God, all thine enemies will try to keep thee from the clear knowledge of thy union with Christ. The reason is plain: because then thou wilt not be able to depend upon Christ's promised strength, and to make use of it by faith, which is almighty to defeat them all. iearken not therefore to any suggestion, nor be afraid of any opposition, which would hinder thee from seeking to be fully convinced of thine interest in Christ and of thy being a branch in the true vine. Satan will use all his wiles and fiery darts, and all carnal professors will be on his side, and they will have close allies in thine own breast, in thine unbelief, in thy legal spirit, and in thy lusts and corruptions. Consider, why do these enemies fight so hard against thy being safely settled and comfortablygrounded upon Christ by living faith? Is it not, because thou wilt then be an overmatch for them, through

the strength of Jesus? plainly shew thee the abs knowing, that Christ a Till this be known, thou apply to him and to make and till thou dost use it will triumph over thee. then to give thee that manifest to thee thy un in order to thy living in him happy. Hear and re pray for the effectual wor the Spirit in it, and by it come and grow by hea finally settled without do that Christ is thine, and After the believer is th established in the knowle with Christ, it behoves quire, what God has given consequence of this union ture will inform him, that of grace it has pleased the fullness should dwell in head, for the use of his mi it to supply all their need possibly want any thing, bu for them in his infinite

they may have it, grace for grace, every moment, as their occasions require, and they have it in no other way, and by no other hand, than faith, trusting the word of promise, and relying upon Christ's faithfulness and power to fulfil it: as it is written, "the just shall live by his faith," Hab. ii. 3. having received justification to life by faith in the righteousness of Christ, he depends on Christ to keep him alive, and makes use of Christ's fullness for all the wants of that spiritual life, which he has given. He trusts him for them all, and lives upon him by faith for the continual receiving of them all, and according to his faith so is it done unto him.

Let this be well weighed and considered, that the justified person lives and performs every act of spiritual life by faith. This is a very important lesson, and therefore it is taught in Scripture as plainly as words can speak. Every thing is promised to, and is recived by faith. Thus it is said, ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus, and if children then heirs according to the promise, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, who of God is made unto us wisdom, righteousness, and holi

ness, made for their use them, righteousness to j holiness to sanctify them things in his fullness for free grant speaks, Cor. ii "things are yours, whet "los, or Cephas, or the death, or things prese "come, all are yours, and "and Christ is God's." er, what a large estate t to it is good, and thou en sion by faith. See then use of thine inheritance Do not say, when thou w I know not where to get the God-man has of wisdor holiness, power and glory head of the body for thee a bers, for thy use and be promised it to thee in his with him then. Go to dence. Thou canst not honour than to receive fr has to give. That is glor putting the crown upo making a perfect all-suf him, when it pleaseth the