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3. If Christs life be mine, then shall I admire, adore, believe, and obey this Christ. All these were the effects of those several passages in Christ's life respectively. 1. They admire at his Doctrine and Miracles:¹ For his Doctrine; all bear him witness, and wondered at those gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth: and for his Miracles; they wondered, and they glorified the God, the God of Israel: yea sometimes their admiration was so great, that they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered. ²—They were amazed at the mighty Power of God, and they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did. 2. And as they admired, so they adored: there came a Leper and worshipped him, ³saying, if thou wilt thou canst make me clean: and there came a Ruler and worshipped him, saying, My Daughter is even now dead, come lay thy hand on her, and she shall live; and they that were in the Ship came and worshipped, saying, of a truth thou art the Son of God. The very worshipping of Christ confesseth thus much, that he is the Son of God. 3. And as they adored, so they believed: If thou canst believe (said Christ to the Father of the possessed Child) all things are possible to him that believeth; ⁴and straight way he cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe, help thou my unbelief. And when many of his Disciples fell away, then said Jesus to the twelve, will ye also go away? Peter answers for the rest, to whom shall we go?—Why Lord, we believe, ⁵and are sure that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God: not only worshipping of Christ, but believing in Christ is a right acknowledgement that Christ is God.⁶ 4. And as they believed, so they obeyed: ye have obeyed from the heart (said Paul to the Romans) that form of Doctrine which was delivered to you; no sooner Peter and Andrew heard the voice of Christ, follow me, but they left all and followed him: and no sooner James and John heard the same voice of Christ, follow me, but they left all and followed him;